Biology:Atlantic black-throated trogon
Atlantic black-throated trogon | |
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Adult male in São Paulo, Brazil | |
Adult female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Trogoniformes |
Family: | Trogonidae |
Genus: | Trogon |
Species: | T. chrysochloros
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Binomial name | |
Trogon chrysochloros Pelzeln, 1856
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The Atlantic black-throated trogon (Trogon chrysochloros) is a bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae that is found in southeastern South America.
Details
It breeds in lowlands of eastern and southern Brazil , Paraguay and northeastern Argentina .[2] It has a yellow belly, pale blue eyerings and a yellow bill. Like all trogons, the Atlantic black-throated trogon has distinct sexual dimorphism. The male has a greenish-blue upperpart, while the female has a brown one.[3] It was previously considered conspecific with other black-throated trogons.[2] The species epithet chrysochloros derives from the Greek χρυσος/khrusos means gold, and χλωρος/khlōros means green.[3]
Two subspecies are recognised:[2]
- T. c. muriciensis Dickens, Bitton, Bravo & Silviera, 2021, northeastern Brazil (Alagoas)
- T. c. chrysochloros Pelzeln, 1856, eastern and southern Brazil , Paraguay and northeastern Argentina
See also
Black-throated trogon (disambiguation)
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Trogon rufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22682810A92961740. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682810A92961740.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22682810/92961740. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Template:IOC birdlist
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J. van Dort; P. Pyle (2023). "Atlantic Black-throated Trogon (Trogon chrysochloros), version 1.0". Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.bkttro4.01.
Wikidata ☰ Q109311440 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic black-throated trogon.
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