Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus)

Other Names (World)
Masked Trogon, Highland Trogon (temperatus)

Family
Trogonidae (Trogons)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1842

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 700 - 3,600 m, occasionally down to 180 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (102)...)

Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) [XC47112]
by Tayler Brooks from Paty Trail, Huanuco, Peru (call)

Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) [XC239158]
by Niels Krabbe from Pichincha: Maquipucuna, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Possibly closest to Mountain Trogon (Trogon mexicanus), Elegant Trogon (Trogon elegans), Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris), Black-throated Trogon (Trogon rufus) and Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui). DNA studies suggest that Elegant Trogon (Trogon elegans), Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris) and Black-throated Trogon (Trogon rufus) may be nearest relatives.

The following 9 subspecies are recognised:

sanctaemartae Zimmer, JT, 1948 - Northern Colombia (Santa Marta massif).
personatus Gould, 1842 - Subtropical montane zones of northern Colombia and western Venezuela, and central and eastern Andes of Colombia south to eastern Peru.
assimilis Gould, 1846 - Western Andes of Colombia, western Ecuador and north-western Peru.
temperatus (Chapman, 1923) - Humid temperate zone of central and eastern Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.
duidae Chapman, 1929 - South-central Venezuela (Amazonas and north-western Bol��var).
ptaritepui Zimmer, JT & Phelps, 1946 - South-eastern Bol��var on Ptaritepui and others.
roraimae (Chapman, 1929) - South-eastern Bol��var on various cerros, and Roraiman part of Guyana.
heliothrix Tschudi, 1844 - Temperate zone of Peru.
submontanus Todd, 1943 - Andes of south-eastern Peru (Puno) and Bolivia (including Chuquisaca).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) - 10 files

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