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Blue-crowned Trogon
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Kingfishers, motmots & trogons

Blue-crowned Trogon

Trogon curucui Linnaeus, 1766

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlue-crowned Trogon
DutchBlauwkruintrogon
SpanishTrogón de corona azul
Chinese蓝顶美洲咬鹃
Scientific nameTrogon curucui Linnaeus, 1766

About this species

The blue-crowned trogon (Trogon curucui) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru. As with all trogons, this species is sexually dimorphic. The male has a blue head with an orange orbital ring, a red belly with a narrow white breastband and a green back. The female differs in having a grey head, a grey back and a broken white eye-ring.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderTrogoniformes
FamilyTrogonidae
GenusTrogon

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