Trogoniformes
Trogonidae
Trogons
- Apaloderma (Narina Trogon and relatives)
- Apalharpactes (Sumatran Trogon and Blue-tailed Trogon)
- Harpactes (Malabar Trogon and relatives)
- Priotelus (Hispaniolan Trogon and Cuban Trogon)
- Trogon (Black-headed Trogon and relatives)
- Euptilotis neoxenus (Eared Quetzal)
- Pharomachrus (Pavonine Quetzal and relatives)
References
Brightsmith, D. J. 2005. Competition, predation and nest niche shifts among tropical cavity nesters: phylogeny and natural history evolution of parrots (Psittaciformes) and trogons (Trogoniformes). Journal of Avian Biology 36:64-73.
Collar, N.J. 2001. Family Trogonidae (Trogons). Pages 80-129 in Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 6. J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, and D.A. Christie, eds. BirdLife International and Lynx Editions, Cambridge, UK and Barcelona.
Espinosa de los Monteros, A. 2000. Higher-level phylogeny of Trogoniformes. Mol. Phylo. Evol. 14:20-34.
Johansson, U. S. and P. G. P. Ericson. 2005. A re-evaluation of basal phylogenetic relationships within trogons (Aves : Trogonidae) based on nuclear DNA sequences. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 43(2):166-173.
Johnsgard, P. A. 2000. Trogons and Quetzals of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
Moyle, R. G. 2005. Phylogeny and biogeographical history of Trogoniformes, a pantropical bird order. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 84(4):725-738.
Information on the Internet
- Trogon videos. Internet Bird Collection.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Trogon personatus |
|---|---|
| Location | Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, Tandayapa Valley, Ecuador |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Masked Trogon at Bellavista Cloud Forest |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2006 RK & Tina |
| Scientific Name | Pharomachrus mocinno |
|---|---|
| Location | Monteverde, Costa Rica |
| Comments | Quetzal on nest |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Copyright |
© Greg and Marybeth Dimijian
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| Scientific Name | Trogon melanocephalus |
|---|---|
| Location | Puerto Aventuras, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| Source | Black-headed trogon |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Isidro Vila Verde |
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- First online 28 August 2007
- Content changed 28 August 2007
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Tree of Life Web Project. 2007. Trogoniformes. Trogonidae. Trogons. Version 28 August 2007 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Trogonidae/26426/2007.08.28 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
