Trogon personatus (*)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Ordo: Trogoniformes
Familia: Trogonidae
Genus: Trogon
Species: Trogon personatus
Subspecies: T. p. assimilis - T. p. duidae - T. p. heliothrix - T. p. personatus - T. p. ptaritepui - T. p. roraimae - T. p. sanctaemartae - T. p. submontanus - T. p. temperatus
Name
Trogon personatus Gould, 1842
References
Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1) 9 p. 237
Vernacular names
English: Masked Trogon
suomi: Naamiotrogoni
The masked trogon (Trogon personatus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is fairly common in humid highland forests in South America, mainly the Andes and tepuis.
Taxonomy
There are eight recognized subspecies of masked trogon:[2]
T. p. assimilis is found in the subtropics of the west Andean slope in Ecuador.
T. p. duidae is found on Mount Duida in the tepui region of southern Venezuela; males of this subspecies are reddish-bronze on the back.
T. p. personatus is found in the subtropical Andes of Venezuela, central and east Andean slopes in Colombia, and east Andean slopes in Ecuador and Peru; males of this subspecies are glossy green above.
T. p. ptaritepui is found in the tepui region of southern Venezuela; males of this subspecies are golden-green on the back.
T. p. roraimae is found on Auyantepui and Monte Roraima, on the border between Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil.
T. p. sanctamartae is found in the Santa Marta Mountains of northeastern Colombia.
T. p. submontanus is found in the Andean foothills in Bolivia.
T. p. temperatus, sometimes considered to be a separate species, the highland trogon, is found in the temperate Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Male in northwestern Ecuador showing black "mask"
Description
The masked trogon is a mid-sized trogon, averaging 27 centimetres (11 in) in length and 56 grams (2.0 oz) in mass. Like all trogons, it displays sexual dimorphism. The upperparts, head and upper chest of the male are variously glossy green, reddish-bronze or golden-green (depending on the subspecies). The belly and lower breast are red; the latter separated from the greenish upper chest by a narrow white band. The male has a distinct eye-ring, which is red in most subspecies, but tending towards orange in the subspecies from the tepuis. The female is brown above, with a pinkish to red belly and breast; the white band separating brown and red on her underside is often either narrow or obscured.[3] Females of all subspecies have a partial white eye-ring.[3]
Behavior
Feeding
Like all trogons, the masked trogon feeds on both fruits and insects.[3]
Breeding
The masked trogon excavates a cavity nest in the soft wood of a rotting vertical tree trunk.[4]
References
BirdLife International (2016). "Trogon personatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682807A92961531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682807A92961531.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Clements, James F. (2000). Birds of the World: A Checklist (5th ed.). Robertsbridge, West Sussex: Pica Press. ISBN 1-873403-93-3.
Hilty, Steven L. (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 439–440. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5.
Greeney, Harold F.; Kimberly S. Sheldon; José Simbaña (Spring 2008). "Observations on the hatchlings, eggs and incubation of the Masked Trogon Trogon personatus in eastern Ecuador". Cotinga (29): 82–84.
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