Identification Hispaniolan trogon



hispaniolan trogon


trogons brightly coloured birds long, graduated tails, small feet, , short, thick bills. hispaniolan trogon has metallic green upperparts, gray throat , breast, , red belly , separated closely related cuban trogon more typical tail of species. underside of tail dark, each rectrix broadly tipped white. males , females similar females wing coverts , secondaries lack narrow white bars.


the male average measurements wing, tail, culem base , tarsus 135.2, 154, 17.3, 16.8 mm respectively. female averages 136.6, 154, 16.5, 16.4 mm








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