Elegant Trogon
Trogon elegansGould, J, 1834
English (US) Elegant Trogon
The Elegant Trogon (Trogon elegans) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trogonidae (Trogons) in the order Trogoniformes.
- Scientific name
- Trogon elegans
- Family
- Trogonidae (Trogons)
- Order
- Trogoniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Elegant Trogon
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1834
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Trogon elegans elegans
- Trogon elegans lubricus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1834
- Type locality
- 'Guatemala in Mexico' = Guatemala.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.2, no.16 p.26
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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