Black-headed Trogon
Trogon melanocephalusGould, J, 1836
English (US) Black-headed Trogon
The Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) 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.
Range: southeastern Mexico to northern Costa RicaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Trogon melanocephalus
- Family
- Trogonidae (Trogons)
- Order
- Trogoniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-headed Trogon
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1836
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Trogon melanocephala
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1836
- Type locality
- State of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
- Original description
- A monograph of the Trogonidae, or family of trogons. 1st ed. pt2 pl.6,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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