Black-tailed Trogon
Trogon melanurusSwainson, WJ, 1838
English (US) Black-tailed Trogon
The Black-tailed Trogon (Trogon melanurus) 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 melanurus
- Family
- Trogonidae (Trogons)
- Order
- Trogoniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-tailed Trogon
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1838
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Trogon melanurus macroura
- Trogon melanurus eumorphus
- Trogon melanurus melanurus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1838
- Type locality
- Demerara.
- Original description
- Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.329,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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