Mountain Trogon
Trogon mexicanusSwainson, WJ, 1827
English (US) Mountain Trogon
The Mountain Trogon (Trogon mexicanus) 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 mexicanus
- Family
- Trogonidae (Trogons)
- Order
- Trogoniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mountain Trogon
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1827
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Trogon mexicanus clarus
- Trogon mexicanus mexicanus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trogon Mexicanus
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1827
- Type locality
- Temascaltepec, Mexico.
- Original description
- The Philosophical Magazine, New Series n.s., 1 p.440
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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