Masked Trogon
Trogon personatusGould, J, 1842
English (US) Masked Trogon
The Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) 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 personatus
- Family
- Trogonidae (Trogons)
- Order
- Trogoniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Masked Trogon
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1842
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Trogon personatus sanctaemartae
- Trogon personatus ptaritepui
- Trogon personatus duidae
- Trogon personatus roraimae
- Trogon personatus personatus
- Trogon personatus assimilis
- Trogon personatus temperatus
- Trogon personatus heliothrix
- Trogon personatus submontanus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trogon personata
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1842
- Type locality
- 'The Cordillerian Andes' = Bogota by designation of Chapman, antea, 1926, p 331.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.1, vol.9, no.57 p.237
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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