Amazonian Black-throated Trogon
Trogon rufusGmelin, JF, 1788
English (US) Amazonian Black-throated Trogon
The Amazonian Black-throated Trogon (Trogon rufus) 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 rufus
- Family
- Trogonidae (Trogons)
- Order
- Trogoniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Amazonian Black-throated Trogon
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1788
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Trogon rufus rufus
- Trogon rufus sulphureus
- Trogon rufus amazonicus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1788
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.404
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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