Guianan Trogon
Trogon violaceusGmelin, JF, 1788
English (US) Guianan Trogon
The Guianan Trogon (Trogon violaceus) 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: Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas, and adjacent northern BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Trogon violaceus
- Family
- Trogonidae (Trogons)
- Order
- Trogoniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Guianan Trogon
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1788
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1788
- Type locality
- No locality = Surinam.
- 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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