Orange-bellied trogon

This article is about the Central American species. For the South American species, see Trogon aurantius.

Orange-bellied trogon
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Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Trogoniformes
Family:	Trogonidae
Genus:	Trogon
Species:	T. aurantiiventris
Binomial name
Trogon aurantiiventris Gould, 1856

The orange-bellied trogon (Trogon aurantiiventris) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It has been considered a morph of the collared trogon, but most maintain its status as a separate species. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Description

It measures 26 cm (10 in) long. The back, head and breast of the male are green, and a white line separates the breast from the orange underparts. The undertail is white with black barring, and the wings are black, vermiculated with white. The female has a brown back, head and breast, a relatively uniform undertail (not clearly barred), and underparts that are slightly paler than in the male. It is distinguished from the collared trogon by belly colour alone.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

External links

• Orange-bellied trogon photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
• Orange-bellied trogon species account at NeotropicalBirds (Cornell University)

• Interactive range map of Trogon aurantiiventris at IUCN Red List maps