Gartered Violaceous Trogon
Trogon caligatus
These birds often excavate their nests inside the active paper-nests of social wasps or within arboreal termite mounds to deter predators.
- Scientific name
- Trogon caligatus
- Taxonomy
- Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Trogoniformes › Trogonidae › Trogon
- IUCN Red List status
- Least Concern
- Population trend
- stable
- Biome
- forest
- Habitat
- Humid lowland forests, forest edges, plantations, and mature secondary growth.
- Diet
- Omnivorous; primarily feeds on caterpillars, cicadas, and other large insects, supplemented by small fruits and berries.
- Range
- Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
- Size
- 23-25 cm in length; weight approximately 55 grams.
- Lifespan
- 6-12 years
- Active
- diurnal
- Threats
- Habitat fragmentation and large-scale deforestation for agriculture.
- Safe to approach?
- Harmless. Observe quietly from a distance using binoculars; these birds are shy and easily startled. If you find an injured trogon, contact a licensed avian rehabilitator. Do not attempt to touch or feed.
The gartered trogon ( Trogon caligatus ), also known as the northern violaceous trogon , is a near passerine bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. It is found in forests in east-central Mexico, south through Central America, to north-western South America (west or north of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela). It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the violaceous trogon.
Photo: Nigel Voaden, CC-BY, via iNaturalist
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