Lattice-tailed trogon

Lattice-tailed trogon
Female in Costa Rica
Male in Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Trogon
Species: T. clathratus
Binomial name
Trogon clathratus
Salvin, 1856

The lattice-tailed trogon (Trogon clathratus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Description

The male is blue-green with a red belly. The female is completely different with dark brown plumage.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References


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