Atlantic black-throated trogon | |
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Adult male in São Paulo, Brazil | |
Adult female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Trogoniformes |
Family: | Trogonidae |
Genus: | Trogon |
Species: | T. chrysochloros
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Binomial name | |
Trogon chrysochloros Pelzeln, 1856
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The Atlantic black-throated trogon (Trogon chrysochloros) is a bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae that is found in southeastern South America.
It breeds in lowlands of eastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.[2] It has a yellow belly, pale blue eyerings and a yellow bill. Like all trogons, the Atlantic black-throated trogon has distinct sexual dimorphism. The male has a greenish-blue upperpart, while the female has a brown one.[3] It was previously considered conspecific with other black-throated trogons.[2] The species epithet chrysochloros derives from the Greek χρυσος/khrusos means gold, and χλωρος/khlōros means green.[3]
Two subspecies are recognised:[2]