Northern black-throated trogon | |
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Adult male in Costa Rica | |
Adult female in Panama | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Trogoniformes |
Family: | Trogonidae |
Genus: | Trogon |
Species: | T. tenellus
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Binomial name | |
Trogon tenellus Cabanis, 1862
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The northern black-throated trogon (Trogon tenellus), also known as the graceful black-throated trogon,[2] is a bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. It breeds in lowlands from southeast Honduras to northwest Colombia.[3] It has a yellow belly, pale blue eyerings and a yellow bill. Like all trogons, the northern black-throated trogon has distinct sexual dimorphism. Male has a greenish-blue upperpart, while female has a brown one.[4] It was previously considered conspecific with other black-throated trogons.[3]