Trogons
Trogonidae
The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. The family contains 39 species in seven genera. The fossil record of the trogons dates back 49 million years to the Early Eocene. They might constitute a member of the basal radiation of the order Coraciiformes or be closely related to mousebirds and owls. The word trogon is Greek for "nibbling" and refers to the fact that these birds...
7 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 47 known species
New World Trogons
genusTrogon
Typical Quetzals
genusPharomachrus
Asian Trogons
genusHarpactes
African Trogons
genusApaloderma
Antillean Trogons
genusPriotelus
Euptilotis
genusEuptilotis
Apalharpactes
genusApalharpactes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 20716.