Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui)
About the Blue-crowned Trogon
The blue-crowned trogon (Trogon curucui) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru. As with all trogons, this species is sexually dimorphic. The male has a blue head with an orange orbital ring, a red belly with a narrow white breastband and a green back. The female differs in having a grey head, a grey back and a broken white eye-ring.
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 169 recordings for this species in total.
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- Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurusrecording
- Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusrecording
- Choco TrogonTrogon comptusrecording
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.