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masked trogon

Trogon personatus

Description:

found this bird in Sachatamia lodge in Mindo Mid-sized trogon, averaging 27 centimetres (11 in) in length and 56 grams (2.0 oz) in mass. Like all trogons, it displays sexual dimorphism. The upperparts, head and upper chest of the male are variously glossy green, reddish-bronze or golden-green (depending on the subspecies). The belly and lower breast are red; the latter separated from the greenish upper chest by a narrow white band. The male has a distinct eye-ring, which is red in most subspecies, but tending towards orange in the subspecies from the tepuis. The female is brown above, with a pinkish to red belly and breast; the white band separating brown and red on her underside is often either narrow or obscured. Females of all subspecies have a partial white eye-ring

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1 Comment

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

lovely bird and photos - I also like the soft lichen (I assume) in the first shot.

SusanEllison
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SusanEllison

Imbabura, Ecuador

Spotted on Jan 18, 2013
Submitted on Feb 6, 2013

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