Trogon melanurus [melanurus] (Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed))

Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed)

Trogon melanurus [melanurus] (= Trogon melanurus melanurus) Swainson, WJ 1838

Classification

Order:
  Trogoniformes
Family:
  Trogonidae
Genus:
   Trogon
Scientific:
  Trogon melanurus melanurus

Original description

Citation:
Swainson, WJ 1838

Reference:
Anim. Menageries [Lardner Cabinet Cyclop. 98]

Protonym:
Trogon melanurus

Type locality:
Demerara.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92073#page/341/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
2E3F9F54A2013A14

Avibase ID:
avibase-2E3F9F54

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2E3F9F54

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 679370

English:
Black-tailed Trogon [melanurus]
Afrikaans:
Swartstertbosloerie (Swartstert-)
Bulgarian:
Черноопашат трогон (ssp. melanurus/eumorphus)
Catalan:
trogon cuanegre comú (melanurus/eumorphus)
Czech:
trogon volavý (melanurus/eumorphus)
Danish:
Sorthalet Trogon (Almindelig)
German:
Schwarzschwanztrogon [melanurus-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Trogón Colinegro Común (grupo melanurus)
Spanish (Spain):
Trogón colinegro común (grupo melanurus)
French:
Trogon à queue noire [melanurus]
Croatian:
crnorepi trogon [melanurus grupa]
Japanese (romaji):
kubiwaogurokinubanedori (melanurus guru-pu)
Japanese:
クビワオグロキヌバネドリ（melanurus グループ）
Dutch:
Zwartstaarttrogon (melanurus groep)
Norwegian:
svarthaletrogon (melanurus gr.)
Polish:
trogon czarnosterny [gr. melanurus]
Portuguese (Brazil):
surucuá-de-cauda-preta [grupo melanurus]
Portuguese (Portugal):
trogom-de-cauda-preta [grupo melanurus]
Russian:
Чернохвостый трогон [группа melanurus]
Slovak:
trogón čiernochvostý (skup.)
Serbian:
Crnorepi trogon (melanurus)
Swedish:
svartstjärtad trogon [gruppen melanurus]
Turkish:
Kara kuyruklu trogon [melanurus grubu]
Ukrainian:
Трогон чорнохвостий (melanurus/eumorphus)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-tailed Trogon [melanurus] ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-tailed Trogon [melanurus] ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-tailed Trogon [melanurus] ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Black-tailed Trogon [melanurus] ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-tailed Trogon [nominate group] ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-tailed Trogon [nominate group] ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-tailed Trogon [nominate group] ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-tailed Trogon [nominate group] ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-tailed Trogon [nominate group] ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-tailed Trogon [nominate] ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-tailed Trogon [nominate] ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-tailed Trogon [nominate] ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus])
eBird version 1.50: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus [melanurus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus melanurus/eumorphus) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed) ( Trogon melanurus melanurus/eumorphus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Trogon melanurus melanurus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Trogon melanurus melanurus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Trogon melanurus

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Swartstertbosloerie (Swartstert-)
Bulgarian: Черноопашат трогон (ssp. melanurus/eumorphus)
Catalan: trogon cuanegre comú (melanurus/eumorphus)
Czech: trogon volavý (melanurus/eumorphus), trogon zelenopláštíkový
Danish: Sorthalet Trogon, Sorthalet Trogon (Almindelig)
German: Schwarzschwanztrogon, Schwarzschwanztrogon [melanurus-Gruppe]
English: Black-tailed Trogon, Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed), Black-tailed Trogon (nominate group), Black-tailed Trogon [melanurus], Black-tailed Trogon [nominate group], Black-tailed Trogon [nominate]
[ENAV]: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed)
English, HBW: Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed)
English (IOC): Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed)
English (United States): Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed)
Spanish: Trogón Colinegro, Trogón Colinegro Común (grupo melanurus)
Spanish (Ecuador): Trogón Colinegro [Grupo melanurus]
Spanish (Spain): Trogón colinegro común (grupo melanurus), Trogón Colinegro Común [melanurus Group]
Spanish (HBW): Black-tailed Trogon (Black-tailed)
Spanish (Panama): Trogón Colinegro [grupo melanurus]
Spanish (Peru): Trogón de Cola Negra [grupo melanurus]
Spanish (Venezuela): Sorocuá Cola Negra (melanurus/eumorphus)
Estonian: selva-järanokk
Finnish: mustapyrstötrogoni
French: Trogon à queue noire, Trogon à queue noire (melanurus), Trogon à queue noire (nominal), Trogon à queue noire [melanurus]
French (Guyane): Trogon à queue noire (groupe melanurus)
Croatian: crnorepi trogon [melanurus grupa]
Italian: Trogone codanera
Japanese (romaji): kubiwaogurokinubanedori, kubiwaogurokinubanedori (melanurus guru-pu)
Japanese: クビワオグロキヌバネドリ, クビワオグロキヌバネドリ (melanurus グループ), クビワオグロキヌバネドリ（melanurus グループ）
Scientific: Trogon melanurus, Trogon melanurus [melanurus Group], Trogon melanurus [melanurus], Trogon melanurus melanurus, Trogon melanurus melanurus/eumorphus
Dutch: Zwartstaarttrogon, Zwartstaarttrogon (melanurus groep)
Norwegian: Svarthaletrogon, svarthaletrogon (melanurus gr.)
Polish: trogon czarnosterny, trogon czarnosterny [gr. melanurus]
Portuguese: Surucuá-de-cauda-preta
Portuguese (Brazil): Surucuá-de-cauda-preta, surucuá-de-cauda-preta [grupo melanurus]
Portuguese (Portugal): trogom-de-cauda-preta [grupo melanurus]
Russian: Большехвостый трогон, Чернохвостый трогон [группа melanurus]
Slovak: trogón čiernochvostý, trogón čiernochvostý (skup.)
Serbian: Crnorepi trogon (melanurus)
Swedish: svartstjärtad trogon [gruppen melanurus], svartstjärtad trogon [melanurus Group]
Turkish: Kara kuyruklu trogon [melanurus grubu]
Ukrainian: Трогон чорнохвостий (melanurus/eumorphus)