Trogon rufus (Amazonian Black-throated Trogon)

Amazonian Black-throated Trogon

Trogon rufus Gmelin, JF 1788

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Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Gmelin, JF 1788

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
Trogon rufus

Type locality:
Cayenne.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10285#page/416/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
3687A50D1A80A2D4

Avibase ID:
avibase-3687A50D

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3687A50D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554503

English:
Amazonian Black-throated Trogon
Catalan:
trogon maragda
Czech:
trogon černohrdlý
Danish:
Sortstrubet Trogon
German:
Schwarzkehltrogon
Esperanto:
nigragorĝa trogono
Spanish:
Trogón amarillo
Spanish (Spain):
Trogón amarillo esmeralda
Finnish:
viheltäjätrogoni
French:
Trogon aurore
Croatian:
crnogrli trogon
Hungarian:
feketetorkú aranytrogon
Italian:
Trogone golanera
Japanese:
ミドリキヌバネドリ
Lithuanian:
juodagurklis trogonas
Dutch:
Zwartkeeltrogon
Norwegian:
edeltrogon
Polish:
trogon czarnogardły
Portuguese:
surucuá-dourado
Portuguese (Brazil):
surucuá-dourado-da-amazônia
Portuguese (Portugal):
trogom-de-garganta-preta
Russian:
Черногорлый трогон
Slovak:
trogón čiernohrdlý
Serbian:
Crnogrli trogon
Swedish:
svartstrupig trogon
Ukrainian:
трогон жовтогрудий
Chinese:
亚马逊黑喉咬鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
黑喉美洲咬鵑

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-throated Trogon [rufus] ( Trogon rufus [rufus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-throated Trogon [nominate] ( Trogon rufus [rufus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-throated Trogon [nominate] ( Trogon rufus [rufus])
Avilist 2025: Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Black-throated Trogon (rufus Group) ( Trogon rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Black-throated Trogon (rufus Group) ( Trogon rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Black-throated Trogon (rufus Group) ( Trogon rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Black-throated Trogon (rufus Group) ( Trogon rufus [rufus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025): Amazonian Black-throated Trogon ( Trogon rufus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Trogon [rufus, tenellus, cupreicauda] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: trogon maragda
Czech: trogon černohrdlý
Danish: Sortstrubet Trogon
German: Schwarzkehltrogon, Schwarzkehltrogon [rufus-Gruppe]
English: Amazonian Black-throated Trogon, Black-throated Trogon (rufus Group), Black-throated Trogon [nominate], Black-throated Trogon [rufus]
English, HBW: Black-throated Trogon (rufus Group)
English (IOC): Black-throated Trogon (rufus Group)
English (United States): Black-throated Trogon (rufus Group)
Esperanto: nigragorĝa trogono
Spanish: Trogón amarillo, Trogón Amarillo (grupo rufus)
Spanish (Argentine): Surucuá Amarillo [grupo rufus]
Spanish (Costa Rica): Trogón Cabeciverde (grupo rufus), Trogón Cabeciverde [grupo rufus]
Spanish (Ecuador): Trogón Golinegro [Grupo rufus]
Spanish (Spain): Trogón amarillo (grupo rufus)
Spanish (Panama): Trogón Gorguinegro [grupo rufus]
Spanish (Peru): Trogón de Garganta Negra [grupo rufus]
Spanish (Paraguay): Surucuá amarillo [grupo rufus]
Estonian: vile-järanokk
Finnish: viheltäjätrogoni
French: Trogon aurore, Trogon aurore (rufus), Trogon aurore [nominal], Trogon aurore [rufus]
Croatian: crnogrli trogon
Hungarian: feketetorkú aranytrogon
Italian: Trogone golanera
Japanese: ミドリキヌバネドリ, ミドリキヌバネドリ (rufus グループ), ミドリキヌバネドリ（rufus グループ）
Scientific: Trogon rufus, Trogon rufus [rufus Group], Trogon rufus [rufus], Trogon rufus rufus
Lithuanian: juodagurklis trogonas
Dutch: Zwartkeeltrogon
Norwegian: edeltrogon, edeltrogon (rufus gr.)
Polish: trogon czarnogardły, trogon rdzawy [gr. rufus]
Portuguese: surucuá-dourado
Portuguese (Portugal): trogom-de-garganta-preta, trogom-de-garganta-preta [grupo rufus]
Russian: Черногорлый трогон, Черногорлый трогон [группа rufus]
Slovak: trogón čiernohrdlý, trogón čiernohrdlý (skup.)
Serbian: Crnogrli trogon, Crnogrli trogon (rufus grupa)
Swedish: svartstrupig trogon, svartstrupig trogon [gruppen rufus]
Turkish: Kara Gerdanlı Trogon, Kara gerdanlı trogon [rufus grubu]
Ukrainian: трогон жовтогрудий
Chinese: 亚马逊黑喉咬鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 黑喉美洲咬鵑