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White-tailed Trogon

Trogon chionurus Sclater, PL; Salvin, O 1871

The white-tailed trogon is a near passerine bird in the trogon family. It is found in tropical humid forests of the Chocó, ranging from Panama, through western Colombia, to western Ecuador. It was formerly considered a subspecies of T. viridis, which is widespread in South America east of the Andes, but under the English name white-tailed trogon. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Trogoniformes
Family:
  Trogonidae
Genus:
   Trogon
Scientific:
  Trogon chionurus


Original description

Citation:
  Sclater, PL; Salvin, O 1871

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1870, pt.3 p.843

Imprint year:
  1870

Protonym:
  Trogon chionurus

Type locality:
  Panama, i.e. Lion Hill, Canal Zone.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90543#page/975/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  D2C4BCF962D808B2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D2C4BCF9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D2C4BCF9


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 679320

Geographic range:

  • Trogon chionurus: lowlands of eastern Panama to western Colombia and western Ecuador
English:
White-tailed Trogon
Catalan:
Trogon cuablanc
Czech:
trogon běloocasý
Danish:
Lavlandstrogon
German:
Weißschwanztrogon
Spanish:
Trogón coliblanco
Spanish (Spain):
Trogón Coliblanco
Finnish:
valkopyrstötrogoni
French:
Trogon de Sclater
Croatian:
bjelorepi trogon
Italian:
Trogone codabianca
Japanese (romaji):
ojirohagurokinubanedori
Japanese:
オジロハグロキヌバネドリ
Dutch:
Witstaarttrogon
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvithaletrogon
Norwegian:
Hvithaletrogon
Polish:
trogon niebieskogrzbiety
Portuguese:
surucuá-de-cauda-branca
Portuguese (Brazil):
surucuá-de-cauda-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
trogom-de-cauda-branca
Russian:
Белохвостый трогон
Slovak:
trogón nížinný
Serbian:
Belorepi trogon
Swedish:
vitstjärtad trogon
Ukrainian:
трогон білохвостий
Chinese:
白尾美洲咬鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
西方白尾美洲咬鵑


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Western White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Western White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Western White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Western White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Western White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Western White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Western White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Western White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Trogon strigilatus chionurus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Trogon strigilatus chionurus [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
White-tailed Trogon ( Trogon chionurus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Trogon viridis chionurus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Trogon chionurus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Trogon [viridis or chionurus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: Trogon cuablanc
Czech: trogon běloocasý
Danish: Lavlandstrogon
German: Weißschwanztrogon
English: Western White-tailed Trogon, White-tailed Trogon
English, HBW: White-tailed Trogon
English (IOC): White-tailed Trogon
English (United States): White-tailed Trogon
Spanish: Trogón coliblanco
Spanish (Colombia): Trogón coliblanco occidental
Spanish (Ecuador): Trogón Coliblanco (Coliblanco Transandino)
Spanish (Spain): Trogón Coliblanco
Spanish (HBW): White-tailed Trogon
Spanish (Panama): Trogón Coliblanco
Finnish: valkopyrstötrogoni
French: Trogon de Panama, Trogon de Sclater, Trogon du Panama
Croatian: bjelorepi trogon
Italian: Trogone codabianca
Japanese (romaji): ojirohagurokinubanedori
Japanese: オジロハグロキヌバネドリ
Scientific: Trogon chionurus, Trogon eximius, Trogon strigilatus chionurus, Trogon viridis chionurus, Trogon viridus chionurus
Dutch: Witstaarttrogon
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvithaletrogon
Norwegian: Hvithaletrogon
Polish: trogon niebieskogrzbiety
Portuguese: surucuá-de-cauda-branca
Portuguese (Brazil): surucuá-de-cauda-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): Surucuá-de-cauda-branca, Surucuá-grande-de-barriga-amarela, trogom-de-cauda-branca
Russian: Белохвостый трогон
Slovak: trogón nížinný
Serbian: Belorepi trogon
Swedish: Västlig vitstjärttrogon, vitstjärtad trogon
Turkish: Ak kuyruklu trogon
Ukrainian: трогон білохвостий
Chinese: 白尾美洲咬鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 西方白尾美洲咬鵑

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