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Masked Trogon

Trogon personatus Gould, J 1842

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus Nunes-de-Almeida 2020-03-11 Mindo, Pichincha, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (2050 m) adult, female, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

544758
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus personatus Mitch Lysinger 2008-03-00 Napo: 'Cabañas San Isidro', 1-2 km SW Cosanga, Napo (Ecuador) (2050 m) song -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD

playback-used:no

260556
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus assimilis Niels Krabbe 1993-09-22 Pichincha: Tandayapa ridge 3 km SSW Tandayapa, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (2300 m) male alarm -

Same as in Troper09. Humid-wet, selectively logged forest with large patches of bamboo. Reference: LXXIB 351-361 (Troper10). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9). Filtered version on Moore et al. (2013) (http://johnvmoorenaturerecordings.com/pubs/ECUAD/main.htm).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

239160
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus Ross Gallardy 2016-12-16 Cebolletas, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Ciénaga, Magdalena, Magdalena (Colombia) (1800 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

353329
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus Niels Krabbe 2006-09-28 Zamora-Chinchipe: Tapichalaca, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (2580 m) call, female -

Subspecies uncertain. Humid forest

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

251674
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus sanctaemartae Niels Krabbe 2007-02-14 RNA El Dorado, Sierra de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Magdalena (Colombia) (2150 m) call -

Humid forest. Krabbe (2008) cut 6. Tape reference: A 23-24.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

236228
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus Andres Angulo Rubiano 2020-01-06 Reserva Guaquira, Vereda Pueblo Nuevo, Ubaque, Cundinamarca, Colombia (Colombia) call, song -   558162
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus assimilis Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela 2025-11-30 2nd hide, Sachatamia_Lodge, Pichincha, San Miguel de los Bancos (Ecuador) (1700 m) call -

Edited

1154469
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus Andrew Spencer 09-12-2009 Paty Trail, Huanuco, Huánuco (Peru) (2200 m) call (A) - calls from a male bird 47112
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus Oscar Laverde 03/10/2005 Soatá, Alto Onzaga, Santander, Santander (Colombia) (2500 m) rattle and song (A) - El mismo macho que XC12512 12513
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus GABRIEL LEITE 2014-07-04 Bellavista-Mindo road, Pichincha, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (1900 m) male, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

186598
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus temperatus Niels Krabbe 1995-01-22 Pichincha: sw-slope of Volcán Corazón, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (3150 m) song -

Only recordings of temperatus on the west slope. Humid primary forest. Reference: ICA 316-324 (Trotem4, formerly Troper11). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9). Filtered version on Moore et al. (2013) (http://johnvmoorenaturerecordings.com/pubs/ECUAD/main.htm).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

239165
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus personatus Bernabe Lopez-Lanus 17-11-1998 Alrededores de Monte Loro, Reserva Zona Alta Rio Quindio, Quindio, Colombia (Colombia) (? m) Song (A) - Two birds 53607
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus sanctaemartae Niels Krabbe 2007-02-08 RNA El Dorado, Sierra de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Magdalena (Colombia) (1800 m) call of male -

Humid forest. Krabbe (2008) cut 5. Tape reference: A 395-408, -418.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

236225
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus Eric DeFonso 2011-04-26 Yellow House trail, Mindo, Pichincha, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (1300 m) song -

Bird flew up to branch ~7-8m from position.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

119880
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus assimilis rudy gelis 2023-08-21 Mindo (near San Carlos), Cantón San Miguel de Los Bancos, Pichincha, San Miguel de los Bancos (Ecuador) (1500 m) call -

violetear sp. is in background throughout

824318
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus Joe Klaiber 2006-02-11 La Escalera, Bolívar, Bolívar (Venezuela) (1400 m) song - [sono] 247244
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus personatus Mitch Lysinger 1996-07-00 Napo: 'Cabañas San Isidro', 1-2 km SW Cosanga, Napo (Ecuador) (2050 m) song -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Second song phrase looped

playback-used:no

260554
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus personatus Niels Krabbe 1990-09-14 Zamora-Chinchipe: Chinapinza at 1700 m, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (1700 m) song -

Humid forest. Reference: VA 231-253 (Troper4). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

239154
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus sanctaemartae Niels Krabbe 2007-02-08 RNA El Dorado, Sierra de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Magdalena (Colombia) (1800 m) song of male -

Humid forest. Krabbe (2008) cut 1. Tape reference: A 335-349.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

236224
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus assimilis John V. Moore 1998-05-00 Pichincha: Tandayapa ridge 3 km SSW Tandayapa, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (2250 m) alarm calls -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD

playback-used:yes

257896
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus assimilis Olaf Jahn 2006-09-00 Esmeraldas: Cayapachupa, Cordillera de Toisán, Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (3100 m) alarm calls -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Looped once

playback-used:no

261806
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus temperatus Niels Krabbe 1995-01-22 Pichincha: sw-slope of Volcán Corazón, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (3150 m) duet -

Only recordings of temperatus on the west slope. Same as Trotem4. Humid primary forest. Reference: ICA 369-371 (Trotem5, formerly Troper12). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

239166
xeno-canto.org
Masked Trogon - Trogon personatus Tabitha Olsen 2025-12-16 , Risaralda (Colombia)   -   647297277
macaulaylibrary.org
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