Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Trogoniformes
        Family: Trogonidae
          Genus: Trogon
            Species: elegans

Elegant Trogon - Trogon elegans

Elegant Trogon

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Elegant Trogon (Trogon elegans) is a medium-sized (32 cm), stocky bird with a long tail that ranges from southern Arizona and New Mexico to Costa Rica. In New Mexico, they only breed within the Peloncillo Mountains. They inhabit scrubby and pine-oak woodlands, often near rivers.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S1B,S1N

State Status: E

Federal Status:

USFS Status:

BLM Status:

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 8

Number of Mapped Locations: 8

Number of Observations: 10

Observation date range: 05-25-1978 to 05-13-1994

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