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Baird's trogon

Trogon bairdii Lawrence, 1868

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The baird's trogon (Trogon bairdii) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh about 94.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Baird's trogon (Trogon bairdii)
Photo: Charlie Jackson · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the baird's trogon

Weight
94.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the baird's trogon live?

Not recorded

What is the baird's trogon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Baird's trogon (Trogon bairdii) is a bird species belonging to the family Trogonidae, which includes quetzals and trogons. It is native to Costa Rica and Panama. The species is named in honor of Spencer Fullerton Baird, a renowned naturalist of the 19th century who served as the first curator of the Smithsonian Institution.

From the Wikipedia article “Baird's trogon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baird%27s_trogon&oldid=1379920993), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the baird's trogon endangered?

The baird's trogon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the baird's trogon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderTrogoniformes
  5. familyTrogonidae
  6. genusTrogon
  7. SpeciesTrogon bairdii Lawrence, 1868

Synonyms Trogon strigilatus bairdii

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • طرغونية بيرديةArabic
  • trogon BairdůvCzech
  • trogon kostarickýCzech
  • trogon BairdWelsh
  • Blårygget TrogonDanish
  • BairdtrogonGerman
  • bludorsa trogonoEsperanto
  • Trogón de BairdSpanish
  • Trogón de pecho rojoSpanish
  • Trogón VientribermejoSpanish
  • kostariika järanokkEstonian
  • لانهکن بیردPersian
  • sinirintatrogoniFinnish
  • Trogon de BairdFrench
  • kostarički trogonCroatian
  • Baird-trogonHungarian
  • Trogone di BairdItalian
  • パナマハグロキヌバネドリJapanese
  • Berdo trogonasLithuanian
  • Bairds TrogonDutch
  • blåryggtrogonNorwegian
  • trogon panamskiPolish
  • بیرڈ ٹروگنWestern Panjabi
  • trogom-de-bairdPortuguese
  • surucuá-de-barriga-encarnadaPortuguese
  • surucuá-de-peito-azulPortuguese
  • Настоящий трогонRussian
  • Костариканский трогонRussian
  • trogón panamskýSlovak
  • Crvenotrbi zelenoleđi trogonSerbian
  • blåryggig trogonSwedish
  • Baird TrogonuTurkish
  • трогон панамськийUkrainian
  • 拜氏美洲咬鹃Chinese
  • 貝爾德氏美洲咬鵑Chinese

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Relatives of the baird's trogon

Other species in the same genus Trogon.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the baird's trogon?

An adult baird's trogon weighs 94.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the baird's trogon endangered?

The baird's trogon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the baird's trogon?

The baird's trogon (Trogon bairdii) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Baird's trogon (Trogon bairdii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bairds-trogon

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{bairds_trogon_2026,
  title = {Baird's trogon (Trogon bairdii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bairds-trogon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}