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Black-headed trogon

Trogon melanocephalus Gould, 1836

LCLeast Concernbirds

The black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh 79 g to 85.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus)
Photo: Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-headed trogon

Weight
79 g – 85.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-headed trogon live?

Not recorded

What is the black-headed trogon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-headed trogon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-headed_trogon&oldid=1379733645), 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 black-headed trogon endangered?

The black-headed trogon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-headed trogon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderTrogoniformes
  5. familyTrogonidae
  6. genusTrogon
  7. SpeciesTrogon melanocephalus Gould, 1836

Synonyms Trogon citreolus melanocephala, Trogon melanocephalus illaetabilis, Trogon melanocephalus melanocephalus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • طرغونية سوداء الرأسArabic
  • Trogon penn duBreton
  • trogon capnegreCatalan
  • Pshálcjp
  • trogon černohlavýCzech
  • trogon pendduWelsh
  • Sorthovedet TrogonDanish
  • SchwarzkopftrogonGerman
  • nigrakapa trogonoEsperanto
  • Coa Cabeza NegraSpanish
  • Trogón cabecinegroSpanish
  • Trogón cabeza negraSpanish
  • salu-järanokkEstonian
  • naurutrogoniFinnish
  • Trogon à tête noireFrench
  • tamnoglavi trogonCroatian
  • kormosfejű aranytrogonHungarian
  • Trogone testaneraItalian
  • ズグロハグロキヌバネドリJapanese
  • zugurohagurokinubanedoriJapanese
  • juodagalvis trogonasLithuanian
  • ZwartkoptrogonDutch
  • svarthodetrogonNorwegian
  • trogon czarnoglowyPolish
  • trogon czarnogłowyPolish
  • trogom-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
  • surucuá-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
  • Черноголовый трогонRussian
  • trogón čiernohlavýSlovak
  • Crnoglavi trogonSerbian
  • svarthuvad trogonSwedish
  • Kara Başlı TrogonTurkish
  • трогон чорноволийUkrainian
  • 黑头美洲咬鹃Chinese
  • 黑頭美洲咬鵑Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black-headed 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 black-headed trogon?

An adult black-headed trogon weighs 79 g – 85.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-headed trogon endangered?

The black-headed trogon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-headed trogon?

The black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_headed_trogon_2026,
  title = {Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-headed-trogon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}