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Citreoline trogon

Trogon citreolus Gould, 1835

LCLeast Concernbirds

The citreoline trogon (Trogon citreolus) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh 78.8 g to 79 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Citreoline trogon (Trogon citreolus)
Photo: dominic sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the citreoline trogon

Weight
79 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8src 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 citreoline trogon live?

Not recorded

What is the citreoline trogon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The citreoline trogon (Trogon citreolus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is endemic to western Mexico, with an estimated distribution size of 539,000 km2 Due to this very large range, the IUCN consider it a species of Least Concern and that the current population trend is stable. T. citreolus has also been studied as an Ecosystem engineer.

Much of our knowledge about this species comes from the work of Alexander Skutch.

From the Wikipedia article “Citreoline trogon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Citreoline_trogon&oldid=1380780113), 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 citreoline trogon endangered?

The citreoline 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 citreoline trogon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderTrogoniformes
  5. familyTrogonidae
  6. genusTrogon
  7. SpeciesTrogon citreolus Gould, 1835
Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • طرغونية سيتريولينArabic
  • trogon citríCatalan
  • trogon žlutobřichýCzech
  • trogon melynWelsh
  • Guløjet TrogonDanish
  • GraukopftrogonGerman
  • flavaventra trogonoEsperanto
  • Coa CitrinaSpanish
  • Trogón citrinoSpanish
  • võsa-järanokkEstonian
  • sitruunatrogoniFinnish
  • Trogon citrinFrench
  • meksički trogonCroatian
  • Trogone citrinoItalian
  • ウスハグロキヌバネドリJapanese
  • citrininis trogonasLithuanian
  • GrijskoptrogonDutch
  • guløyetrogonNorwegian
  • trogon cytrynowyPolish
  • trogom-citrinoPortuguese
  • surucuá-citrinoPortuguese
  • Желтоглазый трогонRussian
  • Сероголовый трогонRussian
  • trogón citrónovýSlovak
  • Žuti trogonSerbian
  • citrontrogonSwedish
  • Limon Rengi TrogonTurkish
  • трогон цитриновийUkrainian
  • 黃紋美洲咬鵑Chinese
  • 黄纹美洲咬鹃Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the citreoline trogon

Other species in the same genus Trogon.

CompareCitreoline trogon vs Blue-crowned trogonCitreoline trogon vs Black-tailed trogonCitreoline trogon vs Masked trogonCitreoline trogon vs Surucua trogon

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the citreoline trogon?

An adult citreoline trogon weighs 79 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the citreoline trogon endangered?

The citreoline 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 citreoline trogon?

The citreoline trogon (Trogon citreolus) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Citreoline trogon (Trogon citreolus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/citreoline-trogon

MLA

“Citreoline trogon (Trogon citreolus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/citreoline-trogon.

BibTeX
@misc{citreoline_trogon_2026,
  title = {Citreoline trogon (Trogon citreolus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/citreoline-trogon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}