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Ecuadorian trogon

Trogon mesurus (Cabanis & Heine, 1863)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The ecuadorian trogon (Trogon mesurus) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh 112 g to 114 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ecuadorian trogon (Trogon mesurus)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ecuadorian trogon

Weight
114 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
Not recorded
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 ecuadorian trogon live?

Not recorded

What is the ecuadorian trogon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Ecuadorian trogon (Trogon mesurus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Ecuadorian trogon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ecuadorian_trogon&oldid=1379849422), 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 ecuadorian trogon endangered?

The ecuadorian 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 ecuadorian trogon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderTrogoniformes
  5. familyTrogonidae
  6. genusTrogon
  7. SpeciesTrogon mesurus (Cabanis & Heine, 1863)

Synonyms Curucujus melanurus pacificus, Troctes mesurus, Trogon melanurus, Trogon melanurus mesurus

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • طرغونية أكوادوريةArabic
  • trogon cuanegre de l'EquadorCatalan
  • trogon ekvádorskýCzech
  • EcuadortrogonDanish
  • GuayaquiltrogonGerman
  • ekvadora trogonoEsperanto
  • Trogón colinegro occidentalSpanish
  • ecuadorintrogoniFinnish
  • Trogon d'ÉquateurFrench
  • Trogon d’ÉquateurFrench
  • Trogon équatorienFrench
  • Trogone dell'EcuadorItalian
  • エクアドルキヌバネドリJapanese
  • Ekvadorinis trogonasLithuanian
  • Ecuadoraanse TrogonDutch
  • trogon ekwadorskiPolish
  • trogom-equatorianoPortuguese
  • surucuá-equatorianoPortuguese
  • Белоглазый трогонRussian
  • trogón ekvádorskýSlovak
  • Ekvadorski trogonSerbian
  • Ekvador TrogonuTurkish
  • трогон еквадорськийUkrainian
  • 厄瓜多咬鵑Chinese
  • 厄瓜多尔咬鹃Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the ecuadorian 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 ecuadorian trogon?

An adult ecuadorian trogon weighs 114 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ecuadorian trogon endangered?

The ecuadorian 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 ecuadorian trogon?

The ecuadorian trogon (Trogon mesurus) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ecuadorian trogon (Trogon mesurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ecuadorian-trogon

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BibTeX
@misc{ecuadorian_trogon_2026,
  title = {Ecuadorian trogon (Trogon mesurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ecuadorian-trogon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}