Elegant trogon
Trogon elegans Gould, 1834
The elegant trogon (Trogon elegans) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh 67.3 g to 74 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the elegant trogon
- Weight
- 67.3 g – 74 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 19 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 3.25src 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 elegant trogon live?
Not recorded
What is the elegant trogon?
The elegant trogon (Trogon elegans), formerly considered as conspecific with the coppery-tailed trogon, is a species of bird in the trogon family Trogonidae that is native to Central America.
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Is the elegant trogon endangered?
The elegant trogon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 elegant trogon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderTrogoniformes
- familyTrogonidae
- genusTrogon
- SpeciesTrogon elegans Gould, 1834
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- طرغونية أنيقةArabic
- trogon elegantCatalan
- trogon krásnýCzech
- trogon cainWelsh
- PragttrogonDanish
- KupfertrogonGerman
- SchmucktrogonGerman
- eleganta trogonoEsperanto
- Coa EleganteSpanish
- Trogón eleganteSpanish
- männi-järanokkEstonian
- kaunotrogoniFinnish
- Trogon élégantFrench
- ogrličasti trogonCroatian
- elegáns trogonHungarian
- Trogone eleganteItalian
- ウツクシキヌバネドリJapanese
- varinis trogonasLithuanian
- elegantais trogonsLatvian
- KoperstaarttrogonDutch
- fagertrogonNorwegian
- trogon nadobnyPolish
- trogom-elegantePortuguese
- surucuá-elegantePortuguese
- Медный трогонRussian
- trogón pôvabnýSlovak
- Kitnjasti trogonSerbian
- kopparstjärtstrogonSwedish
- kopparstjärtad trogonSwedish
- Zarif TrogonTurkish
- трогон ошатноперийUkrainian
- 优雅美洲咬鹃Chinese
- 銅尾美洲咬鵑Chinese
Relatives of the elegant trogon
Other species in the same genus Trogon.
Blue-crowned trogon
Trogon curucui
Black-tailed trogon
Trogon melanurus
Masked trogon
Trogon personatus
Surucua trogon
Trogon surrucura
Guianan trogon
Trogon violaceus
Green-backed trogon
Trogon viridis
CompareElegant trogon vs Blue-crowned trogonElegant trogon vs Black-tailed trogonElegant trogon vs Masked trogonElegant trogon vs Surucua trogon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the elegant trogon?
An adult elegant trogon weighs 67.3 g – 74 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the elegant trogon endangered?
The elegant 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 elegant trogon?
The elegant trogon (Trogon elegans) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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