Gartered trogon
Trogon caligatus Gould, 1838
Status not recordedbirds
The gartered trogon (Trogon caligatus) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh 50 g to 51.3 g.
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Quick facts about the gartered trogon
- Weight
- 50 g – 51.3 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.5
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the gartered trogon live?
Not recorded
Is the gartered trogon endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the gartered trogon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderTrogoniformes
- familyTrogonidae
- genusTrogon
- SpeciesTrogon caligatus Gould, 1838
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- Gartered violaceous trogonEnglish
- طرغونية بنفسجية ذات الرباطArabic
- trogon podvazkovýCzech
- Violethovedet TrogonDanish
- GrünschwanztrogonGerman
- verdavosta trogonoEsperanto
- Trogón ListadoSpanish
- väliamerikanpikkutrogoniFinnish
- Trogon pattuFrench
- Trogone dalla giarrettieraItalian
- ガーターキヌバネドリJapanese
- Geltonpilvis trogonasLithuanian
- Goulds TrogonDutch
- monokkeltrogonNorwegian
- trogon wyżynnyPolish
- trogom-violetaPortuguese
- Желтобрюхий трогонRussian
- trogón stužkatýSlovak
- Sivokrili trogonSerbian
- gouldtrogonSwedish
- Mor TrogonTurkish
- трогон синьоголовийUkrainian
- 帶紋美洲咬鵑Chinese
- VeilchenkopftrogonGerman
- Coa Violácea NorteñaSpanish
- Trogón enligadoSpanish
- Trogón violáceoSpanish
- Trogón violáceo norteñoSpanish
- Trogone violaceo settentrionaleItalian
- surucuá-calçadoPortuguese
- fjäderfotad trogonSwedish
- Nordlig Violetthuvad trogonSwedish
- 斑尾美洲咬鹃Chinese
Relatives of the gartered 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
CompareGartered trogon vs Blue-crowned trogonGartered trogon vs Black-tailed trogonGartered trogon vs Masked trogonGartered trogon vs Surucua trogon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the gartered trogon?
An adult gartered trogon weighs 50 g – 51.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the gartered trogon?
The gartered trogon (Trogon caligatus) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.
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