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Green-backed trogon

Trogon viridis Linnaeus, 1766

LCLeast Concernbirds

The green-backed trogon (Trogon viridis) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh 82.5 g to 89.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Green-backed trogon (Trogon viridis)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the green-backed trogon

Weight
82.5 g – 89.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
16.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.5src 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

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Green-backed trogon (Trogon viridis)
Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the green-backed trogon live?

Not recorded

What is the green-backed trogon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The green-backed trogon (Trogon viridis), also known as the Amazonian white-tailed trogon, is a bird in the trogon family Trogonidae. It is widely distributed across the Amazon rainforest with a disjunct population on the southeast coast of Brazil. As with all trogons, this species is sexually dimorphic. The male has a yellow belly without a white breastband, a blue head with a pale-blue orbital eye-ring, a blue bill, a green back and a green tail that is mostly white below. The female is duller with a dark grey head, a dark grey back and some black barring beneath the tail.

From the Wikipedia article “Green-backed trogon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Green-backed_trogon&oldid=1314049626), 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.

What does the green-backed trogon sound like?

Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the green-backed trogon endangered?

The green-backed 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 green-backed trogon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderTrogoniformes
  5. familyTrogonidae
  6. genusTrogon
  7. SpeciesTrogon viridis Linnaeus, 1766

Synonyms Trogon viridis melanopterus, Trogon viridis viridis

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Amazonian white-tailed trogonEnglish
  • Amazonian white-tailed trogonEnglish
  • White-tailed trogonEnglish
  • trogon de dors verdCatalan
  • trogon zelenohřbetýCzech
  • trogon cynffonwynWelsh
  • Hvidhalet TrogonDanish
  • GrünmanteltrogonGerman
  • WeißschwanztrogonGerman
  • verdadorsa trogonoEsperanto
  • Trogón dorsiverdeSpanish
  • võra-järanokkEstonian
  • latvustrogoniFinnish
  • Trogon à queue blancheFrench
  • plavoprsi trogonCroatian
  • fehérfarkú trogonHungarian
  • Trogone dorsoverdeItalian
  • ハグロキヌバネドリJapanese
  • baltauodegis trogonasLithuanian
  • GroenrugtrogonDutch
  • grønnryggtrogonNorwegian
  • trogon białosternyPolish
  • trogom-de-dorso-verdePortuguese
  • surucuá-de-barriga-amarelaPortuguese
  • Белохвостый трогонRussian
  • Зеленохвостый трогонRussian
  • trogón bielochvostýSlovak
  • Zelenoleđi trogonSerbian
  • grönryggig trogonSwedish
  • Yeşil Sırtlı TrogonTurkish
  • трогон синьоволийUkrainian
  • 白尾美洲咬鵑Chinese
  • 绿背美洲咬鹃Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the green-backed trogon

Other species in the same genus Trogon.

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Common questions

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How big is the green-backed trogon?

An adult green-backed trogon weighs 82.5 g – 89.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the green-backed trogon endangered?

The green-backed 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 green-backed trogon?

The green-backed trogon (Trogon viridis) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{green_backed_trogon_2026,
  title = {Green-backed trogon (Trogon viridis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-backed-trogon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}