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Masked trogon

Trogon personatus Gould, 1842

LCLeast Concernbirds

The masked trogon (Trogon personatus) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh 63 g to 64.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Masked trogon (Trogon personatus)
Photo: Nomdeploom · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the masked trogon

Weight
63 g – 64.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src 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 masked trogon live?

Not recorded

What is the masked trogon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The masked trogon (Trogon personatus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is fairly common in humid highland forests in South America, mainly the Andes and tepuis, and is resident in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “Masked trogon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Masked_trogon&oldid=1339705353), 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 masked trogon endangered?

The masked 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.

How is the masked trogon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderTrogoniformes
  5. familyTrogonidae
  6. genusTrogon
  7. SpeciesTrogon personatus Gould, 1842
Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • طرغونية مقنعةArabic
  • trogon emmascaratCatalan
  • trogon škraboškovýCzech
  • trogon mygydogWelsh
  • MasketrogonDanish
  • MaskentrogonGerman
  • maska trogonoEsperanto
  • Trogón enmascaradoSpanish
  • mägi-järanokkEstonian
  • naamiotrogoniFinnish
  • Trogon masquéFrench
  • crvenotrbi trogonCroatian
  • Trogone mascheratoItalian
  • カオグロキヌバネドリJapanese
  • kaukėtasis trogonasLithuanian
  • MaskertrogonDutch
  • trogon maskowyPolish
  • trogom-mascaradoPortuguese
  • surucuá-mascaradoPortuguese
  • Масковый трогонRussian
  • trogón maskovýSlovak
  • Maskirani trogonSerbian
  • svartmaskad trogonSwedish
  • Maskeli TrogonTurkish
  • трогон масковийUkrainian
  • 美洲咬鹃Chinese
  • 黑臉美洲咬鵑Chinese

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Relatives of the masked 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 masked trogon?

An adult masked trogon weighs 63 g – 64.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the masked trogon endangered?

The masked 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 masked trogon?

The masked trogon (Trogon personatus) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{masked_trogon_2026,
  title = {Masked trogon (Trogon personatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/masked-trogon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}