Surucua trogon
Trogon surrucura Vieillot, 1817
The surucua trogon (Trogon surrucura) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh 67 g to 73.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the surucua trogon
- Weight
- 67 g – 73.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc 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
Photos of the surucua trogon
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Where does the surucua trogon live?
Not recorded
What is the surucua trogon?
The Surucua trogon (Trogon surrucura) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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Is the surucua trogon endangered?
The surucua 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 surucua trogon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderTrogoniformes
- familyTrogonidae
- genusTrogon
- SpeciesTrogon surrucura Vieillot, 1817
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Southern Surucua trogonEnglish
- طرغون سوروكواArabic
- trogon surucuà meridionalCatalan
- trogon surukuraCzech
- trogon torgochWelsh
- SurucuátrogonGerman
- Südlicher SurucuátrogonGerman
- Surucua-TrogonGerman
- surukua trogonoEsperanto
- Trogon surucuáSpanish
- SurucuáSpanish
- Surucuá Cola BlancaSpanish
- Surucuá ComúnSpanish
- Trogón surucuá meridionalSpanish
- brasiilia järanokkEstonian
- liusketrogoniFinnish
- Trogon surucuaFrench
- plavoglavi trogonCroatian
- Trogone surucuaItalian
- オジロキヌバネドリJapanese
- surukuvinis trogonasLithuanian
- trogon czerwonobrzuchyPolish
- trogom-variadoPortuguese
- Surucuá-de-peito-azulPortuguese
- surucuá-variadoPortuguese
- Трогон-сурукуRussian
- Бразильский трогонRussian
- trogón surukuraSlovak
- Brazilski trogonSerbian
- Surukua TrogonuTurkish
- сурукуаUkrainian
- сурукураUkrainian
- 苏鲁美洲咬鹃Chinese
- 蘇魯考美洲咬鵑Chinese
Relatives of the surucua trogon
Other species in the same genus Trogon.
Blue-crowned trogon
Trogon curucui
Black-tailed trogon
Trogon melanurus
Masked trogon
Trogon personatus
Guianan trogon
Trogon violaceus
Green-backed trogon
Trogon viridis
Collared trogon
Trogon collaris
CompareSurucua trogon vs Blue-crowned trogonSurucua trogon vs Black-tailed trogonSurucua trogon vs Masked trogonSurucua trogon vs Guianan trogon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the surucua trogon?
An adult surucua trogon weighs 67 g – 73.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the surucua trogon endangered?
The surucua 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 surucua trogon?
The surucua trogon (Trogon surrucura) 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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Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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