genus
Trogon
Trogon is a genus in the family Trogonidae. This database currently files 21 species under it.
- Species filed
- 21
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 86%
- Weight range
- 46.5 g – 141 g
Best-known members of Trogon
Ranked by popularity score.

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

Collared trogon
Trogon collaris

Chocó trogon
Trogon comptus
How threatened is Trogon?
18 of 21 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 6% |
| LCLeast Concern | 17 | 94% |
All species in Trogon
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-crowned trogon | Trogon curucui | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 54 g | Not recorded |
| Black-tailed trogon | Trogon melanurus | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 114 g | Not recorded |
| Masked trogon | Trogon personatus | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 63.4 g | Not recorded |
| Surucua trogon | Trogon surrucura | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 73.3 g | Not recorded |
| Guianan trogon | Trogon violaceus | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 46.5 g | Not recorded |
| Green-backed trogon | Trogon viridis | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 89.7 g | Not recorded |
| Collared trogon | Trogon collaris | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 65.4 g | Not recorded |
| Chocó trogon | Trogon comptus | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 114 g | Not recorded |
| Black-headed trogon | Trogon melanocephalus | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 85.1 g | Not recorded |
| Citreoline trogon | Trogon citreolus | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 79 g | Not recorded |
| Elegant trogon | Trogon elegans | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 70.9 g | Not recorded |
| Amazonian black-throated trogon | Trogon rufus | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 53.8 g | Not recorded |
| Baird's trogon | Trogon bairdii | Trogonidae | Near Threatened | 94.4 g | Not recorded |
| Lattice-tailed trogon | Trogon clathratus | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 130 g | Not recorded |
| Slaty-tailed trogon | Trogon massena | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 141 g | Not recorded |
| Mountain trogon | Trogon mexicanus | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 71 g | Not recorded |
| Gartered trogon | Trogon caligatus | Trogonidae | Not recorded | 51.1 g | Not recorded |
| White-tailed trogon | Trogon chionurus | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 89.7 g | Not recorded |
| Ecuadorian trogon | Trogon mesurus | Trogonidae | Least Concern | 114 g | Not recorded |
| Amazonian trogon | Trogon ramonianus | Trogonidae | Not recorded | 51.1 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Trogon strigilatus | Trogonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |