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Birdsong field guide

Blue-tailed Trogon

Trogon comptus

The Blue-tailed Trogon is a large, distinctive member of the Trogonidae family endemic to the humid forests of the Chocó bioregion.

What it sounds like

A steady, rhythmic series of 10 to 20 low-pitched, resonant hoots described as 'cowp-cowp-cowp'.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Daan van der Hoeven · EcuadorCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Distinguished from the similar White-tailed Trogon by its entirely dark, iridescent blue-black undertail which lacks any white barring or panels.
The species is sexually dimorphic; males possess a shimmering green head and breast, while females are primarily grey in the same regions.
Unlike many of its congeners, it lacks the conspicuous white breast band that typically separates the chest from the yellow belly.
It is a specialized cavity nester, often excavating nesting sites within rotting tree trunks or active arboreal termite mounds.
Its foraging behavior involves 'hover-gleaning,' where the bird momentarily hovers to pluck fruit or large insects from foliage.

Habitat

Primary humid lowland forests and wet foothill evergreen forests.

Range

The Chocó region of western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Amazonian Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufus Amazonian Violaceous TrogonTrogon ramonianus Atlantic Black-throated TrogonTrogon chrysochloros Baird's TrogonTrogon bairdii Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus Black-tailed TrogonTrogon melanurus Blue-crowned TrogonTrogon curucui Choco Black-throated TrogonTrogon cupreicauda

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