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Elegant Trogon Identification

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The Four Keys to ID

  • Size & Shape

    Elegant Trogons are medium-sized stocky, potbellied birds. They are larger than a robin, with a large, round head, a thick neck, large eyes, and a short, stout bill. Trogons perch upright with their long square-tipped tails pointing straight down.

    Relative Size

    Larger and thicker-bodied than American Robin; about the size of a Belted Kingfisher, with a much longer tail.

    Relative Sizebetween robin and crowbetween robin and crow

    Measurements
    • Both Sexes