Coppery-tailed Trogon Photo Gallery

Male

A stocky, medium-sized bird with a long tail and an upright posture. Male has green upperparts, a black face and throat, a white breast band, and a rose-red belly.

Male

Hunchbacked bird with a long, square-tipped tail. Males have a red belly, a white chest band, a dark green head, a red eyering, and a yellow bill. The undertail has fine black freckling and three white bands.

Adult male

A medium-sized bird with a short, stout bill and long, square-tipped tail. Adult male has a black face, dark green upper breast, white breast band, and red belly. Song is a series of 5–10 hoarse, two-syllable notes.

Female

Females have a gray head and chest, a white teardrop mark by the eye, and a red lower belly. The undertail has fine black freckling and three white bands.

Male

Hunchback posture. From behind, males have a green back and a square, coppery tail. Note yellow bill and red eyering.

Adult male

Nests in cavities, but is unable to excavate holes on its own, so relies on cavities created by woodpeckers.

Male

Found in woodlands with oaks and sycamores near streams. Note hunchbacked posture and brilliant colors.

Juvenile

Juvenile is similar to female, but lacks reddish belly and has large white spots on the wings.

Female

Female has a coppery uppertail with a broad black tip.

Male

Eats mainly insects and fruit.

Male

Nests in cavities in live or dead trees.