Black-tailed Trogon
A species of Neotropical Trogons Scientific name : Trogon melanurus Genus : Neotropical Trogons
Black-tailed Trogon, A species of Neotropical Trogons
Botanical name: Trogon melanurus
Genus: Neotropical Trogons
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Description
The black-tailed trogon (Trogon melanurus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is found in humid forest in the Amazon basin, north-western South America and adjacent Panama. The taxon mesurus from western Ecuador and far north-western Peru was formerly considered a subspecies of the black-tailed trogon, but is now considered a separate species, the Ecuadorian trogon. 
Size
30 cm
Feeding Habits
Black-tailed Trogon's diet includes berries, palm fruits, Cecropia tassels, various insects, and herptiles. It forages by gleaning and occasionally captures prey midair, demonstrating a preference for diverse arthropods.
Habitat
The black-tailed Trogon predominantly inhabits humid lowland and foothill forests, including forest edges and secondary growth woodlands. These birds are adapted to living in both terra firme and várzea forests, encompassing transition zones with poor drainage and swampy areas as well as gallery forests within savannas. Black-tailed Trogon have been observed up to elevations of 2200 meters in the western Andean region and 1000 meters in southern areas near the Orinoco River. They can also be found in primary forests in the interior, sometimes in proximity to species like Pharomachrus pavoninus and T. collaris.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Trogons Family
Trogons and quetzals Genus
Neotropical Trogons Species
Black-tailed Trogon 
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