Mountain Trogon
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

Trogons

Mountain Trogon

Trogon mexicanus

LCLeast Concern
Family
Trogons (Trogonidae)
Order
Trogoniformes

Overview

The mountain trogon (Trogon mexicanus), also known as the Mexican trogon, is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. First described by William Swainson in 1827, it is resident in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico and has occurred in El Salvador as a vagrant. Like all trogons, the mountain trogon is sexually dimorphic. The male is metallic green on the crown, nape, upperparts and chest, the latter separated from its bright red belly and vent by a narrow band of white.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.