The Elegant Trogon [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Elegant Trogon Looks Like

The Elegant Trogon has overall_color color of coppery-green and greyish brown and white and black and rose-red.

The Elegant Trogon has above_color color of coppery-green and greyish brown.

The Elegant Trogon has head color of coppery-green and greyish brown.

The Elegant Trogon has face color of coppery-green and greyish brown.

The Elegant Trogon has below_color color of rose-red and white.

The Elegant Trogon has undertail color of black and white.

The Elegant Trogon has back color of coppery-green and greyish brown.

The Elegant Trogon has bill color of yellow.

The Elegant Trogon has wing color of coppery-green and greyish brown.

The Elegant Trogon has belly color of rose-red.

The Elegant Trogon has tail color of coppery-green and greyish brown.

The Elegant Trogon has eyering color of red and white.

The Elegant Trogon has chest color of white.

The Elegant Trogon has leg color of brownish.

The Elegant Trogon has neck color of rose-red.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Elegant Trogon

Pictures of the Elegant Trogon

Feeding Behavior of the Elegant Trogon

A trogon will quietly perch while slowly rotating its head.

The bird will fly out, hover while picking up the prized berry or insect from the leaf for a little period of time, and then swoop to another perch.

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What the Elegant Trogon Likes to Eat

The Elegant Trogon feeds on the following:

  • insects (katydids, cicadas, walkingsticks, and large caterpillars)
  • small lizards
  • small fruits
  • berries (chokecherry and wild grape)

Where To Find the Elegant Trogon

You can find the Elegant Trogon in the following habitats:

  • Mountain forests
  • pine-oak or sycamore canyons