Identifying Costa Rican TROGONS | Part I: Yellow-bellied Trogons

Trogons! More fun than flyatchers? Quite possibly. In this video, we'll learn how identify the three yellow-bellied trogons in Costa Rica.

⏰ Timestamps

0:00 Intro
0:51 Field Marks for Trogon ID
1:56 Black-Headed Trogon
2:51 Gartered Trogon
3:40 Black-Throated Trogon
4:17 Comparison & Summary

Trogons are colorful birds that are usually quite easy to spot as they sit calmly for long periods of time on branches in forests and gardens. There are 9 species of trogons in Costa Rica, and while one of them, the Resplendent Quetzal, is pretty much unmistakable, unfamiliar observers might struggle to distinguish between some of the other similarly plumaged species. Case in point: I stumbled across quite a few misidentifications on my image search online. But, fear not: Trogon Identification is actually quite simple! There are a few features to pay attention to and a few field marks to learn, but watch this video and you'll be an expert in Trogon Identification in no time!


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📝 Attributions:

Intro Overview:
Baird's: Trogon Charlie Jackson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Elegant Trogon: dominic sherony, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Collared Trogon: Dominic Sherony, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lattice-tailed Trogon: Matt MacGillivray from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Slaty-tailed Trogon: Francesco Veronesi from Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Resplendent Quetzal: Francesco Veronesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Black-headed Trogon:
Male: panza-rayada, under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Female: Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California, under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Audio: Oscar Campbell, XC278638. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/278638

Gartered Trogon:
Male: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago, under CCO via Wikimedia Commons
Female: Charles J. Sharp, under CC BY-SA 4.0, and Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren, under CC BY 2.0, both via Wikimedia Commons
Audio: Steve Hampton, XC561268. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/561268

Black-Throated:
Male: Charlie Jackson, under CC BY 2.0, and Francesco Veronesi from Italy, under CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, as well as Diane Theresa Hendrick via Unsplash
Female: Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium, under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Audio:
Peter Boesman, XC274246. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/274246