Trogons and Quetzals
Order: Trogoniformes. Family: Trogonidae
The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colourful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage. There are 15 species which have been recorded in Ecuador.
- Green-backed Trogon Trogon viridis
- White-tailed Trogon Trogon chionurus
- Violaceous Trogon Trogon violaceus
- Gartered Trogon, Trogon caligatus
- White-eyed Trogon Trogon comptus
- Collared Trogon Trogon collaris
- Masked Trogon Trogon personatus
- Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
- Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui
- Black-tailed Trogon Trogon melanurus
- Ecuadorian Trogon, Trogon mesurus
- Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena
- Crested Quetzal Pharomachrus antisianus
- Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps
- Pavonine Quetzal Pharomachrus pavoninus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ecuador