Trogon
Sumatran Trogon ( Apalharpactes mackloti )
The trogons ( Trogonidae ), also called Nageschnäbler, the only extant family are in the order of Trogoniformes. In this family there are six genera and 39 species. They inhabit the tropical forests of Africa, India, Southeast Asia and in Central and South America, and spend most of the day on trees. On the floor they hold rare. With their short, weak legs they are not good runners. Some species of trogons are endangered by the destruction of their habitat, so among other things, the quetzal, the national bird of Guatemala.
Features
Trogons are among the most colorful birds. However, they are barely visible in the trees. Above all, the males show up in a breeding plumage, the females are colored less conspicuous. In the thin, slightly tearing the skin springs are very loose. The plumage is mostly on the top of a bright, shiny metallic, emerald green, green or blue color, sometimes brown. On the bottom of the plumage is often red, blue, yellow or white. They have rounded wings and long tail feathers. At their feet, climbing two toes facing forward and two backward. In contrast to other arboreal birds, where the first and fourth toes are directed to the back ( a so-called zygodaktyle feet ), the first and the second back (so-called heterodaktyle feet ) in trogons. This position of the toes also taught them the nickname " Verkehrtfüßler " and is a special adaptation to life in the trees. They feed on insects, other invertebrates, berries and fruits. Are in their short, wide and powerful beaks on each side of the beak-root stiff bristles, which form a kind of gear for flying prey.
Reproduction
Trogons are cavity nesters. With the beak and feet a cave is in a rotten tree or in a termite mound dug or they take an abandoned nest box. The nest, which consists of two to four eggs is incubated by both parent birds. The eggs are sorted by type white, greenish, bluish or yellowish. When breeding, both parents participate birds.
Genera and species
- Apaloderma Bar-tailed Trogon ( Apaloderma vittatum )
- Gelbwangentrogon ( Apaloderma equatorial )
- Narinatrogon ( Apaloderma narina )
- Sumatran Trogon ( Apalharpactes mackloti )
- Java Trogon ( Apalharpactes reinwardtii )
- Haarbüscheltrogon ( Euptilotis neoxenus )
- Blauschwanztrogon ( Harpactes reinwardtii )
- Diardtrogon ( Harpactes diardii )
- Graubrusttrogon ( Harpactes whiteheadi )
- Malabartrogon ( Harpactes fasciatus )
- Orangebrusttrogon ( Harpactes oreskios )
- Philippinentrogon ( Harpactes ardens )
- Rosenschwanztrogon ( Harpactes wardi )
- Rotbürzeltrogon ( Harpactes duvaucelii )
- Rotkopftrogon ( Harpactes erythrocephalus )
- Rotnackentrogon ( Harpactes Kasumba )
- Zimtbürzeltrogon ( Harpactes orrhophaeus )
- Glanztrogon ( Pharomachrus fulgidus )
- Goldkopftrogon ( Pharomachrus auriceps )
- Kammtrogon ( Pharomachrus antisianus )
- Pfauentrogon ( Pharomachrus pavoninus )
- Quetzal ( Pharomachrus mocinno )
- Kubatrogon ( Priotelus temnurus )
- Rosentrogon ( Priotelus roseigaster )
- Bairdtrogon ( Trogon bairdii )
- Blauscheiteltrogon ( Trogon curucui )
- Bronzetrogon ( Trogon mexicanus )
- Goldbauchtrogon ( Trogon aurantiiventris )
- Graukopftrogon ( Trogon citreolus )
- Trogon ( Trogon collaris )
- Kupfertrogon ( Trogon elegans)
- Maskentrogon ( Trogon personatus )
- Schieferschwanztrogon ( Trogon massena )
- Schwarzkehltrogon ( Trogon rufus)
- Schwarzkopftrogon ( Trogon melanocephalus )
- Schwarzschwanztrogon ( Trogon melanurus )
- Sperberschwanztrogon ( Trogon clathratus )
- Surucuatrogon ( Trogon surrucura )
- Veilchentrogon ( Trogon violaceus )
- North Veilchentrogon ( Trogon caligatus )
- Weissaugentrogon ( Trogon comptus )
- Weißschwanztrogon ( Trogon viridis)
- Western Weißschwanztrogon ( Trogon chionurus )
- Amazonastrogon ( Trogon ramonianus )
- Ecuadortrogon ( Trogon mesurus )