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'''Common Name:''' Elegant Trogon<br>
'''Scientific Name:''' Trogon elegans

'''Size:'''  11-11¾  inches (28- 30 cm)

'''Habitat:''' North and Central America. Found from southeastern Arizona (United States) to northwestern Costa Rica in lower levels of semi-arid open woodlands and forests

'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 200,000 mature individuals.

'''Diet:''' Insects, often taken in flight, and occasionally fruit.

'''Breeding:''' Nests are built 2-6 m high in an unlined shallow cavity, usually selecting an old woodpecker hole, with a typical clutch of 2-3 eggs.

'''Cool Facts:'''  Although a trogon is a fast flier, they are reluctant to fly any distance. They typically perch upright and motionless.

The usual call is a croaking "co-ah co-ah co-ah". The trogon will also include some chattering notes.


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