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Birds
Black-headed trogon
Black-headed trogon · Trogon melanocephalus
Black-headed trogons shine with their yellow breast and dark head, and their clear call gives them away in open woodland full of tropical colours.
Fact file
- Size
- Around 27 cm long with a strong, broad bill
- Males and females
- Male with intensely yellow breast and glossy blue-green mantle, female duller in colour
- Sounds
- Clear, high whistling in short series
- Diet
- Specialised in fruit, insects and occasionally small vertebrates
- Offspring
- Nests in tree cavities, usually two to three eggs per clutch, breeding season during the rainy season
How to identify Black-headed trogon
The black-headed trogon stands out with its deep black head, bright yellow breast plumage and sky-blue bill. Its back gleams with a metallic blue-green sheen and the underside shines almost lemon yellow. The long tail feathers with white barring are conspicuous in flight.
At around 27 centimetres in length, the black-headed trogon looks compact and rounded. It has a strong, broad bill and large, dark eyes. The wings are short and rounded. You can distinguish males and females by the slightly greyer breast of the females.
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