Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Trogon elegans and T. ambiguus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as T. elegans following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
high |
| Land-mass type |
|
Average mass |
71 g |
Population justification: The global population has not been quantified given recent taxonomic splits, however the size of the range and frequency of reports indicates that the population size is unlikely to be small.
Trend justification: The population is undergoing a moderate decline (Partners in Flight 2019). Remote sensing data suggests that during the years 2009-2020, this species's lost 8.6% of forest cover throughout its range (Global Forest Watch 2021). Assuming that population declines are proportional to forest loss, the species is suspected to have declined at a rate of 1-15% over the past three generations. During the years 2017-2020, 2.8% of forest cover was lost from its range (Global Forest Watch 2021). Projected forward over three generations, the species may be declining at <10% over three generations.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/elegant-trogon-trogon-elegans on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.
