Choco Trogon

The Chocó trogon (Trogon comptus), also known as the white-eyed trogon or blue-tailed trogon, is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Taxonomy and systematics: The Chocó trogon is monotypic.

 The Chocó trogon is about 28 cm long and weighs about 104 g. The male has a yellow bill, a black face and throat, and a white eye. Its crown, back, and breast are green with a bluish tinge, the rump purplish blue, and the belly and vent area red. The upperside of the tail is purplish blue with a broad black tip and the underside is slaty. The folded wing is gray with vermiculation. The female differs in having a slaty maxilla and gray head, back, breast, and upper belly.

Distribution and habitat: The Chocó trogon is found from Colombia´s northern Antioquia and northeastern
Chocó Departments south into northwestern Ecuador´s Pichincha Province. It inhabits the interior and edges of humid and wet forest. It favors hilly terrain from sea level to 1800 m of elevation.

Feeding: Nothing is known about the Chocó trogon´s foraging behavior or diet. Evidence of the Chocó trogon eating fruits and arthropods has been found through stomach content analysis.

Breeding: Individuals in breeding condition were noted in March but nothing else is known about the Chocó trogon´s breeding phenology.

Vocalization: The Chocó trogon´s song is "a slow repetition of 7-15 ´cow´ notes" and its call "a fast ´krr-krr-krr´."

Status: The IUCN has assessed the Chocó trogon as being of Least Concern, though it population is unknown and believed to be decreasing.