Citreoline trogon

Citreoline trogon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Trogon
Species:
T. citreolus
Binomial name
Trogon citreolus
Gould, 1835

The citreoline trogon (Trogon citreolus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is endemic to western Mexico, with an estimated distribution size of 539,000 km2[2] Due to this very large range, the IUCN consider it a species of Least Concern and that the current population trend is stable. T. citreolus has also been studied as an Ecosystem engineer.[3]

Much of our knowledge about this species comes from the work of Alexander Skutch.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Trogon citreolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682785A92960918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682785A92960918.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Citreoline Trogon (Trogon citreolus) - BirdLife species factsheet". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  3. ^ Valdivia-Hoeflich, Talía; Rivera, Jorge H. Vega; Stoner, Kathryn E. (2005-01-01). "The Citreoline Trogon as an Ecosystem Engineer". Biotropica. 37 (3): 465–467. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2005.00062.x. JSTOR 30043210.