Hispaniolan trogon

Hispaniolan trogon
In Sierra de Bahoruco National Park, Dominican Republic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Priotelus
Species:
P. roseigaster
Binomial name
Priotelus roseigaster
(Vieillot, 1817)
Range in green
Synonyms

Temnotrogon roseigaster

The Hispaniolan trogon (Priotelus roseigaster), also known as cacos is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola (both Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in the Caribbean. It is one of the only two trogon species found in the Caribbean.[2] It is the national bird of Haiti.[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Temnotrogon roseigaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22682751A131515698. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22682751A131515698.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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  3. ^ CIA World Factbook: National Symbols