Trogon personatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The masked trogon (Trogon personatus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is fairly common in humid highland forests in South America, mainly the Andes and tepuis, and is resident in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela.
There are eight recognized subspecies of masked trogon: T. p. assimilis is found in the subtropics of the west Andean slope in Ecuador. T. p. duidae is found on cerro Duida in the tepui region of southern Venezuela; males of this subspecies are reddish-bronze on the back.
T. p. personatus is found in the subtropical Andes of Venezuela, central and east Andean slopes in Colombia, and east Andean slopes in Ecuador and Peru; males of this subspecies are glossy green above. T. p. ptaritepui is found in the tepui region of southern Venezuela; males of this subspecies are golden-green on the back.
T. p. roraimae is found on Auyantepui and Monte Roraima, on the border between Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil. T. p. sanctamartae is found in the Santa Marta Mountains of northeastern Colombia. T. p. submontanus is found in the Andean foothills in Bolivia.
T. p. temperatus, sometimes considered to be a separate species, the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Trogon sighting in Amboró National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 125th most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Trogon in Amboró National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–May, the lowest months. That is one of Amboró National Park's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain against 340 mm in January. June has too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Masked Trogon sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Masked Trogon sightings, Amboró National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Masked Trogon is recorded against all the birds logged in Amboró National Park (24 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
