Trogon massena
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The slaty-tailed trogon (Trogon massena) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Mexico, throughout Central America, and in Colombia and Ecuador. The last has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of black-tailed trogon (T. melanurus) or as a separate species.
Trogons have distinctive male and female plumages, with soft, often colorful, feathers. The slaty-tailed trogon is 30 to 35.5 cm (12 to 14 in) long and weighs about 140 to 155 g (4.9 to 5.5 oz). The nominate male has an orange-red bill and a dull black face, chin, and upper throat with a red to orange ring around the eye. The upperparts are metallic green that tends to golden green on the back and bluish green on the crown and rump. The breast is metallic green and the belly and vent deep red. The folded wing has fine black and white vermiculation that looks gray at a distance. The upperside of the four central tail feathers are metallic green to bronzy green with black tips, the next pair mostly black... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-tailed Trogon sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 1,787 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 123rd most-seen of the 503 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-tailed Trogon in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June–August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slaty-tailed 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.
15th of 28
Of the 28 parks where we can rate Slaty-tailed Trogon sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 15th at about 10%. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 50%), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 40%) and Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Trogon
The closest relatives of the Slaty-tailed Trogon that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (genus Trogon, New World Trogons) are Gartered Trogon (about 20%), Collared Trogon (about 10%) and Black-throated Trogon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slaty-tailed Trogon is recorded against all the birds logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (1,787 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.
