Collared Trogon

Collared Trogon

Trogon collaris

Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

235 Verified sightings at Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park From 2019 to 2026
14,377 In all 39 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Collared Trogon

The collared trogon (Trogon collaris) is a species of bird in family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Mexico, throughout Central America, and in northern South America. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy recognize these 10 subspecies of collared trogon. They treated T. c. aurantiiventris ("orange-bellied trogon") as a separate species until the late 2010s.

Trogons have distinctive male and female plumages, with soft, often colorful, feathers. The collared trogon is about 25 to 29 cm (9.8 to 11.4 in) long and weigh about 41 to 64 g (1.4 to 2.3 oz). Both sexes have a black face and throat. The male's crown, nape,... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call1:02

Brazil · 2026

© Glauko Corrêa da Silva · XC1183257 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:18

Ecuador · 2020

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1154575 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Recording1:28

Colombia · 2001

© Daniel Cadena (Colección de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt) · XC525736 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
2 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
3 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~30%
4 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~30%
5 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~20%
6 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
8 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
9 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
11 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
12 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
13 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
14 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
15 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
16 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
17 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
18 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
19 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
20 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
21 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
22 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
23 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
24 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
25 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
26 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
27 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
28 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
29 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
31 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
33 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
34 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
36 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
37 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
38 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
39 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
2 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Xcaret 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
2 Warsaw Zoo 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
3 Newquay Zoo 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
4 Dallas World Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
5 herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
6 akwarium warszawskiego ZOO 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Collared Trogon in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Trogon sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, based on 235 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 293 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Collared Trogon in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?

November

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Trogon in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Collared Trogon?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Collared 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.

Is Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park the best place to see a Collared Trogon?

6th of 39

Of the 39 parks where we can rate Collared Trogon sightings, Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park ranks 6th at about 20%. The best odds are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 40%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Collared Trogon live in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?

Same genus: Trogon

The closest relatives of the Collared Trogon that you can see in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (genus Trogon, New World Trogons) are Gartered Trogon (about 30%) and Black-headed Trogon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Collared Trogon sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Collared Trogon is recorded against all the birds logged in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (235 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.

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