Trogon ramonianus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The Amazonian trogon (Trogon ramonianus), is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the trogons and quetzals. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Until the early 2000s, what are now the Amazonian trogon and the gartered trogon (T. caligatus) were considered subspecies of the violaceous trogon (T. violaceous). The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), the Clements taxonomy, and the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS-SACC) have implemented the split making them separate species and renaming T. violaceous the Guianan trogon. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retains them as subspecies. The two subspecies are so similar that some authors maintain that the Amazonian trogon is monotypic.
Trogons have distinctive male and female plumages, with soft, often colorful, feathers. The Amazonian trogon is about 23 to 25 cm (9.1 to 9.8 in) long; three males weighed 44 to... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amazonian Trogon sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 59 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 111th most-seen of the 328 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Amazonian Trogon in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, May and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amazonian Trogon sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Amazonian Trogon sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%) and Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same genus: Trogon
The closest relatives of the Amazonian Trogon that you can see in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (genus Trogon, New World Trogons) are Green-backed Trogon (about 20%), Black-tailed Trogon (about 20%) and Blue-crowned Trogon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amazonian Trogon is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (59 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.
