Trogon surrucura
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The Surucua trogon (Trogon surrucura) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) treats these two forms as separate species, the "southern" and "northern" Surucua trogons respectively.
The nominate subspecies T. s. surrucura is 26 to 28 cm (10 to 11 in) long and weighs 56.3 to 78 g (2.0 to 2.8 oz). The male has a blackish face and throat with an orange ring around the eye. The crown, neck, and breast are royal blue and the back a coppery green that transitions to turquoise-green on the upperside of the tail. The folded wing has fine vermiculation that looks gray at a distance. The belly is pinkish red and the flanks gray. The underside of the tail is white with a black bar across the end. The female is mostly gray with the red of the belly beginning lower. Instead of the orange ring around the eye there are small white... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Surucua Trogon sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 2,152 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 343 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Surucua Trogon in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Surucua Trogon sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Surucua Trogon sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 4th at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 40%), Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Surucua Trogon is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguazú National Park (2,152 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.
