Genus

New World Trogons

Trogon

19 species in our catalog · found in 76 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderTrogoniformes (Trogons and Quetzals)
FamilyTrogonidae (Trogons)
GenusTrogon (New World Trogons)

Species in this group

Trogon melanocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Trogon massena

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trogon caligatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trogon elegans

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trogon chionurus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trogon surrucura

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trogon curucui

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trogon rufus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trogon viridis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trogon collaris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trogon bairdii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trogon melanurus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trogon mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trogon violaceus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trogon personatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trogon ramonianus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trogon mesurus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trogon clathratus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trogon comptus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see New World Trogons

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 10 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	4 of 19	~90%
	Black-headed Trogon			~50%
	Gartered Trogon			~50%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~40%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
2	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5 of 19	~90%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~50%
	Gartered Trogon			~30%
	Black-tailed Trogon			~30%
	Black-throated Trogon			~30%
	White-tailed Trogon			~20%
3	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	4 of 19	~80%
	Black-headed Trogon			~60%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~40%
	Gartered Trogon			~30%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
4	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 19	~80%
	Black-headed Trogon			~50%
	Gartered Trogon			~40%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			<5%
5	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 19	~70%
	Black-throated Trogon			~40%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~30%
	Baird's Trogon			~20%
	Gartered Trogon			~20%
6	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 19	~70%
	Elegant Trogon			~50%
	Black-headed Trogon			~50%
	Gartered Trogon			~10%
7	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 19	~70%
	Gartered Trogon			~40%
	Black-headed Trogon			~30%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~20%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
8	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5 of 19	~70%
	Black-headed Trogon			~30%
	Gartered Trogon			~20%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~20%
	Black-throated Trogon			~20%
	Baird's Trogon			~10%
9	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	5 of 19	~70%
	Black-headed Trogon			~40%
	Gartered Trogon			~30%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~20%
	Black-throated Trogon			~10%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
10	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	5 of 19	~70%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~30%
	White-tailed Trogon			~30%
	Gartered Trogon			~20%
	Black-throated Trogon			~20%
	Black-tailed Trogon			<5%
11	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 19	~70%
	Baird's Trogon			~40%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~30%
	Black-throated Trogon			~20%
	Gartered Trogon			~10%
12	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 19	~60%
	Black-headed Trogon			~50%
	Elegant Trogon			~10%
	Gartered Trogon			~10%
13	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 19	~60%
	Black-headed Trogon			~50%
	Gartered Trogon			~30%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
14	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	6 of 19	~60%
	White-tailed Trogon			~30%
	Black-tailed Trogon			~20%
	Gartered Trogon			~20%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~20%
	Black-throated Trogon			~10%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
15	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 19	~60%
	Gartered Trogon			~40%
	Collared Trogon			~40%
	Mountain Trogon			~10%
16	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	6 of 19	~60%
	Green-backed Trogon			~30%
	Black-tailed Trogon			~20%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
	Blue-crowned Trogon			~10%
	Black-throated Trogon			~10%
	Amazonian Trogon			~10%
17	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5 of 19	~60%
	Black-tailed Trogon			~30%
	Blue-crowned Trogon			~20%
	Collared Trogon			~20%
	Green-backed Trogon			~10%
	Amazonian Trogon			~10%
18	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	4 of 19	~60%
	Green-backed Trogon			~30%
	Black-throated Trogon			~20%
	Collared Trogon			~20%
	Guianan Trogon			~10%
19	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 19	~60%
	Black-headed Trogon			~50%
	Gartered Trogon			~20%
20	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	6 of 19	~60%
	Green-backed Trogon			~40%
	Black-tailed Trogon			~10%
	Amazonian Trogon			~10%
	Blue-crowned Trogon			~10%
	Black-throated Trogon			<5%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
21	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	6 of 19	~50%
	Green-backed Trogon			~20%
	Black-tailed Trogon			~20%
	Blue-crowned Trogon			~10%
	Amazonian Trogon			~10%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
	Black-throated Trogon			<5%
22	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 19	~50%
	Surucua Trogon			~40%
	Black-throated Trogon			~20%
23	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5 of 19	~50%
	Black-tailed Trogon			~30%
	Blue-crowned Trogon			~20%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
	Amazonian Trogon			<5%
	Green-backed Trogon			<5%
24	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3 of 19	~50%
	Gartered Trogon			~30%
	Collared Trogon			~20%
	Black-headed Trogon			~10%
25	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 19	~50%
	Surucua Trogon			~40%
	Black-throated Trogon			~10%
	Green-backed Trogon			<5%
26	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 19	~50%
	White-tailed Trogon			~50%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~10%
27	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 19	~50%
	Surucua Trogon			~40%
	Black-throated Trogon			~20%
28	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3 of 19	~50%
	Blue-crowned Trogon			~40%
	Masked Trogon			~10%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
29	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4 of 19	~50%
	Gartered Trogon			~30%
	Black-throated Trogon			~10%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~10%
	Black-tailed Trogon			<5%
30	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 19	~40%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~40%
	Black-throated Trogon			~10%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
31	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5 of 19	~40%
	Gartered Trogon			~20%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~10%
	Black-throated Trogon			~10%
	Lattice-tailed Trogon			<5%
32	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 19	~40%
	Surucua Trogon			~40%
	Green-backed Trogon			<5%
	Black-throated Trogon			<5%
33	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6 of 19	~40%
	Black-headed Trogon			~20%
	Gartered Trogon			~10%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~10%
	Black-throated Trogon			<5%
	Elegant Trogon			<5%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
34	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5 of 19	~40%
	Black-throated Trogon			~10%
	Gartered Trogon			~10%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~10%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
	Lattice-tailed Trogon			~10%
35	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 19	~40%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~30%
	Gartered Trogon			~20%
	Black-throated Trogon			<5%
36	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5 of 19	~40%
	Green-backed Trogon			~30%
	Blue-crowned Trogon			~10%
	Black-tailed Trogon			<5%
	Amazonian Trogon			<5%
	Black-throated Trogon			<5%
37	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 19	~40%
	Black-headed Trogon			~40%
	Elegant Trogon			<5%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
38	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6 of 19	~40%
	Black-throated Trogon			~20%
	Gartered Trogon			~20%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~10%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
	Black-headed Trogon			<5%
	Lattice-tailed Trogon			<5%
39	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4 of 19	~40%
	Green-backed Trogon			~30%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
	Black-tailed Trogon			<5%
	Amazonian Trogon			<5%
40	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 19	~40%
	Gartered Trogon			~30%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
41	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5 of 19	~40%
	Collared Trogon			~30%
	Black-throated Trogon			~10%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
	Black-headed Trogon			<5%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			<5%
42	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 19	~30%
	Black-headed Trogon			~30%
	Elegant Trogon			<5%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
43	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3 of 19	~30%
	Gartered Trogon			~20%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
	Black-headed Trogon			~10%
44	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 19	~30%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~20%
	Gartered Trogon			~10%
	Black-throated Trogon			<5%
	Lattice-tailed Trogon			<5%
45	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	3 of 19	~30%
	Gartered Trogon			~30%
	Black-headed Trogon			<5%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
46	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~30%
	Surucua Trogon			~30%
47	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 19	~30%
	Collared Trogon			~30%
48	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 19	~30%
	Black-headed Trogon			~20%
	Gartered Trogon			~20%
49	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 19	~30%
	Mountain Trogon			~30%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
50	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 19	~30%
	Collared Trogon			~30%
51	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 19	~30%
	Elegant Trogon			~30%
	Mountain Trogon			<5%
52	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	5 of 19	~20%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~10%
	Gartered Trogon			~10%
	Black-throated Trogon			~10%
	Black-tailed Trogon			<5%
	White-tailed Trogon			<5%
53	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5 of 19	~20%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
	Gartered Trogon			~10%
	Black-throated Trogon			<5%
	Lattice-tailed Trogon			<5%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			<5%
54	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 19	~20%
	Masked Trogon			~10%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
55	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~20%
	Blue-crowned Trogon			~20%
56	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 19	~20%
	Gartered Trogon			~10%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~10%
	Black-throated Trogon			<5%
	Baird's Trogon			<5%
57	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	6 of 19	~20%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			<5%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
	Black-throated Trogon			<5%
	Lattice-tailed Trogon			<5%
	White-tailed Trogon			<5%
58	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 19	~20%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
	Mountain Trogon			~10%
59	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 19	~20%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
	Black-throated Trogon			<5%
60	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 19	~20%
	Gartered Trogon			~10%
	Ecuadorian Trogon			~10%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
61	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	6 of 19	~20%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
	Masked Trogon			~10%
	Blue-tailed Trogon			<5%
	Black-throated Trogon			<5%
	White-tailed Trogon			<5%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
62	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 19	~20%
	Collared Trogon			~20%
63	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~10%
	Surucua Trogon			~10%
64	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 19	~10%
	Collared Trogon			~10%
65	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4 of 19	~10%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			~10%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
	White-tailed Trogon			<5%
	Black-throated Trogon			<5%
66	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 19	~10%
	Masked Trogon			~10%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
67	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 19	~10%
	Mountain Trogon			~10%
68	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 19	~10%
	Black-throated Trogon			~10%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			<5%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
	Baird's Trogon			<5%
69	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	2 of 19	~10%
	Black-headed Trogon			~10%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
70	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 19	~10%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
	Black-throated Trogon			<5%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			<5%
71	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 19	<5%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
72	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 19	<5%
	Masked Trogon			<5%
73	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	<5%
	Blue-crowned Trogon			<5%
74	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 19	<5%
	Black-headed Trogon			<5%
75	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 19	<5%
	Black-headed Trogon			<5%
76	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 19	<5%
	Black-headed Trogon			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~20%
	Blue-crowned Trogon			~20%
2	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~10%
	Blue-crowned Trogon			~10%
3	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	2 of 19	~10%
	Gartered Trogon			~10%
	Elegant Trogon			<5%
4	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~10%
	Green-backed Trogon			~10%
5	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 19	~10%
	Black-headed Trogon			~10%
6	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 19	<5%
	Ecuadorian Trogon			<5%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
7	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	2 of 19	<5%
	Black-headed Trogon			<5%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
8	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 19	<5%
	Blue-crowned Trogon			<5%
9	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 19	<5%
	Blue-crowned Trogon			<5%
10	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	<5%
	Surucua Trogon			<5%
11	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	<5%
	Surucua Trogon			<5%
12	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	<5%
	Green-backed Trogon			<5%
13	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 19	<5%
	Gartered Trogon			<5%
	Black-headed Trogon			<5%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
14	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	<5%
	Surucua Trogon			<5%
15	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 19	<5%
	Collared Trogon			<5%
16	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 19	<5%
	Elegant Trogon			<5%
	Mountain Trogon			<5%
17	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 19	<5%
	Slaty-tailed Trogon			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Xcaret	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
4	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
5	Woodland Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Newquay Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
7	Dallas World Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	National Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
10	akwarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity

New World Trogons

Species in this group

Black-headed Trogon

Slaty-tailed Trogon

Gartered Trogon

Elegant Trogon

White-tailed Trogon

Surucua Trogon

Blue-crowned Trogon

Black-throated Trogon

Green-backed Trogon

Collared Trogon

Baird's Trogon

Black-tailed Trogon

Mountain Trogon

Guianan Trogon

Masked Trogon

Amazonian Trogon

Ecuadorian Trogon

Lattice-tailed Trogon

Blue-tailed Trogon

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see New World Trogons

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found