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Trogon elegans goldmani

Trogon elegans goldmani

Classification

Class
Aves

The coppery-tailed trogon (Trogon ambiguus) is a bird in the family Trogonidae formerly considered conspecific with the elegant trogon (Trogon elegans). It is found in south-eastern Arizona, extreme south-western New Mexico and much of Mexico either side of the Sierra Madre Occidental. Taxonomy The coppery-tailed trogon was formally described and illustrated in 1835 by the English ornithologist John Gould from specimens collected in northern Mexico.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 14