Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | trogon de la Hispaniola |
| Czech | trogon hispaniolský |
| Dutch | Hispaniolatrogon |
| English | Hispaniolan Trogon |
| English (United States) | Hispaniolan Trogon |
| French | Trogon damoiseau |
| French (France) | Trogon damoiseau |
| German | Hispaniolatrogon |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Kanson wouj |
| Japanese | ヒスパニオラキヌバネドリ |
| Norwegian | hispaniolatrogon |
| Polish | pilik żółtodzioby |
| Russian | Розовобрюхий трогон |
| Serbian | Trogon sa Hispaniole |
| Slovak | tokororo žltozobý |
| Spanish | Trogón de la Española |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Papagayo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Trogón de La Española |
| Swedish | hispaniolatrogon |
| Turkish | Hispanyola Trogonu |
| Ukrainian | Трогон гаїтійський |
Revision Notes
Maikel Cañizares Morera, Christopher C. Rimmer, and Jeff Gerbracht revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Priotelus roseigaster (Vieillot, 1817)
PROTONYM:
Trogon roseigaster
Vieillot, 1817. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 8, p.314.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Santo Domingo and Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PRIOTELUS
- roseigaster
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Hispaniolan Trogon Priotelus roseigaster Scientific name definitions
Maikel Cañizares Morera, Jeff Gerbracht, and Christopher C. Rimmer
Version: 2.0 — Published July 15, 2024
Version: 2.0 — Published July 15, 2024
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Identification
Field Identification
Trogons are brightly colored birds with long, strongly graduated tails, small feet, and short, thick bills. The Hispaniolan Trogon has metallic green upperparts, a gray throat and breast, and a red belly. The underside of the tail is dark, but each rectrix is broadly tipped with white.
Similar Species
This is the only species of trogon that occurs on Hispaniola, and it would be difficult to confuse with any other species that occurs on that island.
