Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (2)
C. Riehl
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 20, 2012
Text last updated April 20, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | trogon capnegre |
| Czech | trogon černohlavý |
| Dutch | Zwartkoptrogon |
| English | Black-headed Trogon |
| English (United States) | Black-headed Trogon |
| French | Trogon à tête noire |
| French (France) | Trogon à tête noire |
| German | Schwarzkopftrogon |
| Icelandic | Hettuþrúgi |
| Japanese | ズグロハグロキヌバネドリ |
| Norwegian | svarthodetrogon |
| Polish | trogon czarnogłowy |
| Russian | Черноголовый трогон |
| Serbian | Crnoglavi trogon |
| Slovak | trogón čiernohlavý |
| Spanish | Trogón Cabecinegro |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Trogón Cabecinegro |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Coa Cabeza Negra |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Coa Cabeza Negra |
| Spanish (Spain) | Trogón cabecinegro |
| Swedish | svarthuvad trogon |
| Turkish | Kara Başlı Trogon |
| Ukrainian | Трогон чорноволий |
Trogon melanocephalus Gould, 1836
PROTONYM:
Trogon melanocephala
Gould, 1836. A monograph of the Trogonidae, or family of trogons. 1st ed. pt2, pl.6,text.
TYPE LOCALITY:
State of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TROGON
- melanocephala / melanocephalon / melanocephalos / melanocephalum / melanocephalus
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‡: extinct
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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)
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Distribution of the Black-headed Trogon
