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BLACK-THROATED TROGON Trogon rufus
Black-throated is the only Paraguayan Trogon with a yellow belly. Trogons have pendulous, square-ended tails and short, stubby bills with serrated edges adapted for plucking fruit. Wings are short and convex, adapted for sudden changes of direction and altitude within their forest habitat. They nest in holes, sometimes burrowed into termite mounds! Their habit of sitting still for long periods makes them easy to overlook, but they vocalise regularly, monotone pigeon-like, whistled sequences in short series.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE599PH) Adult male ventral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu May 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE600PH) Adult male ventral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Hugo del Castillo September 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE601PH) Adult male ventral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE602PH) Adult male dorsal, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu May 2008).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE603PH) Adult female, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith February 2007).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE604PH) Same individual upperwing (Paul Smith February 2007).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE3184PH) Adult male incubating, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Hans Hostettler November 2011).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE3185PH) Nest with eggs, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Hans Hostettler November 2011).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE605VI) Adult male, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE606VI) Adult female, Estancia Kanguery, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2010).
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Trogon rufus
1 (FPAVE607RE) Song recorded Di Tore, PN San Rafael, Departamento Itapúa (Myriam Velázquez July 2000).
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