SURUCUA TROGON Trogon surrucura ATLANTIC FOREST
The Surucua Trogon is the only red-bellied Trogon within its range and habitat, the Blue-crowned Trogon preferring drier areas. 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 arboreal termite mounds! Their habit of sitting still for long periods makes them easy to overlook, but they vocalise regularly, monotone pigeon-like, whistled sequences.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE975PH) Adult male ventral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE976PH) Adult male lateral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE977PH) Adult male carrying food, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith December 2006).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE978PH) Adult male dorso-lateral view,  PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE979PH) Adult female lateral view, location unknown (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE980PH) Adult female ventral view, Mbaracayś Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyś (Fredy Ramķrez March 2007).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE981PH) Adult female, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith December 2006).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE982PH) Same individual dorsal view (Paul Smith December 2006).
FIGURE 9 - (FPAVE983PH) Nestling at nest entrance, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith December 2006).
FIGURE 10 - (FPAVE984PH) Adult male at nest entrance, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith October 2010).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE985VI) Adult male calling, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith December 2006).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE986VI) Adult male, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith April 2010).
VIDEO C - (FPAVE987VI) Female, Mbaracayś Biosphere Reserve,m Departamento Canindeyś (Paul Smith September 2006).
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Trogon surrucura
1 (FPAVE988RE) Song recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
2 (FPAVE989RE) Churr call recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
2 (FPAVE990RE) Churr call recorded Di Tore, PN San Rafael, Departamento San Rafael (Myriam Velįzquez July 2000).
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