Conservation

The IUCN Red List status of Slaty-tailed Trogon is Least Concern due to its large range (a distribution of 493,000 km² according to BirdLife International 2014). It is considered Threatened under Mexican law (NOM-059 SEMARNAT 2010). Slaty-tailed Trogon also is a species of high concern to Partners in Flight (Berlanga et al. 2010). Based on determinations of habitat loss, Berlanga et al. (2010) estimated that 50% or more of its population has been lost in Mexico during the last century.

Slaty-tailed Trogon is dependent on threatened tropical evergreen forest habitats. The primary threats to this species are logging of mature forests, and habitat conversion for agriculture.