Citreoline Trogon Trogon citreolus Scientific name definitions

The Citreoline Trogon is a species endemic to western Mexico, where it is fairly common in tropical deciduous and semi-deciduous forests, mangroves, and lowland plantations on the Pacific slope from central Sinaloa to western Chiapas. It has a dark gray head, noticeable yellow eye, glossy greenish-blue upperparts, a yellow belly, and large amounts of white on the undertail. The Citreoline Trogon is very similar to its sister species, the Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus), which used to be conspecific, but occupies different habitats and has a dark eye with a pale blue eyering, among other differences. The diet of the Citreoline Trogon consists of various types of fruit and insects. It is apparently monogamous and it digs nesting cavities within active termite nests. It is currently classified as Least Concert by the IUCN Red List and is not classified under any endangered category by Mexican law. However, its specialized feeding and nesting habits make it highly susceptible to land-use change.