Birds of the Pampas Plain

                  for Jorge Martín Spinuzza

 
                    Trogoniformes

       TROGONIDAE        FAMILY DID NOT PAMPEANA

    Trogon. They are birds jungle. Three species in Argentina. Colorful plumage. Beak short, robust and jagged. Wings and short legs, the latter with two fingers forward and two backwards. The queue is long, wide and graduated. Liabilities. Flight short and heavy.

     Nest in hollow trees, where they 2 to 4 egg whites. They feed on fruit, leaves and insects.

         SURUCUÁ TROGON: Trogon surrucura

   
       It inhabits jungles of northeastern Argentina.



               


The photographs were taken in Moconá Provincial Park, Misiones province.

                Audio propiedad de Avespampa                     Video propiedad de Avespampa
               Sound                      Video

          BLACK-THROATED TROGON: Trogon rufus

   
 Inhabits the middle and low jungles of Misiones

 Imágen propiedad de Avespampa Imágen propiedad de Avespampa Imágen propiedad de Avespampa    Imágen propiedad de Avespampa Imágen propiedad de Avespampa Imágen propiedad de Avespampa
                                     Male                                                                            Female


The photographs were taken in the Parque Nacional Iguazú, Misiones province.