Blue-crowned Trogon
Trogon curucui
The blue-crowned trogon is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru. As with all trogons, this species is sexually dimorphic. The male has a blue head with an orange orbital ring, a red belly with a narrow white breastband and a green back. The female differs in having a grey head, a grey back and a broken white eye-ring. Source
Where is the Blue-crowned Trogon now?
In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 1,600 times across 5 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).
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How the Blue-crowned Trogon moves through the year
Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in South America ranged from 17°S in October to 7°S in June, about 1,100 km apart.
When does the Blue-crowned Trogon arrive?
The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.
| Region | First arrival | Last arrival | Typical peak | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South America | 8 June 2026 | 8 June 2026 | 29 June 2026 | 1 |
Arriving at the same time in South America
- House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba
- Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
- Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox
- Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
- Planalto Tyrannulet Phyllomyias fasciatus
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
- White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus
Every arrival in South America, month by month
Related species
- Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus
- Green-backed Trogon Trogon viridis
- Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena
- Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus
- Surucua Trogon Trogon surrucura
Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.