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Alagoas black-throated trogon

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Species of bird

Alagoas black-throated trogon
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Trogon
Species: T. muriciensis
Binomial name
Trogon muriciensis
Dickens, Bitton, Bravo & Silveira, 2021

The Alagoas-black-throated trogon (Trogon muriciensis) is a critically endangered bird species of the family Trogonidae. It is endemic of Atlantic Forest, encountered only in Estação Ecológica de Murici, in Alagoas state of Brazil.

It is differentiated from other trogons by its green head and yellow stomach. It also has a bright blue ring around its eyes. The wings exhibit a unique pattern from other trogons.

References

  1. ^ Dickens, Jeremy Kenneth; Bitton, Pierre-Paul; Bravo, Gustavo A; Silveira, Luís Fábio (2021-03-06). "Species limits, patterns of secondary contact and a new species in the Trogon rufus complex (Aves: Trogonidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (2): 449–540. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa169. eISSN 1096-3642. ISSN 0024-4082. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via The Linnnean Society of London.
  2. "Pesquisa descobre nova espécie de ave criticamente ameaçada em Alagoas, veja fotos e vídeos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  3. "Nova espécie de ave é descoberta em Alagoas e já está ameaçada de extinção". ((o))eco (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
Taxon identifiers
Trogon muriciensis


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