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The New Natives of Brazil

 









Common name - Black throated trogon

Scientific name - Trogon rufus


Diet- Omnivorous

Height- 23-24 cm

Weight- 54-57g

Lifespan- Still not confirmed

Habitat- Atlantic Forest of North-eastern Brazil.


Black throated trogon, the natives of Brazil also called "yellow-bellied trogon",found by a team of ornithologists from US, Canada, Brazil and Paraguay in April 2021.It was first described in 1788.


They are among the most colorful birds in the world. Trogon rufus is easy to distinguish by the unique combination of a green head in males, brown in females, and a yellow belly.


Sadly, the forests it calls home have been almost completely cut down.So, it has a high risk of going extinct soon.



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