Habitat: This Trogon species favors habitats such as humid forests, second-growth woodland and forest borders, in the lowlands. Distribution: This species has been reported from western Panama to northern Bolivia and central Brazil. Natural History Notes: The White-tailed Trogon is usually found in pairs at low and middle tree levels. Although it shows brilliant colors, it is fairly hard to observe because it likes to hide in dense foliage. However, you may hear its call composed of a series of 15-20 slowly repeated sounds like "coo". The call starts slowly, but then accelerates into a roll. This bird feeds on fruits and insects caught while flying. Conservation status according to IUCN 2008 Red list: Least Concern (LC). Characteristics: The total length of this species varies between 25.4 cm and 28 cm inches (measured from tip of bill to end of tail). The male has a blue-gray bill and a pale blue ring around the eye. The male has the upperparts, the throat and the chest of a metallic blue-black coloration, with prominent violet tones on the head, the neck and the chest. Then, the breast and the belly are both orange-yellow. This bird is characterized by the underside of the tail that is mostly white. The female has a slaty coloration on the above and on the chest and the throat. The breast and the belly are orange-yellow but with some black bars or some black spots on the inner webs and near the base of the feathers. The bill of the female is black on the upper mandible and blue-gray on the lower mandible, and the ring around the eye is pale blue.