Habitat: This Trogon species can be commonly found in forests and mature second-growth woodland, in humid lowlands and lower foothills. Distribution: This species has been reported from Honduras to eastern Peru, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina and southern Brazil. Natural History Notes: The Collared 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 2 to 4 slowly repeated sounds like "cow". This bird feeds on fruits and insects caught while flying. Conservation status according to IUCN 2008 Red list: Least Concern (LC). It is a resident species. Characteristics: This species has a total length of 24.1 cm (measured from tip of bill to end of tail). This bird has a fairly long straight tail with a square shape at the tip. The male has a green-yellowish bill and a pale blue ring around the eye. The plumage of the male is metallic green above and on the chest. Then, the sides of the head and the throat are black. The wing-coverts and the secondaries (line of wing feathers closest to the body) are black but with several white spots. We can distinguish a white band across the breast and the lower underparts are bright yellow. Then, the underside of the tail shows fine black and white bars and the outer feathers show three white bands at their tip. The female looks similar but the green coloration present in the male is replaced by a brown coloration in the female. Also, the female has a bill dark gray colored on the upper mandible and yellowish on the lower mandible, and a pale blue ring around the eye that has in addition some white in front and behind the eye. The upperside of the tail is rufous red with a black tip, and the underside looks like the male.
