Elegant Trogon

By Charlie • August 9, 2004 • 1 comment

Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans
Madera Canyon, Arizona, USA. August 2004

The Elegant Trogon (or Coppery-tailed Trogon as it used to be known) is the only species of trogon breeding in the USA, where it’s a summer migrant to a number of montane sites in southwestern Arizona.

This (surprisingly approachable) pair was photographed in Madera Canyon, a well-known site for the species in the Santa Rita Mountains about an hour south of Tuscon.

Male:

elegant trogon

Female:

elegant trogon

All photographs © Charlie Moores

Tags: arizona, madera canyon, trogons

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Charlie

Charlie works for an airline and has birded all over the world for twenty years. He wants to be a writer, and thinks no-one would believe his life could be so charmed if he didn't take photos of as many of the birds he sees as possible. Blogging with 10,000 Birds fits his aims, needs, and insecurities perfectly. Really - do birders get much more fortunate than this?

One Response to “Elegant Trogon”

Pat Blue Heron Nov 29th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

Hello,
I am publishing a book of my travels for 2 years in a motorhome. Each cahpter has a photo of some bird or National Park I saw along the way. I saw the Elegant Trogon in Madera Canyon and am looking for a photo-male looking out of a tree hole, preferrably. Can you help? Need it in 300 dpi.
Thanks,
Pat Blue Heron

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