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Elegant Trogon

By Charlie August 9, 2004 No comments yet

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 [...]