Blue-crowned Trogon
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Blue-crowned Trogon

Trogon curucui

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Amboró National Park
39 Verified records at Amboró National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-crowned trogon (Trogon curucui) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru. As with all trogons, this species is sexually dimorphic. The male has a blue head with an orange orbital ring, a red belly with a narrow white breastband and a green back. The female differs in having a grey head, a grey back and a broken white eye-ring. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-crowned Trogon sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Amboró National Park

Masked Trogon
LC

Masked Trogon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trogon personatus

5–10% · With luck
Black-tailed Trogon
LC

Black-tailed Trogon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trogon melanurus

5–10% · With luck
Collared Trogon
LC

Collared Trogon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trogon collaris

Insufficient data
Crested Quetzal
LC

Crested Quetzal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pharomachrus antisianus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
2 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
5 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
6 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
8 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
9 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
10 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
11 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
13 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
14 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-crowned Trogon in Amboró National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-crowned Trogon sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-crowned Trogon in Amboró National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Blue-crowned Trogon in Amboró National Park in our monthly data.

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