Elegant Trogon
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Elegant Trogon

Trogon elegans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Las Baulas Marine National Park
35 Verified records at Las Baulas Marine National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The elegant trogon (Trogon elegans), formerly considered as conspecific with the coppery-tailed trogon, is a species of bird in the trogon family Trogonidae that is native to Central America. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Elegant Trogon sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Las Baulas Marine National Park

Black-headed Trogon
LC

Black-headed Trogon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trogon melanocephalus

30–40% · Possible
Gartered Trogon

Gartered Trogon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trogon caligatus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
2 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
5 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
9 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Elegant Trogon in Las Baulas Marine National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Elegant Trogon sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Elegant Trogon in Las Baulas Marine National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Elegant Trogon in Las Baulas Marine National Park in our monthly data.

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