The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes / troʊˈɡɒnɪfɔːrmiːz / which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. The family Trogonidae contains 46 species in seven genera. The fossil record of the trogons dates back 49 million years to the Early Eocene.

Since the 1890s, the possibility of seeing a trogon has lured birdwatchers to southern Arizona. With its brilliant metallic colors and odd croaking call, the Elegant Trogon brings an exotic touch to the wooded canyons and streamside sycamores where it lives.

The elegant trogon (Trogon elegans), previously known as the coppery-tailed trogon, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family native to Central America. [3] The etymology of the word trogon comes from the Greek word trōgein, meaning "to gnaw", [4] which describes how this species prepares its nests in trees.

Elegant Trogons are medium-sized stocky, potbellied birds. They are larger than a robin, with a large, round head, a thick neck, large eyes, and a short, stout bill. Trogons perch upright with their long square-tipped tails pointing straight down.

Elegant Trogons are one of the most sought-after birds by bird watchers in the U.S., They breed regularly in only four mountain ranges in Arizona: the Atascosas, Chiricahuas, Huachucas, and Santa Ritas.

trogon, (family Trogonidae), any of about 35 bird species common to warm regions. They constitute the family of Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes. Trogons have a bright red to yellow belly in contrast to a dark chest and upperparts. In Africa and …

Striking male has bronzy-green head and breast and bright red belly; female grayish-brown with limited red belly and distinctive white squiggle behind eye. Compare with Mountain Trogon, which overlaps extensively in range. Note undertail pattern: fine black-and-white barring with large white tips on the feathers.

The Elegant Trogon is a "sit and wait" predator, spending much of its time perched quietly at mid-canopy level in a characteristic erect stance. It hunts by darting out from its perch to snag insects, or it hovers to pluck fruits.

Throughout its range, the Elegant Trogon lives in the widest variety of habitats of any trogon, ranging from sea level to about 6,200 feet in Guatemala. Trogons are found in four mountain ranges in Arizona, the Atascosas, the Santa Ritas, the Huachuchas, and the Chiricahuas.

The Elegant Trogon can be found in the Sky Islands in southeastern Arizona near the Mexican border. These large colourful birds are cavity nesters and require old growth forests with older trees. This beautiful long-tailed bird's call reminds one of the sounds of a small dog barking.