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Elegant Trogon with a snack Such amazing, sharp-eyed hunters. This male was seeing mantids from 15 meters away and flying right to them. Costa Rica,Elegant trogon,Geotagged,Trogon elegans Click/tap to enlarge

Elegant Trogon with a snack

Such amazing, sharp-eyed hunters. This male was seeing mantids from 15 meters away and flying right to them.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Awesome, I've never seen a trogon do anything but perch lol. Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Mike Melton's profile
      Mike Melton
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      Haha! One of my very first trogons was a pair at Arenal Observatory Lodge and they perched on the railing of the lodge, flying to the doors of the rooms catching katydids to eat. They have very sharp eyes. Posted 2 years ago

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The Elegant trogon

The elegant trogon, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family. Along with the eared quetzal, it is the most poleward-occurring species of trogon in the world, ranging from Guatemala in the south as far north as the upper Gila River in Arizona and New Mexico.

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Similar species: Trogons And Quetzals
Species identified by Mike Melton
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Uploaded Jan 28, 2023. Captured in GJ4H+FR Guanacaste Province, Bagaces, Costa Rica.
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