Appearance
The masked trogon is a mid-sized trogon, averaging 27 centimetres in length and 56 grams in mass. Like all trogons, it displays sexual dimorphism. The upperparts, head and upper chest of the male are variously glossy green, reddish-bronze or golden-green. The belly and lower breast are red; the latter separated from the greenish upper chest by a narrow white band. The male has a distinct eye-ring, which is red in most subspecies, but tending towards orange in the subspecies from the tepuis. The female is brown above, with a pinkish to red belly and breast; the white band separating brown and red on her underside is often either narrow or obscured. Females of all subspecies have a partial white eye-ring.
Reproduction
The masked trogon excavates a cavity nest in the soft wood of a rotting vertical tree trunk.
Food
Like all trogons, the masked trogon feeds on both fruits and insects.References:
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