Lattice-tailed trogon
{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2021}}
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| image = Trogon clathratus - (female) -Costa Rica-6.jpg
| image_caption = Female in Costa Rica
| image2 = Trogon clathratus -Costa Rica-8.jpg
| image2_caption = Male in Costa Rica
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Trogon
| species = clathratus
| authority = Salvin, 1866
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| range_map = Trogon clathratus map.svg
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The lattice-tailed trogon (Trogon clathratus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/ |title=IOC World Bird List (v 11.2) |last1=Gill |first1= F. |last2=Donsker|first2=D.|last3=Rasmussen |first3=P. |date=July 2021 |access-date=July 14, 2021 }}
Taxonomy and systematics
The lattice-tailed trogon is monotypic.
Description
The lattice-tailed trogon is about {{convert|30|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and weighs about {{convert|130|g|oz|abbr=on}}. The male has a yellow bill, a whitish eye, and a blackish face, chin, and throat. The crown, nape, upperparts, and breast are iridescent green. The belly and vent are rosy red. The folded wing has fine black and white vermiculation that looks gray at a distance. The upperside of the tail is bluish green and underside slate gray with fine white bars. The female replaces the male's green with slaty gray, with an olive tint to the breast. The female's maxilla is dark.Collar, N. (2020). Lattice-tailed Trogon (Trogon clathratus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.lattro1.01 retrieved October 27, 2021
Distribution and habitat
The lattice-tailed trogon is found along the Caribbean slope for the length of Costa Rica and into western Panama; it is also found locally on the Pacific slope in Panama. It inhabits the midstory and lower canopy of mature humid to wet foothill and lower mountain forest. It is usually found in the forest interior but also at the edges and into shady semi-open landscapes. In elevation it ranges between {{convert|90|and|1360|m|ft|sigfig=2|abbr=on}}. It descends to the lower elevations towards the end of the rainy season, but is almost never found in the level lowlands.
Behavior
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The lattice-tailed trogon's breeding season extends from February to May. It nests in a cavity excavated in a rotten tree or snag and sometimes an arboreal termitarium, usually between {{convert|5|and|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} above ground.
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Status
The IUCN has assessed the lattice-tailed trogon as being of Least Concern, though it has a restricted range and its unquantified population is believed to be decreasing. "Habitat destruction within its range [is] now extensive, however, and careful evaluation of status needed."
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