About Trogons

Overview

The Trogons are a family of birds (Latin: Trogonidae) within the order Trogons. Worldwide the family includes about 7 genera and 47 species. Its members are primarily distributed across South America, Middle America, the Oriental Region. Notable genera include Trogon, Harpactes, Pharomachrus. Trogoniformes are the trogons, a family (Trogonidae) of 47 gorgeously coloured, sedentary forest birds of the tropics of the Americas, Africa and Asia.

Classification

Family: Trogonidae (Trogons); Order: Trogons; about 7 genera and 47 species.

Distribution

Primarily across South America, Middle America, the Oriental Region.