Listen to the Masked trogon
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About the Masked trogon
The Masked trogon is a bird in the family Trogonidae (order Trogoniformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 63 g.
What does the Masked trogon sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song, wailing call and call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The masked trogon (Trogon personatus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is fairly common in humid highland forests in South America, mainly the Andes and tepuis, and is resident in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela.
Related birds in the genus Trogon
More from the family Trogonidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Masked trogon sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the Masked trogon on this page, including its song, wailing call and call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Masked trogon endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Masked trogon as “least concern”.
What family does the Masked trogon belong to?
The Masked trogon (Trogon personatus) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Morona-Santiago: PN Sangay, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wailing call · Morona-Santiago: PN Sangay, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Pichincha: Jane Lyon's land SE Mindo, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call female, song, wailing call female' · Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Morona-Santiago: PN Sangay, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1264109 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Masked trogon – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Nomdeploom – CC BY-SA 4.0