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Primary Traits
49 g
0 m - 1,200 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Trogon violaceus
English name
Violaceous Trogon
Order
Trogoniformes
Family
Trogonidae
Genus
Trogon
Species
violaceus
Data source
HBW6, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Neotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
50 g
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
51 g
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
38 g
Maximum unsexed mass
57 g
Average mass
49 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,200 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,200 m
Typical elevation
600 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
4
Primary diet
Fruit
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.1
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Singly and pairs
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
No data
Nest substrate
Stump, Nest, Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
2
Maximum clutch size
3
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
No data
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
17 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2.5
Average fledging period
17 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
No data