Trogoniformes
This superfamily comprises only a single family, the Trogonidae (trogons).
Mixed species-level and genus-level timetree of extant Trogonidae based on Oliveros et al. (2019). The distribution of each taxon is indicated by the colour-code used throughout this website (see Distribution code).
References/Literature
Oliveros CH, Andersen MJ, Hosner PA, Mauck WM, Sheldon FH, Cracraft J, and Moyle RG (2019), Rapid Laurasian diversification of pantropical bird family during the Oligocene-Miocene transition, Ibis 162, 137-152. (abstract)
Tamashiro RA, White ND, Braun MJ, Faircloth BC, Braun EL, and Kimball RT (2019), What are the roles of taxon sampling and model fit in tests of cyto-nuclear discordance using avian mitogenomic data?, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 130, 132-142. (abstract)
Pharomachrus auriceps (Golden-headed Quetzal), male (Foto: Mary Yalda)
Pharomachrus auriceps (Golden-headed Quetzal), female
Pharomachrus auriceps, (Golden-headed Quetzal), male
Pharomachrus auriceps (Golden-headed Quetzal), female (Foto: Mary Yalda)
Green-backed Trogon (Trogon viridis), female (Foto: Carolin Pfeiffer)