Green-backed Trogon

Trogon viridis Linnaeus, 1766

28–30 cmLength90 gWeight

The green-backed trogon (Trogon viridis), also known as the Amazonian white-tailed trogon, is a bird in the trogon family Trogonidae.

Most records: Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia

Green-backed Trogon has been recorded at 198 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Asa Wright Nature CenterTrinidad & Tobago1,711 records
WildSumaco LodgeEcuador1,205 records
Sani LodgeEcuador1,156 records

More places

Bosque BavariaColombia796 records
Sacha LodgeEcuador731 records
Peruíbe – GuaraúBrazil718 records
Linhares – Reserva Natural da Vale do Rio DoceBrazil654 records
PE IntervalesBrazil595 records
Reserva Natural La Isla EscondidaColombia546 records
Águila Arpía ProAves ReserveColombia521 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Brazil Ecuador Colombia Peru Trinidad & Tobago Guyana Suriname Venezuela

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The green-backed trogon (Trogon viridis), also known as the Amazonian white-tailed trogon, is a bird in the trogon family Trogonidae. It is widely distributed across the Amazon rainforest with a disjunct population on the southeast coast of Brazil. As with all trogons, this species is sexually dimorphic.

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