Elegant Trogon vs Masked Trogon

Trogon elegans compared with Trogon personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Trogon	Masked Trogon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)
Family same	Trogonidae	Trogonidae
Genus same	Trogon	Trogon
Species	Trogon elegans	Trogon personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Trogon and Masked Trogon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Trogon.

Conservation Status

Elegant Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Masked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Trogon	Masked Trogon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Trogon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Masked Trogon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Masked Trogon

Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway