: any of numerous nonpasserine tropical birds (family Trogonidae) with brilliant often iridescent plumage
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The Republic contributed two stories: Brandon Loomis visited Arizona's Sky Islands to report on the plight of the elegant trogon, and the White Mountains to learn more about the rufous hummingbird.
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Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
Elegant trogons were unknown in Arizona until a first report in 1885, Taylor said.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
After this nest was found in the early 1900s in Cameroon, scientists later spotted other bird species using termite nests to raise their young, including kingfishers, parrots and trogons.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
Six throaty squawks from the phone alert the trogon to a challenger for his nesting turf.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Some had traveled from as far as Minnesota specifically to scratch the trogon off their life list of bird viewings.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Many species — such as the elegant trogon and Rivoli’s hummingbird — reach the northern edge of their range here.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
Tucson Audubon conservation biologist Jennie MacFarland drove past the mine site without stopping this spring while leading her annual volunteer count of elegant trogons nesting in southern Arizona.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
Called Cave Creek Ranch, his business rents rooms and cottages under a canopy of oaks and sycamores in a habitat favoring numerous birds rare to the U.S., including the elegant trogon, a red-white-and-green birder magnet that’s more common in Mexico and Central America.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2023
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Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
Elegant trogons were unknown in Arizona until a first report in 1885, Taylor said.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
After this nest was found in the early 1900s in Cameroon, scientists later spotted other bird species using termite nests to raise their young, including kingfishers, parrots and trogons.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
Six throaty squawks from the phone alert the trogon to a challenger for his nesting turf.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Some had traveled from as far as Minnesota specifically to scratch the trogon off their life list of bird viewings.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Many species — such as the elegant trogon and Rivoli’s hummingbird — reach the northern edge of their range here.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
Tucson Audubon conservation biologist Jennie MacFarland drove past the mine site without stopping this spring while leading her annual volunteer count of elegant trogons nesting in southern Arizona.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
Called Cave Creek Ranch, his business rents rooms and cottages under a canopy of oaks and sycamores in a habitat favoring numerous birds rare to the U.S., including the elegant trogon, a red-white-and-green birder magnet that’s more common in Mexico and Central America.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2023
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“Trogon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trogon. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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