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Temnotrogon roseigaster
SUBFAMILY
Trogoninae
TAXONOMY
Trogon roseigaster Viellot, 1817, Santo Domingo. Monotypic.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Santo Domingo trogon; French: Trogon damoiseau; German: Rosentrogon; Spanish; Trogуn de la Espaсola, Cotorrita de Sierra, Papagayo.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
10.6–11.8 in (27–30) cm, 2.5 oz (74 g). Bronze-green crown and upperparts, throat, breast and upper belly gray, lower belly and undertail-coverts red, uppertail bluish green with white tips, white wingpanel bars, yellow bill.
DISTRIBUTION
Hispaniola.
HABITAT
Montane evergreen, pine, and deciduous forests, occasionally mangroves.
BEHAVIOR
Little known; gather for vocal-visual mating displays.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Eats fruits, insects, and small lizards.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Breeds March through July, nests in tree cavity or stubs, lays two eggs.
CONSERVATION STATUS
IUCN Near Threatened species with restricted range.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.

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