Northern Black-throated Trogon (female) front view, Costa Rica

El Remanso Lodge, near Puerto Jimenez, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica (January 2019)
Status is classified as Least Concern. Formerly part of Black-throated Trogon but now considered a separate species Northern Black-throated Trogon by most authorities. Also known as Graceful Black-throated Trogon. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Northern black-throated trogon (Trogon tenellus) / Wikipedia
Northern Black-throated Trogon Trogon tenellus / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Northern Black-throated Trogon Trogon tenellus
Recent research indicates that Black-throated Trogon comprises five species with distinct non-overlapping ranges (see Birdguides article):
Northern / Graceful Black-throated Trogon Trogon tenellus
Kerr's Black-throated Trogon Trogon cupreicauda
Amazonian Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Southern Black-throated Trogon Trogon chrysochloros
Alagoas Black-throated Trogon Trogon muriciensis
Northern / Graceful Black-throated Trogon Trogon tenellus only occurs in Central America so would be the identity assigned to the bird in this image.
Shooting Time 09:34
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/500
Av(Aperture Value) 6.3
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 5000
Latitude 08 23 21.2 N
Longitude 83 18 2.5 W
Altitude 252.80m
Status is classified as Least Concern. Formerly part of Black-throated Trogon but now considered a separate species Northern Black-throated Trogon by most authorities. Also known as Graceful Black-throated Trogon. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Northern black-throated trogon (Trogon tenellus) / Wikipedia
Northern Black-throated Trogon Trogon tenellus / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Northern Black-throated Trogon Trogon tenellus
Recent research indicates that Black-throated Trogon comprises five species with distinct non-overlapping ranges (see Birdguides article):
Northern / Graceful Black-throated Trogon Trogon tenellus
Kerr's Black-throated Trogon Trogon cupreicauda
Amazonian Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Southern Black-throated Trogon Trogon chrysochloros
Alagoas Black-throated Trogon Trogon muriciensis
Northern / Graceful Black-throated Trogon Trogon tenellus only occurs in Central America so would be the identity assigned to the bird in this image.
Shooting Time 09:34
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/500
Av(Aperture Value) 6.3
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 5000
Latitude 08 23 21.2 N
Longitude 83 18 2.5 W
Altitude 252.80m
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