Female Elegant Trogon, Trogon elegans, 12.5 in. / 31.75 cm. RARE and local along canyon streams. Nests in tree cavities, usually sycamores. Seen just above the first stream crossing. Photographed in May 2006.

Carrie Nation Trail, Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States.

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Elegant Trogon, Trogon elegans, 12.5 in. / 31.75 cm. RARE and local along canyon streams. Nests in tree cavities, usually sycamores. Perches quietly while waiting for insects.

Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States.

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Elegant Trogons, Trogon elegans, 12.5 in. / 31.75 cm. A pair bond and get set to choose one of the nest sites picked out by the male. Photographed in May 2006.

Carrie Nation Trail, Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States.

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Surucua Trogon (Orange-bellied), Surucuá-variado, Trogon surrucura aurantius, 25 cm. / 9.8 in. Mid-levels of forest and woodland.

Serra Bonita Reserve, Camacan, Serra Bonita Mountains, State of Bahia, Brazil.

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Female Elegant Trogon, Trogon elegans, 12.5 in / 31.75 cm. RARE and local along canyon streams. Forages in trees for insects and berries. Her body is covering the nest cavity hole.

Huachuca Canyon, Fort Huachuca, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA.

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