Masked Trogon

The masked trogon (Trogon personatus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is fairly common in humid highland forests in South America, mainly the Andes and tepuis, and is resident in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela. == Taxonomy == There are eight recognized subspecies of masked trogon: T. p. assimilis is found in the subtropics of the west Andean slope in Ecuador. T. p. duidae is found on cerro Duida in the tepui region of southern Venezuela; males of this subspecies are reddish-bronze on the back. T. p. personatus is found in the subtropical Andes of Venezuela, central and east Andean slopes in Colombia, and east Andean slopes in Ecuador and Peru; males of this subspecies are glossy green above. T. p. ptaritepui is found in the tepui region of southern Venezuela; males of this subspecies are golden-green on the back. T. p. roraimae is found on Auyantepui and Monte Roraima, on the border between Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil. T. p. sanctamartae is found in the Santa Marta Mountains of northeastern Colombia. T. p. submontanus is found in the Andean foothills in Bolivia. T. p. temperatus, sometimes considered to be a separate species, the…