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Svetlana Velmar-Janković

Priotelus
Cuban trogon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Priotelus
G.R. Gray, 1840
Type species
Trogon temnurus[1]
Temminck, 1825
Species

P. temnurus
P. roseigaster

Priotelus is a genus of birds in the trogon family endemic to Caribbean islands.

Species

It contains two species:

Genus Priotelus G.R. Gray, 1840 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Hispaniolan trogon

Priotelus roseigaster
(Vieillot, 1817)
Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
Map of range
Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 


Cuban trogon, tocororo

Priotelus temnurus
(Temminck, 1825)
Cuba, Isla de la Juventud
Map of range
Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 




References

  1. ^ "Trogonidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.