Priotelus

Priotelus

Cuban trogon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Trogoniformes
Family:	Trogonidae
Genus:	Priotelus G.R. Gray, 1840
Species
P. temnurus P. roseigaster

Priotelus is a genus of birds in the trogon family. It contains two species:

Cuban trogon or tocororo, Priotelus temnurus, endemic to the Caribbean island of Cuba
Hispaniolan trogon, Priotelus roseigaster, on the island of Hispaniola shared by Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic.

References

American Ornithologists' Union. Check-list of North American Birds - Trogoniformes. Accessed on April 17, 2009.
BirdLife International 2004. Priotelus temnurus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.

Trogons (order: Trogoniformes · family: Trogonidae)

Genus	Species

Apaloderma	Narina trogon Bare-cheeked trogon Bar-tailed trogon

Apalharpactes	Javan trogon Sumatran trogon

Harpactes	Malabar trogon Red-naped trogon Diard's trogon Philippine trogon Whitehead's trogon Cinnamon-rumped trogon Scarlet-rumped trogon Red-headed trogon Orange-breasted trogon Ward's trogon

Priotelus	Cuban trogon Hispaniolan trogon

Trogon	Black-headed trogon Citreoline trogon White-tailed trogon Baird's trogon Violaceous trogon Gartered trogon Mountain trogon White-eyed trogon Collared trogon Elegant trogon Orange-bellied trogon Masked trogon Black-throated trogon Surucua trogon Blue-crowned trogon Black-tailed trogon Green-backed trogon Ecuadorian trogon Slaty-tailed trogon Lattice-tailed trogon

Euptilotis	Eared quetzal

Pharomachrus	Resplendent quetzal Crested quetzal White-tipped quetzal Golden-headed quetzal Pavonine quetzal

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