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Trogoniformes (trogon)
Taxonomy
Trogoniformes was named by Wetmore and Miller (1926). It is extant.
It was assigned to Neognathae by Wetmore (1960); to Coliiformes by Mayr (2005); to Trogonomorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aves by Lambrecht (1933), Kristoffersen (2002), del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Eucavitaves by Mayr (2022).
It was assigned to Neognathae by Wetmore (1960); to Coliiformes by Mayr (2005); to Trogonomorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aves by Lambrecht (1933), Kristoffersen (2002), del Hoyo et al. (2014); and to Eucavitaves by Mayr (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1926 | Trogoniformes Wetmore and Miller |
| 1933 | Trogoniformes Lambrecht p. 625 |
| 1960 | Trogoniformes Wetmore p. 29 |
| 2002 | Trogoniformes Kristoffersen |
| 2005 | Trogoniformes Mayr p. 318 |
| 2007 | Trogoniformes Livezey and Zusi p. 94 |
| 2014 | Trogoniformes del Hoyo et al. |
| 2022 | Trogoniformes Mayr p. 209 figs. Fig. 10.8 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Or. Trogoniformes Wetmore and Miller 1926 [trogon]
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Fm. Trogonidae Lesson 1828
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G. Pharomachrus de la Llave 1832 [quetzal]
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Pharomachrus mocinno de la Llave 1832 [Resplendent quetzal]
G. Priotelus Gray 1840
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Priotelus roseigaster Vieillot 1817 [Hispaniolan trogon]
Invalid names: Temnotrogon Bonaparte 1854 [synonym]
G. Trogon Brisson 1760 [trogon]
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Trogon massena Gould 1838 [Slaty-tailed trogon]
Trogon melanurus Swainson 1838 [Black-tailed trogon]
Trogon violaceus Gmelin 1788 [Violaceous trogon]
Trogon viridis Linnaeus 1766 [Green-backed trogon]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 51.1 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 51.1 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | Trogoniformes indet. (15595) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Eotrogon stenorhynchus (227361) | |
| Ypresian | Denmark | Septentrogon madseni (67711) | |
| MP 11 | Germany (Hessen) | Primotrogon pumilio (120798) | |
| MP 22 - MP 24 | France | Primotrogon wintersteini (74638) | |
| Rupelian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Primotrogon sp. (68021) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Dominican Republic | Temnotrogon roseigaster (194485) | |
| Holocene | Haiti | Priotelus roseigaster (194483) |