List of Trogoniformes by population

This is a list of Trogoniformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.

This list is not comprehensive, as not all Trogoniformes have had their numbers quantified.

Species by global population

Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image
Baird's trogonTrogon bairdii1,000 – 4,000[1]NT[1]Decrease[1]Best estimate for population of mature individuals is 4,000. Total population expected to be less than 10,000 individuals.[1]
Javan trogonApalharpactes reinwardtii2,500 – 9,999[2]VU[2]Decrease[2]Global population is suspected to have been previously underestimated.[2]
Eared quetzalEuptilotis neoxenus20,000 – 49,999[3]LC[3]Decrease[3]
Lattice-tailed trogon Trogon clathratus 20,000 – 49,999[4] LC[4] Decrease[4]
Resplendent quetzalPharomachrus mocinno50,000 – 499,999[5]NT[5]Decrease[5]
Slaty-tailed trogonTrogon massena50,000 – 499,999[6]LC[6]Decrease[6]
Black-headed trogonTrogon melanocephalus50,000 – 499,999[7]LC[7]Decrease[7]
Golden-headed quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps 50,000 – 499,999[8] LC[8] Decrease[8]
Citreoline trogonTrogon citreolus50,000 – 499,999[9]LC[9]Steady[9]
Mountain trogonTrogon mexicanus50,000 – 499,999[10]LC[10]Decrease[10]
Black-throated trogon

(Amazonian black-throated trogon)

Trogon rufus 500,000 – 4,999,999[11] LC[11] Decrease[11] IOC taxonomic classifications split three additional species from this bird on the basis of genetic divergence: Northern, Atlantic, and Choco black-throated trogon.[12]

IUCN/BirdLife International maintain these are subspecies of black-throated trogon.[13]

White-tailed trogon Trogon chionurus 500,000 – 4,999,999[14] LC[14] Decrease[14]
Collared trogonTrogon collaris5,000,000 – 49,999,999[15]LC[15]Decrease[15]
Black-tailed trogon Trogon melanurus 5,000,000 – 49,999,999[16] LC[16] Decrease[16]


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 BirdLife International. (2022). "Trogon bairdii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T22682776A179176977. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 BirdLife International (2020). "Apalharpactes reinwardtii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T22682824A178034431. International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2020-3.rlts.t22682824a178034431.en. ISSN 2307-8235. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2021). "Euptilotis neoxenus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T22682744A163900947. International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2021-3.rlts.t22682744a163900947.en. ISSN 2307-8235. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2022). "Trogon clathratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T22682768A163894219. International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2022-2.rlts.t22682768a163894219.en. ISSN 2307-8235. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 BirdLife International. (2023). "Pharomachrus mocinno". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T22682727A221577625. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T22682727A221577625.en. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2022). "Trogon massena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T22682760A152224279. International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2022-2.rlts.t22682760a152224279.en. ISSN 2307-8235. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2018). "Trogon melanocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T22682788A130083006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2018-2.rlts.t22682788a130083006.en. ISSN 2307-8235. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2022). "Pharomachrus auriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T22682738A163902680. International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2022-2.rlts.t22682738a163902680.en. ISSN 2307-8235. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2022). "Trogon citreolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T22682785A152210433. International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2022-2.rlts.t22682785a152210433.en. ISSN 2307-8235. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2018). "Trogon mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T22682791A130083356. International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2018-2.rlts.t22682791a130083356.en. ISSN 2307-8235. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2022). "Trogon rufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T22682810A163897398. International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2022-2.rlts.t22682810a163897398.en. ISSN 2307-8235. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Mousebirds, Cuckoo Roller, trogons, hoopoes, hornbills – IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  13. ↑ BirdLife International (2025). Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International Digital Checklist of the Birds of the World: Version 10.
  14. 1 2 3 BirdLife International. (2021). "Trogon chionurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T22736244A163896475. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22736244A163896475.en. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  15. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2022). "Trogon collaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T61692251A163899552. International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2022-2.rlts.t61692251a163899552.en. ISSN 2307-8235. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2021). "Trogon melanurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T22736251A163895384. International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2021-3.rlts.t22736251a163895384.en. ISSN 2307-8235. Retrieved 22 March 2024.