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Violaceous Trogon (male)

Trogon violaceus

Photo by Jack Settle
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Description:

A very difficult bird to find. Flew off before I could get another pic.

Habitat:

Trees at a resort

Notes:

This is a horrible photo, but a very cool-looking bird. I needed to position myself to see the head, but it flew off.

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