I always believe nature is full
of amazing color, and when I see colorful birds, it’s really amazing how
beautiful our motherland is. The Cuban Trogon is one of most beautiful species
of bird belongs to Trogonidae family. It is also called Tocoror (Priotelus
Temnurus), actually endemic to the Caribbean island of Cuba. It is Cuba
national bird, and its habitats are dry forests, moist forests, and heavily
degraded former forest. It is well spread known to be Cuban Trogon, while in
Spanish it is called Tocororo or Tocoloro. The name is actually derived from
its repeated call, toco-toco-tocoro-tocoro. Its scientific name is Priotelus
temnurus which is very infrequently used in referring to this bird. The colorful
Cuban Trogon with a green back, blue crown, red belly and beak, and white
throat and chest. Interestingly these colors mimic the colors of the Cuban
flag, and that’s why it is selected to be national bird of Cuba. This bird has
a long fluffy tail, truly unique amongst trogons. The bird is between ten and
eleven inches from beak to tail. When these birds travel, they prefer in pairs
flight, creating a heavy noise because of their rough, graceless flying
technique. This is very common bird and can be seeing all over the island of
Cuba. This bird is rarely seeing on the Isle of Youth Guajaba, Romano, and
Sabinal. This bird prefers wet and dry forests of all altitudes and likes to be
in the shade as opposed to the sun. The Cuban Trogon nests in already created
crevices in trees, primarily abandoned wood pecker holes. The Cuban Trogon
feeds on flowers, fruits, and insects. Unlike most birds, it is proficient of hovering
while eating. Source: Charismatic Planet
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