Northern Black-throated Trogon (male), Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Northern Black-throated Trogon (male), Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica - Northern Black-throated Trogon
Bosque del Cabo Rainforest Lodge, near Puerto Jimenez, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica (August 2012)

Status is classified as Least Concern. Formerly part of Black-throated Trogon but now considered a separate species Northern Black-throated Trogon by most authorities. Also known as Graceful Black-throated Trogon. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Northern black-throated trogon (Trogon tenellus) / Wikipedia
Northern Black-throated Trogon Trogon tenellus / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Northern Black-throated Trogon Trogon tenellus

Recent research indicates that Black-throated Trogon comprises five species with distinct non-overlapping ranges (see Birdguides article):

Northern / Graceful Black-throated Trogon Trogon tenellus
Kerr's Black-throated Trogon Trogon cupreicauda
Amazonian Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus
Southern Black-throated Trogon Trogon chrysochloros
Alagoas Black-throated Trogon Trogon muriciensis

Northern / Graceful Black-throated Trogon Trogon tenellus only occurs in Central America so would be the identity assigned to the bird in this image.

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