Bare-cheeked Trogon

Bare-cheeked TrogonThis trogon has a green head and back with a red belly. Yellow, drop-shaped bare skin below the eye helps distinguish it from a close relative.What does it look like?Males have a green head and back, a blue-tinged throat, green breast, and vivid red belly. Females also have a green back but a brownish-grey throat and chest. Both sexes have yellow, drop-shaped bare cheek patches.How does it live?This trogon has a green head and back with a red belly. Yellow, drop-shaped bare skin below the eye helps distinguish it from a close relative.This elusive bird lives in equatorial African forest. It eats insects and other invertebrates, including snails, and sometimes hunts on the ground.Keeping it safeIUCN Red List · Least Concern (LC) · Global