Narina Trogon

(A. n. narina) Ad male: Head to upper breast and mantle, and back and upper tail coverts bright, metallic bronzy green. Closed tail appears dark blue above, central rectrices narrowly edged green. Outer 3 pairs of rectrices white with grey bases, graduated; outermost pair half the length of central pairs. Mid-breast to undertail coverts bright crimson. Primaries dull blackish, outer webs narrowly edged white; secondaries pale grey, outer webs finely barred white on black. Greater and median upper wing coverts grey, finely barred darker, narrowly edged green. Underwings white. Undertail dull blue-black, outer webs of rectrices narrowly edged whitish. Upper mandible bluish with yellow base, lower mandible yellow. Eyes chestnut brown, eye ring blue. Patches of bare skin on upper eyelids, cheek (2 patches) and throat change from bright lemon yellow in non-br season, to pale turquoise during br season¹⁵, although Maberley³¹ reports the reverse. Legs and feet flesh pink to dusky purple.

Ad female: As male, but forehead, ear coverts, chin, throat and upper breast cinnamon; belly greyish pink, vent and undertail coverts crimson. Barring on outer edges of secondaries washed green.

Imm: As ad female, but duller.

Juv: Dull, bronzy green above, tail dull blue-black, outer rectrices white. Primaries dark grey, outer webs narrowly edged white; secondaries and coverts green, with large terminal buffy spots. Throat to belly grey, finely barred pale brown. Bill dull yellow, gape greenish. Eyes dark brown, eye ring whitish.

Confusing species: None.

Author:WRJ Dean & MA du Plessis