White-tailed Trogon

White-tailed Trogon (Trogon chionurus), friends Hellenists, to your Bailly! 'Chionos' can be translated as 'snow' or 'snowflake', likely referring to the entirely white under-tail coverts. In fact, we are dealing with Trogon viridis and its subspecies chionurus, which is sometimes treated as a separate species. The description of chionurus is actually the same as viridis, the noteworthy difference being the completely white tail of the male and the back coloration which clearly leans towards blue while viridis is greener; the female is identical to her cousin viridis with the base of the tail lightly striped while viridis is completely black.