---
title: "Slaty-tailed Trogon"
description: "Trogon massena — Birds. The slaty-tailed trogon (Trogon massena) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/slaty-tailed-trogon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Slaty-tailed Trogon

> Trogon massena — Birds. The slaty-tailed trogon (Trogon massena) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons.

- Scientific name: *Trogon massena*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 4489
- Wikidata: [Q1268477](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1268477)
- iNaturalist taxon: [20733](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/20733)

## Names

- en: Slaty-tailed Trogon
- de: Schieferschwanztrogon
- es: Coa Cola Oscura
- fr: Trogon de Masséna
- nl: Massena's trogon
- pt: Surucuá-de-cauda-escura
- pl: Trogon krasnodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

CR (2081), PA (1153), BZ (274), MX (232), GT (213), HN (71), NI (46), CO (26), EC (4)

## Summary

The slaty-tailed trogon (Trogon massena) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Mexico, throughout Central America, and in Colombia and Ecuador.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaty-tailed_trogon

## Photo

![Slaty-tailed Trogon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/slaty-tailed-trogon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Malo Ramírez · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148752827

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/slaty-tailed-trogon?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).