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Trogon atricollis, Print, The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. The Trogonidae family contains 39 species in seven genera. The fossil record of the trogons dates back 49 million years to the Early Eocene. They might constitute a member of the basal radiation of the order Coraciiformes or be closely related to mousebirds and owls. The word trogon is Greek for "nibbling" and refers to the fact that these birds gnaw holes in trees to make their nests., 1700-1880.

Trogon atricollis, Print, The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. The Trogonidae family contains 39 species in seven genera. The fossil record of the trogons dates back 49 million years to the Early Eocene. They might constitute a member of the basal radiation of the order Coraciiformes or be closely related to mousebirds and owls. The word trogon is Greek for "nibbling" and refers to the fact that these birds gnaw holes in trees to make their nests., 1700-1880.
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Trogon atricollis, Print, The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. The Trogonidae family contains 39 species in seven genera. The fossil record of the trogons dates back 49 million years to the Early Eocene. They might constitute a member of the basal radiation of the order Coraciiformes or be closely related to mousebirds and owls. The word trogon is Greek for "nibbling" and refers to the fact that these birds gnaw holes in trees to make their nests., 1700-1880
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BASAL RADIATION • BIRDS GNAW HOLES • BIRDS • CLOSELY RELATED • EARLY EOCENE • FACT • FAMILIAR • FAMILY • FOSSIL RECORD • GRECO • GREEK • GREEKS • HELENICO • HELENISTICO • HELLENIC • HELLENISTIC • MEMBER • MIGHT CONSTITUTE • MOUSEBIRDS • NESTS • NIBBLING • ORDER CORACIIFORMES • ORDER TROGONIFORMES • OWLS • PRINT • QUETZALS • REFERS • SEVEN GENERA • TREES • TROGON ATRICOLLIS • TROGONIDAE FAMILY CONTAINS 39 SPECIES • TROGONIDAE • TROGONS DATES BACK 49 MILLION YEARS • TROGONS • WORD TROGON