20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Cuban Trogon: An iridescent rainbow!

Canon EOS1D Mark IV 1/500 seg; f/6.3; ISO 1250 The Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus) the National Bird of Cuba. in this specie from the familidae Trogonidae, males and females havent sexual dimorphism (both sex have the same color)so is hard to identify the sex just by the colors. This individual was prunnig and singing near to one nest boxe wich is used by the specie every year for nesting.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Copyright: © Ernesto Reyes