The nominate subspecies of Surucua trogon is found from eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina east into Uruguay and in Brazil as far north as southeastern Tocantins. T. s. aurantius has a more restricted range in east central and eastern Brazil from Bahia south to São Paulo state. They inhabit the mid levels of primary and well-developed secondary forest and semideciduous woodland. T. s. aurantius often associates with bamboo. T. s. surrucura occurs as high as 1,150 m (3,800 ft) in Bahia, 1,550 m (5,100 ft) in Minas Gerais, and higher still in Rio de Janeiro state. T. s. aurantius occurs up to about 2,000 m (6,600 ft).
The Blog has Wildlife, Plant and Bird Photos from Walks, Safaris, Birding Trips, Webcams and Vacations. The pictures have been taken with Nikon P900 and P950X cameras. Click on any image for a larger picture. On the right column under Blog Archive are the entries by date. Below under Animal categories all the different species of Animals, Birds, Insects and Plants in the website are listed. Clicking on any entry will show all the entries for that species. Info by Wikipedia.