 The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes which contains

only one family, the Trogonidae. The 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[1] or be closely related to mousebirds and owls.[2][3] The
word trogon is Greek for "nibbling" and refers to the fact that these birds gnaw
holes in trees to make their nests.
 Trogons are residents of tropical forests worldwide. The greatest diversity is in
the Neotropics, where four genera, containing 24 species occur. The
genus Apaloderma contains the three African species. The
genera Harpactes and Apalharpactes, containing twelve species, are found in
southeast Asia.[4]