| 1. | It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the violaceous trogon.
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| 2. | The costal and inner margins of the forewings are violaceous brown.
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| 3. | Violaceous trogons will consume wasps and wasp larvae encountered while digging nests.
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| 4. | The aperture is orange or violaceous, with a white central band.
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| 5. | The forewings are dark violaceous brown with sparse black scales.
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| 6. | The forewings are light cinnamon brown with a violaceous tinge.
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| 7. | Adult violaceous euphonias are 11.4 cm long and weigh 14 g.
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| 8. | In adult, head, thorax and fore wings are pale violaceous grey.
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| 9. | The pupa may be light brown or violaceous.
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| 10. | Little is known in any detail about the violaceous jay's life history.
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