Orange-breasted Trogon

Scientific Name

Harpactes oreskios

Status

Least Concern

Size

Length: 25 - 31 cm

Weight: 49 - 57 g

Diet

Insectivore.

Insects and caterpillars.

Appearance

The Orange-breasted Trogon has a vibrant plumage, particularly the male's orange-yellow underparts and the bold white bars on its wings. Males have a dull olive-yellow head with a blue eye ring, rufous-chestnut upper parts, and a black-and-white tail. Females are duller, with a grey-brown head, a grey breast, and yellow on the lower belly.

Distribution

Orange-breasted Trogons are found in southern Thailand, particularly in lowland evergreen and swamp-forest habitats up to 1100 meters.

Khao Yai National Park

Scientific Name: Ursus tibetanus

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Useful Information

The Orange-breasted Trogon hunts using the sally-stall technique, where it will wait on a forest perch for flying insects, it will take its prey in mid air by hovering.

Breeding is from January to March, nesting in cavities excavated in rotting stumps or dead branches, often less than two meters from the ground.

Where To See

Khao Yai National Park

Red-headed Trogon

Scientific Name

arpactes erythrocephalus

Status

Least Concern

Size

Length: 31 - 35 cm

Weight: 75 - 110 g

Diet

Omnivore.

Insects, caterpillars, beetles, stick-insects, cicadas, and millipedes. It also eats fruits and leaves, particularly bamboo leaves.

Appearance

The Red-headed Trogon has a colourful bird, males have a vibrant crimson head and breast, separated from a red/pink belly by a narrow white band. Females have an olive-brown head and a more faded red or orange-brown underparts. Both have brown backs and black-and-white barred wings.

Distribution

Red-headed Trogon's are found in the northern, western, and southern parts of Thailand, where it prefers broadleaved evergreen forests between 400 and 2,000 meters elevation.