Diard's trogon

Harpactes diardii

Diard's trogon is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Appearance

Males are black headed and breasted with a pink breast line. Females are brown headed and breasted with pink under parts.

Naming

Aplodermatinae is the African subfamily consisting of one genus, "Apaloderma". The Asian subfamily is Harpactinae and contains two genera, "Harpactes" and "Apalharpactes".

Reproduction

The Diard's trogon breeding times range from February to August. February to mid-May in Malaysia; Mid-May to August in Borneo.

Food

The Diard's trogon eats caterpillars, beetles, stick- insects, locustids and other Orthoptera, and fruits.

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Status: Near threatened
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderTrogoniformes
FamilyTrogonidae
GenusHarpactes
SpeciesH. diardii
Photographed in
Malaysia