Philippine trogon

The Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Philippine trogon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Harpactes
Species:
H. ardens
Binomial name
Harpactes ardens
(Temminck, 1826)

Description

The males head and throat is black and its face is blue. The neck and mantle are brown, rump light brown with a rufous tail. The breast is light grey to pink, a red breast line and a paler red under pant. The females are duller in all colors.[2]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

It is common in forest and secondary growth, and it is usually found alone or in pairs perched 5 to 10 m from the ground in a dark recess on a vine or branch in the understory.

Reproduction

It builds its nest in a hole in a dead tree 6 meters up. Its clutch size is 3 eggs.[3]

Feeding

Not much is known, but, grasshoppers are plucked from branches.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Harpactes ardens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682839A92963343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682839A92963343.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2012-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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