Scarlet-rumped Trogon (Harpactes duvaucelii)

Family
Trogonidae (Trogons)

Size
23 - 26 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1824)

Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland dipterocarp, kerangas, peatswamp forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Thailand (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction through illegal logging and conversion to agriculture, and fires are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually solitary.

Voice
A distinctive rapid bouncing ping-pong ball song consisting of a series of 18 - 20 short notes descending in pitch, 'teuk teuk teuk-teuk-euk-euk-euk-euk-euk-euk-euk-euk-euk-euk-euk-euk-euk-euk-...', starting slowly then accelerating.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Scarlet-rumped Trogon (Harpactes duvaucelii) [XC708104]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Talang Forest, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia (song)

Scarlet-rumped Trogon (Harpactes duvaucelii) [XC882202]
by id from Johor, Panti Forest Reserve, Bunker Trail, Malaysia (song)

Nest
A cavity excavated in a rotten tree-stump 1 - 1.5 m above the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
2; white.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Cinnamon-rumped Trogon (Harpactes orrhophaeus), the male of which has a less scarlet rump, more vermiculations on the wing coverts and duller underparts.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Scarlet-rumped Trogon (Harpactes duvaucelii) - 10 files

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