Sumatran Trogon
Apalharpactes mackloti
Brightly-colored forest-dweller, endemic to Sumatra’s montane and foothill forests (750-2200 meters). Note olive-green head and breast, bright yellow throat and belly, bluish-green back, candy-red bill, and blue-and-green bare facial skin. Male has a dark reddish rump patch, which female lacks. Sluggish and slow-moving, often sitting stock-still at middle levels of the forest. Flies with whirring wingbeats when foraging or startled. Gives a harsh descending trill and and a whistled “wih-whee-whirrr!”
Identification
The male is blue-grey with a red beak and a pale blue patch of skin around the eye.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Apalharpactes mackloti
- Authority
- (Müller, S, 1836)
- Order
- Trogoniformes
- Family
- Trogonidae
- Genus
- Apalharpactes
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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