Red-headed Trogon

Harpactes erythrocephalus (Gould, 1834)

Red-headed Trogon, Harpactes erythrocephalus, is a bird of the Trogonidae family that breeds from the Himalayas and southern China to Sumatra across the Oriental Region. It was described by Gould in 1834. It is a forest bird of upland and evergreen woodland, including dense broadleaved forest, bamboo and oak forest, and montane habitats at a range of elevations. The male is marked by a red head and breast, a feature that sets it apart within the trogons, while the female has olive-brown upperparts and lacks a speckled undertail.

Order

Trogoniformes

Family

Trogonidae — Trogons

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Himalayas and s China to Sumatra