Philippine trogon
| Philippine trogon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trogoniformes |
| Family: | Trogonidae |
| Genus: | Harpactes |
| Species: | H. ardens
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| Binomial name | |
| Harpactes ardens (Temminck, 1826)
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The Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2012-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2012-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Harpactes
- Endemic birds of the Philippines
- Birds described in 1826
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