Sumatran trogon
| Sumatran trogon | |
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| Male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trogoniformes |
| Family: | Trogonidae |
| Genus: | Apalharpactes |
| Species: | A. mackloti
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| Binomial name | |
| Apalharpactes mackloti (Müller, 1835)
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| Synonyms | |
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Harpactes mackloti | |
The Sumatran trogon (Apalharpactes mackloti) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Javan trogon under the common name blue-tailed trogon.
It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Description[]
The male is blue-grey with a red beak and a pale blue patch of skin around the eye.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Apalharpactes mackloti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Apalharpactes
- Birds of Sumatra
- Birds described in 1835
- Bird stubs