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Ward's Trogon

A species of Asian trogons
Scientific name : Harpactes wardi Genus : Asian trogons

Ward's Trogon, A species of Asian trogons
Botanical name: Harpactes wardi
Genus: Asian trogons
Ward's Trogon (Harpactes wardi) Photo By Rofikul Islam

Description

Ward's trogon measures 35 to 38 cm (14–15 in) in length and weighs 115–120 g (4.1–4.2 oz). The male have a pink-red breast, belly, undertail and forehead and the chest, back and wings and uppertail are dark slate with a maroon wash. The tip of the bill is deep red. The plumage of the female matches the male but the red is replaced with yellow and the dark parts are dark olive. The female's beak tip is yellow, and both sexes have a blue ring around the eye.
Size
38 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Feeding Habits
Ward's Trogon primarily consumes insects like moths, stick-insects, grasshoppers, and bugs, and occasionally eats berries. Unique dietary finds include large seeds such as acorns. In Indochina, ward's Trogon's diet consists exclusively of sizable insects.
Habitat
Ward's Trogon is typically found in the understory and thickets of subtropical hill forests dominated by oak and chestnut species, as well as in temperate broadleaf evergreen forests. These environments are characterized by dense vegetation, including bamboo growths, and are often intertwined with creepers and vines.
Dite type
Omnivorous

General Info

Feeding Habits

Bird food type

Behavior

Little is known about the behaviour of Ward's trogon. It feeds on insects, including moths, stick-insects, grasshoppers and bugs, as well as large seeds. Its nests have not been found or described, but birds in breeding condition have been found in March and April.

Distribution Area

Ward's trogon ranges from Bhutan and Arunachal in North Eastern India and into northern and eastern Myanmar and southern China (in western Yunnan). A disjunct population was reported to be common in Fan Si Pan in Vietnam in 1939, but there are no modern records of that species there. The species is generally montane, usually occurring between 1,500–3,200 m (4,900–10,500 ft) but occasionally coming down as low as 300 m (980 ft). There is some evidence that it moves to lower altitudes in winter. The preferred habitat of Ward's trogon is subtropical hill forest dominated by Quercus and Castanopis and temperate broadleaf evergreen forest. Within these forests it is found in the understory, undergrowth and within bamboo stands. The species is not a common one, although it can be locally common in some locations. It was treated as vulnerable by the IUCN in the 1990s, but secure populations have been found in Bhutan, so it is presently listed as near-threatened.
Ward's Trogon (Harpactes wardi) Ward's Trogon (Harpactes wardi) Photo By Rofikul Islam

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