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Orange-Breasted Trogon

Hornbills, Hoopoes & Trogons

Photo: Julia Wittmann · CC BY 4.0

Harpactes oreskios

Basic stats

Diet

Insects, hunted from a perch

Habitat

Lower canopy of lowland forest

Range

Southern China, South-east Asia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java

Size

25–31cm

Weight

49–57g

The orange-breasted trogon is a colourful, sedentary, medium-sized trogon, 25–31cm long and 49–57g, living in the lower canopy of lowlands and forest in southern China, South-east Asia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. Males have a dull olive-yellow head and a rufous-chestnut colour extending from the upperparts to the underparts. It is insectivorous and hunts from a perch (Wikipedia, general species account).

Adults breed between January and May, excavating a nest in dead tree stumps. The species does not migrate. The song starts with a 1–3 note 'to (to to)' followed by 3–4 even-pitched 'tau-tau-tau' notes (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What does the Orange-Breasted Trogon eat?
Insects, hunted from a perch
What habitat does the Orange-Breasted Trogon live in?
Lower canopy of lowland forest
Where is the Orange-Breasted Trogon found?
Southern China, South-east Asia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java
How big is the Orange-Breasted Trogon?
25–31cm
How much does the Orange-Breasted Trogon weigh?
49–57g
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