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;[[:Category:Harpactes|Harpactes]] erythrocephalus | ;[[:Category:Harpactes|Harpactes]] erythrocephalus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 31–35 cm (12¼-13¾ in)<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Black-tipped blue bill | ||
| + | *Purplish-blue orbital ring | ||
| + | *Crimson head and underparts | ||
| + | *White breast band | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]]<br /> |
| + | '''South Asia''': [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bhutan]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:FH - RHT M 1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|996sps|996sps}}<br />Fraser's Hill, Pahang, [[Malaysia]], September 2017 ]] | ||
| + | Ten subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''H. e. hodgsoni'': North East [[India]] to eastern [[Nepal]] and [[Bhutan]] | ||
| + | *''H. e. erythrocephalus'': East [[Himalayas]] of [[Myanmar]] and north-western [[Thailand]] | ||
| + | *''H. e. helenae'': South [[China]] (western Yunnan) and northern [[Myanmar]] | ||
| + | *''H. e. yamakanensis'': South East China (Sichuan, Fujian and northern Guangdong) | ||
| + | *''H. e. intermedius'': North [[Laos]], northern [[Vietnam]] and southern China (Yunnan) | ||
| + | *''H. e. annamensis'': East [[Thailand]], southern [[Laos]] and Vietnam | ||
| + | *''H. e. klossi'': Banthat Mountains (western [[Cambodia]] and extreme south-western Thailand) | ||
| + | *''H. e. chaseni [[Malay Peninsula]] | ||
| + | *''H. e. hainanus'': Hainan Island (s China) | ||
| + | *''H. e. flagrans'': Mountains of [[Sumatra]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Dense broadleafed lower and upper montane forests. Occupying the middle storey and lower canopy. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They eat a variety of insects, such as cicadas, millipedes, centipedes, flies, stick insects, beetles and woodlice. The also eat leaves and berries. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Harpactes+erythrocephalus}} | {{GSearch|Harpactes+erythrocephalus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Harpactes]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Harpactes]] | ||
Revision as of 22:48, 12 September 2017
- Harpactes erythrocephalus
Identification
31–35 cm (12¼-13¾ in)
Male
- Black-tipped blue bill
- Purplish-blue orbital ring
- Crimson head and underparts
- White breast band
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal
South Asia: India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, Greater Sundas
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Ten subspecies are recognized[1]:
- H. e. hodgsoni: North East India to eastern Nepal and Bhutan
- H. e. erythrocephalus: East Himalayas of Myanmar and north-western Thailand
- H. e. helenae: South China (western Yunnan) and northern Myanmar
- H. e. yamakanensis: South East China (Sichuan, Fujian and northern Guangdong)
- H. e. intermedius: North Laos, northern Vietnam and southern China (Yunnan)
- H. e. annamensis: East Thailand, southern Laos and Vietnam
- H. e. klossi: Banthat Mountains (western Cambodia and extreme south-western Thailand)
- H. e. chaseni Malay Peninsula
- H. e. hainanus: Hainan Island (s China)
- H. e. flagrans: Mountains of Sumatra
Habitat
Dense broadleafed lower and upper montane forests. Occupying the middle storey and lower canopy.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat a variety of insects, such as cicadas, millipedes, centipedes, flies, stick insects, beetles and woodlice. The also eat leaves and berries.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-headed Trogon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-headed_Trogon
