- Harpactes oreskios
Identification
Olive-yellow head with feathers that are bristled and upright, chestnut upperparts, orange breast that changes to bright yellow on upper and lower portions, white bars on wing sections, and a blue bill. Females have additional grey-brown on head and upperparts; pale buffy-brown rump, grey breast; and yellow lower underparts. Juveniles are similar to females, with young males having warmer brown upperparts.
Distribution
China, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, and northern Borneo.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized[1].
- H. o. stellae - Lowlands of southwest China (southwest Yunnan), southern Myanmar and Indochina
- H. o. uniformis - southern Thailand, Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
- H. o. nias - Nias Island (off northwest Sumatra)
- H. o. dulitensis - Mountains of northwest Borneo
- H. o. oreskios - Java
Habitat
Forests
Behaviour
The diet includes fruits and ants, beetles, caterpillars, cicadas, crickets, grasshoppers, lizards, spiders, and various vegetable materials.
It builds its nest in hollow stumps and 1-4 eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Orange-breasted Trogon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Orange-breasted_Trogon
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