Orange-breasted Trogon
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Orange-breasted Trogon

Harpactes oreskios

Silhouette: Keith Murdock (photo), John E. McCormack, Michael G. Harvey, Brant C. Faircloth, Nicholas G. Crawford, Travis C. Glenn, Robb T. Brumfield & T. Michael Keesey · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Kerinci Seblat National Park
2 Verified sightings at Kerinci Seblat National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,473 Verified sightings across all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Orange-breasted Trogon

The orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is a colorful, sedentary species that inhabits the lower canopy of the lowlands and forest of southern China, southeast Asia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java.

The species is insectivorous and hunts from a perch. Adults breed between January and May, excavating their nest into dead tree stumps. Both parents cooperate in raising the chicks. The orange-breasted trogon is a member of the order Trogoniformes, in the family Trogonidae, which is a relatively small family made up of 39 tropical species. The genus Harpactes contains the Asian trogons. H. oreskios is the sister group of the Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens) and Diard's trogon (Harpactes diardii).

Five subspecies are recognized: H. o. stellae Deignan, 1941 – southwest China, south Myanmar and Indochina H. o. uniformis (Robinson, 1917) – Malay Peninsula and Sumatra H. o. oreskios (Temminck, 1823) – Java H. o. dulitensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1892 – Borneo

H. o. nias Meyer de Schauensee & Ripley, 1940 – Nias (west of north Sumatra) The orange-breasted trogon is a medium-sized bird that measures between 25 and... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kerinci Seblat National Park

Red-headed Trogon
LC

Red-headed Trogon

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Harpactes erythrocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Scarlet-rumped Trogon
NT

Scarlet-rumped Trogon

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Harpactes duvaucelii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Sumatran Trogon
LC Endemic

Sumatran Trogon

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Apalharpactes mackloti

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
4 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
5 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
6 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
7 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
10 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
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