Philippine trogon
The Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trogoniformes |
| Family: | Trogonidae |
| Genus: | Harpactes |
| Species: | H. ardens |
| Binomial name | |
| Harpactes ardens (Temminck, 1826) | |
Description
The males head and throat is black and its face is blue. The neck and mantle are brown, rump light brown with a rufous tail. The breast is light grey to pink, a red breast line and a paler red under pant. The females are duller in all colors.[2]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Feeding
Not much is known, but, grasshoppers are plucked from branches.
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References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Harpactes ardens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2012-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2012-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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