Whitehead's Trogon Harpactes whiteheadi Scientific name definitions

29–31 cm. Male has red head, blue bill and orbital ring, black throat  , grey breast , and red belly ; pale rich brown upperparts ; largely white undertail  . Female  like male, but with red replaced by ochre-brown to cinnamon  , barring on wingpanel pale brown.

Spinal range of N Borneo from Kinabalu to Mt Dulit and Mt Lunjut (Kalimantan).

Montane forest and sparse moss forest at 900–1500 m; frequents the dark, wet patches of old forest, generally perching in the higher branches of the understorey.

Song up to 5 even-pitched whistles, “poop poop poop poop poop”; soft rolling “rrrr” notes, sometimes followed by loud “kekekeke”, dropping in pitch; a peculiar growling note heard from a hunting bird at close range was presumably the same as the “rrrr” notes.

Not globally threatened. Currently considered Near-threatened. Restricted-range species: present in Bornean Mountains EBA. Appears to be uncommon throughout its limited though relatively secure range; reputedly declining on Mt Kinabalu , although still very poorly known and full vocabulary not known.