Female © Shailesh Pinto
Male © Vincent Wang
Female © Vincent Wang
Male © Shailesh Pinto

Philippine Trogon Harpactes ardens

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Identification

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A fairly large, long-tailed bird of lowland and low-elevation montane forest. Brown on the back, with barred wings, a white undertail, a yellow bill with blue at the base, and blue bare skin around the eye. Female has mustard-yellow underparts and an olive-brown head, whereas the spectacular male has a black head, a pink chest, and a red belly. Unmistakable. The only species of trogon in the Philippines. Song is a descending series that first accelerates, then decelerates.

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