Diard's trogon
Diard's trogon (Harpactes diardii) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae.[2][3] It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trogoniformes |
| Family: | Trogonidae |
| Genus: | Harpactes |
| Species: | H. diardii |
| Binomial name | |
| Harpactes diardii (Temminck, 1832) | |
Apalodermatinae is the African subfamily consisting of one genus, Apaloderma. The Asian subfamily is Harpactinae and contains two genera, Harpactes and Apalharpactes.
Males are black headed and breasted with a pink breast line. Females are brown headed and breasted with pink under parts. Diard's trogon eats caterpillars, beetles, stick-insects, locustids and other Orthoptera, and fruits. The breeding times of Diard's trogon range from February to August: February to mid-May in Malaysia, Mid-May to August in Borneo.
The Dayak Iban community believes that hearing the Diard's trogon's call is a bad omen.[4]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Harpactes diardii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682836A92963010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682836A92963010.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- "Diards Trogon (Harpactes diardii) – Planet of Birds".
- Collar, Nigel (4 March 2020). "Diard's Trogon (Harpactes diardii)". Birds of the World.
- SUPIANDI, MARKUS IYUS; SYAFRUDDIN, DIDIN; GANDASARI, ADRIANA; MAHANAL, SUSRIYATI; ZUBAIDAH, SITI (2023-01-18). "Animals ethnozoology as traditional medicine in the Dayak Tamambaloh Tribe, Labian Ira'ang Village, Kapuas Hulu District, Indonesia". Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity. 24 (1). doi:10.13057/biodiv/d240104. ISSN 2085-4722.