Diard's trogon
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trogoniformes |
| Family: | Trogonidae |
| Genus: | Harpactes |
| Species: | H. diardii
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| Harpactes diardii (Temminck, 1832)
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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.
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.
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