About the Ward's Trogon
Ward's trogon is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. Its range includes the northeastern parts of the Indian subcontinent stretching eastwards to Southeast Asia. It is found in Bhutan, India, Tibet, and Myanmar. It also has a disjunct population in northern Vietnam, but there are no recent records from there. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Ward's trogon measures 35 to 38 cm (14–15 in) in length and weighs 115–120 g (4.1–4.2 oz). The male have a pink-red breast, belly, undertail and forehead and the chest, back and wings and uppertail are dark slate with a maroon wash. The tip of the bill is deep red. The plumage of the female matches the male but the red is replaced with yellow and the dark parts are dark olive. The female's beak tip is yellow, and both sexes have a blue ring around the eye.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in April · a passage migrant species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Whitehead's TrogonHarpactes whiteheadiLike most trogons, Whitehead's trogon is sexually dimorphic; the male is considerably more colorful than the female.
Philippine TrogonHarpactes ardensThe Philippine trogon is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae.
Cinnamon-rumped TrogonHarpactes orrhophaeusThe cinnamon-rumped trogon is a close relative of the scarlet-rumped trogon, which also resides in the Malay peninsula and Indonesia.
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