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.
Aplodermatinae 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. The Diard's trogon eats caterpillars, beetles, stick- insects, locustids and other Orthoptera, and fruits.
The Diard's trogon breeding times range from February to August. February to mid-May in Malaysia; Mid-May to August in Borneo.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Harpactes diardii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ http://www.planetofbirds.com/trogoniformes-trogonidae-diards-trogon-harpactes-diardii
- ^ http://www.hbw.com/species/diards-trogon-harpactes-diardii
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