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Sumatran trogon

Sumatran trogon
Apalharpactes mackloti-20040821.jpg
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Apalharpactes
Species: A. mackloti
Binomial name
Apalharpactes mackloti
(Müller, 1835)
Synonyms

Harpactes mackloti


Harpactes mackloti

The Sumatran trogon (Apalharpactes mackloti) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Javan trogon under the common name blue-tailed trogon.

It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

The male is blue-grey with a red beak and a pale blue patch of skin around the eye.



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