Trogons (Trogonidae)
Javan Trogon (Apalharpactes reinwardtii) - HBW 6, p. 106
French: Trogon de Reinwardt
German: Reinwardttrogon
Spanish: Trogón de Java
Other common names: (Reinwardt’s) Blue-tailed Trogon (with A. mackloti)
Taxonomy: Trogon reinwardtii Temminck, 1822, Java.
Genus name sometimes erroneously “emended” to Hapalarpactes. This species and A. mackloti have usually been placed in genus Harpactes, and also treated as conspecific; both differ, however, from Harpactes species in plumage coloration and in having a red bill, as well as being the only Asian trogons with metallic tones in plumage; in addition, at least one (A. mackloti) has a song quite unlike that of any other trogonids; recent research, as yet unpublished, indicates that present species and A. mackloti differ significantly in biometrics, and pos.. View all taxonomy...
Genus name sometimes erroneously “emended” to Hapalarpactes. This species and A. mackloti have usually been placed in genus Harpactes, and also treated as conspecific; both differ, however, from Harpactes species in plumage coloration and in having a red bill, as well as being the only Asian trogons with metallic tones in plumage; in addition, at least one (A. mackloti) has a song quite unlike that of any other trogonids; recent research, as yet unpublished, indicates that present species and A. mackloti differ significantly in biometrics, and possibly also in vocalizations, and are probably better treated as separate species forming a superspecies. Monotypic.
Distribution: Mountains of W Java.
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Front and back views of a female perched Locality Gede Pangrango National Park , West Java Province, Java (Indonesia) (Monotypic species)
Luc Fazio 26 July 1997 3 years ago 21 sec 3.5 -
A female perched and defecating once Locality Gede Pangrango National Park , West Java Province, Java (Indonesia) (Monotypic species)
Luc Fazio 26 July 1997 3 years ago 13 sec 3.5 -
A bird perched Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (Monotypic species)
Jonathan Beilby 8 August 2008 2 years ago 14 sec 2.7
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Bird sat; closeup
Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Jonathan Beilby 1 January 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Bird perched on a wall
Locality Voliere Mythenquai, Zürich, Zürich Canton, Switzerland (Monotypic species)
Johannes Pfleiderer 26 March 2008 41 weeks ago 3.5
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