Trogons (Trogonidae)
Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) - HBW 6, p. 110
French: Trogon à tête rouge
German: Rotkopftrogon
Spanish: Trogón Cabecirrojo
Taxonomy: Trogon erythrocephalus Gould, 1834, Rangoon.
Birds from NE India to N Myanmar sometimes separated as race hodgsoni, but differences from nominate race and helenae not constant. Ten subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- erythrocephalus (Gould, 1834) - Himalayas from Nepal through NE India to Myanmar and W Thailand.
- helenae Mayr, 1941 - N Myanmar and S China (W Yunnan).
- yamakanensis Rickett, 1899 - SE China (SE Sichuan E to Fujian).
- erythrocephalus (Gould, 1834) - Himalayas from Nepal through NE India to Myanmar and W Thailand.
- helenae Mayr, 1941 - N Myanmar and S China (W Yunnan).
- yamakanensis Rickett, 1899 - SE China (SE Sichuan E to Fujian).
- rosa (Stresemann, 1929) - Guangxi (Yao Shan).
- intermedius (Kinnear, 1925) - SE Yunnan, Tonkin, N Annam and N Laos.
- hainanus Ogilvie-Grant, 1900 - Hainan I.
- annamensis (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) - NE Thailand, S Laos, S Annam and Cochinchina.
- klossi (Robinson, 1915) - Bhantat Range in W Cambodia and extreme E Thailand, also hills on Koh Chang I (SE Thailand).
- chaseni Riley, 1934 - Malay Peninsula.
- flagrans (S. Müller, 1835) - Sumatra.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp erythrocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 19 November 2004 6 years ago 32 sec 4.3 -
Male perched - various views from side and rear Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (ssp erythrocephalus)
Greg Baker 3 March 2009 1 year ago 42 sec 3.8 -
A dorsal view of a male bird perched on a branch and flying away. Locality Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Chaiyaphum Province, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 3 February 2010 2 years ago 17 sec 3.8 -
A female perched and flying away Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp erythrocephalus)
Josep del Hoyo 19 November 2004 5 years ago 26 sec 3.4 -
Two dorsal views of a male perched Locality Arunachal Pradesh, India (ssp erythrocephalus)
John Gregory 31 March 2007 4 years ago 28 sec 3
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"Breeding Time"
Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp Harpactes erythrocephalus)
p.supat 10 May 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
Red-headed Trogon (female) at Nam Nao National Park, Petchabun,Thailand
Locality Nam Nao, Phetchabun, Central Thailand, Thailand (ssp Harpactes erythrocephalus))
p.supat 30 August 2011 28 weeks ago 4.2 -
Adult male perched
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Pierre de Chabannes 20 April 2006 2 years ago 4 -
A male perched.
Locality Voliere Mythenquai, Zürich, Zürich Canton, Switzerland
Tomasz Doroń 21 February 2012 12 weeks ago 3.8
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An individual calling. Locality Dak Dam, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
(ssp annamensis)
Josep del Hoyo 14 March 2011 35 weeks ago 4.3 -
repeated chou call Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Desmond Allen 1 February 2001 2 years ago 2
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