Orange-breasted Trogon

How to identify

Field marks

1. Male lower breast yellow-orange, becoming paler near the vent
2. Eye-ring blue
3. Male head dark olive-yellow, upperparts rufous-chestnut

Male, female and young

Female head and upperparts grayish-brown, breast gray, belly and rump tinged yellow.

Voice

The song begins with 1–3 “to” notes, followed by 3–4 “tau-tau-tau” notes at the same pitch.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia

Orange-breasted Trogon has been recorded at 146 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Kaeng Krachan NP – stream crossings 1–3Thailand831 records
2. Kaeng Krachan NPThailand823 records
3. Cat Tien NPVietnam536 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ThailandVietnamMalaysiaCambodiaIndonesiaChinaLaos

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is a colorful, sedentary species that inhabits the lower canopy of the lowlands and forest of southern China, southeast Asia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java.

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