Ward's Trogon

How to identify

Field marks

1. Male forehead, breast, belly and underside of tail pink to bright red
2. Back, wings and upper surface of tail dark slate, tinged chestnut
3. Bill tip dark red, yellow in female
4. Both sexes have blue rings around the eyes

Male, female and young

Female plumage follows the male's pattern, but yellow replaces red, the dark areas are dark olive, and the bill tip is yellow.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: Bhutan, China

Ward's Trogon has been recorded at 28 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Lingmethang Rd – Namling mid-elevation forestBhutan42 records
2. Yongkhola campBhutan39 records
3. Dochula – Royal Botanical ParkBhutan29 records

Countries and regions with the most records

BhutanChina

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

Ward's trogon (Harpactes wardi) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. Its range includes the northeastern parts of the Indian subcontinent stretching eastwards to Southeast Asia. It is found in Bhutan, India, Tibet, and Myanmar.

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