Harpactes kasumba
The Red-naped Trogon (*Harpactes kasumba*) is a spectacularly plumaged, medium-sized forest bird, a true jewel of Southeast Asian rainforests. Males are particularly striking, boasting a glossy black head with a prominent deep red nape, vivid crimson underparts, and a clean white breast band that contrasts sharply with their dark wings finely vermiculated with black and white. Females, while more subdued, display a rich olive-brown head and breast, a less intense reddish nape, and duller red ...
Primarily found in tropical and subtropical moist lowland forests, the Red-naped Trogon prefers well-developed primary or mature secondary rainforests, typically at elevations from sea level up to around 1,000-1,200 meters.
Their diet primarily consists of large insects such as mantids, stick insects, grasshoppers, and caterpillars, supplemented with small fruits and berries gleaned from foliage or captured in flight.
The Red-naped Trogon exhibits a characteristic "sit-and-wait" foraging strategy, perching motionless for extended periods on a branch within the forest understory or mid-canopy before making a short, rapid sally to snatch an insect or pluck a piece of fruit. They are largely diurnal but can be ve...
The Red-naped Trogon is a non-migratory resident species found exclusively in the lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. Its primary distribution encompasses the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo, where it is found across Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Suma...
Least Concern
- The Red-naped Trogon often perches motionless for long periods, relying on its striking but cryptic plumage to blend into the dappled light of the rainforest understory. - Unlike most birds, trogons have heterodactyl feet, meaning two toes point forward and two point backward, providing an exce...