Red-Headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)
Image Copyright Suthanai Krupanitch
Last Observed: March 2016 – Koh Chang
Last Observed By: Suthanai Krupanitch
The red-headed trogon is a medium sized member of the Trogon family of birds that grows to 34cm length on average.It has a number of subspecies with variations in colouration but the are all of the same overall species of bird.
Typically the bird favours upland forests as a habitat so and it is rarely sighted below 300 metres. But Koh Chang has some lofty peaks it is clearly quite at home here.
They feed on insects that they peck from leaves and branches and also catch in mid-air.
