#red-headed trogon

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July 15, 2023 - Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) These trogons are found in mountain forests in parts of South and Southeast Asia and southern China. They feed on insects, including stick-insects, grasshoppers, and flies, as well as leaves and berries. Pairs excavate nest hollows in the sides of rotten tree trunks or use holes made by woodpeckers. Both parents incubate the eggs and care for the chicks.

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Himalayan Aves #60: Red-headed trogon

Himalayan Aves #60: Red-headed trogon

away from the safety and the sometimes-arroganceof ‘knowing’, too, love bloomsyou might not be able to exclaim the name the minute you see a birdor list one behavourial fact after anotherbut your love for it is just as fierce as that of an avid birder’syou realise this again, this time through this red-headed aveperched still on a tree – a soft scarlet bruisereducing your insides to a mushy mess,…

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Red-headed Trogon

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Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus), male, family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes, Latpanchar, India

photograph by Skanda Shyamsundar

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Charles Hu

Red-headed Trogon

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Hey Cara have you seen any interesting birds lately? Xx

hi!!! i have!! i've had a really good run these last few months what with all the odd things showing up this winter. but i think the first mention here was the massive brown eagle that i saw cruising over the house yesterday that, qf, i have absolutely no idea what it was. i know all the raptors you expect to get in the greater area, and this just wasn't any of those??? my best guess is a juvenile african fish eagle with browner than usual markings, but i'm not convinced

i've been seeing green twinspots in the garden the whole winter - never seen them here before since they're usually heavy forest birds. saw a martial eagle out on the outskirts of the municipality a few weeks back

also had a really nice sighting of a tambourine dove in the garden last week! used to hear them a fair bit earlier this year, but not for a while and actually seeing them is more uncommon

more birds under the cut lol i don't want this to get too bulky

had some REALLY great views of a grey cuckooshrike in a forest up north who just...really wasn't shy in the slightest. deep sea creature of a bird, look a that eye. there was also a black cuckooshrike hanging around

not the greatest photograph, but finally managed to track down an orange-breasted bushshrike in the same forest! i've seen them before, but well over ten years ago. i've been desperately trying to get a sighting + photo for well over a year now, but they kept teasing me with their sombre "what to dooooo" call

(also in the same forest. it was a good day) but the rare spotted ground-thrush!! this was the bird i was really hoping to see and photograph. despite being rare i've actually seen quite a few of them

the worst photograph of the best bird ever, the narina trogon! (again, in the same forest) she was really obliging, but i was unable to get a better picture with how dark it was that day. look at that rusty colour descending into red!

a grey sunbird at my local nature reserve a few weeks back!! i've technically seen one before, but it wasn't a great sighting and all i got was an unidentifiable ass shot

i hear them and see them rather frequently, but i had some amazing views of this grey-headed bushshrike in the late afternoon sun in the garden. he was being so obliging and i got some fantastic photographs. best part was when i was reviewing them later and realised in some of them he had a whole mouse in his beak

this is a HEAVILY condensed version bc i'm really lucky to see interesting birds pretty regularly!

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Bird headcanons for if lifestealers were birds!

(long list but i did try and decide a bird for at least most of them! i may be back with more [to complete the list]; i would provide images, but alas, the restrictions of being on anon. visual vibe checks for the most part but also some of these are because i thought it was funny / coincided with Lore)

Parrot: Pyrrhura picta (painted conure/parakeet) Spoke: Lamprotornis hildebrandti (hildebrandt's starling) Ash: Casuarius bennetti (mountain cassowary) 4c: Cyanocitta stelleri (steller's jay) Clown: Gypaetus barbatus (bearded vulture) / alt: Hamirostra melanosternon (black-breasted buzzard) Branzy: Chelictinia riocourii (scissor-tailed kite) Bacon: Dromococcyx phasianellus (pheasant cuckoo) Jumper: Tauraco fischeri (fischer's turaco) Subz: Ispidina picta (african pygmy kingfisher) Vitalasy: Cariama cristata (red-legged seriema) Cube: Coracias caudatus (lilac-breasted roller) / alt: Chloebia gouldiae (gouldian finch) Roshambo: Nipponia nippon (crested ibis / toki) Planet: Urocolius macrourus (blue-naped mousebird) Jaron: Steatornis caripensis (oilbird / guácharo) Mapicc: Opisthocomus hoazin (hoatzin) / alt: Lanius schach (roufous-backed shrike) Leo: Promerops cafer (cape sugarbird) / alt: Bubo bubo (eurasian eagle-owl) Spep: Harpactes erythrocephalus (red-headed trogon) Zam: Terpsiphone paradisi (indian paradise flycatcher) / alt: Corvus frugilegus (rook) Redd: Leistes superciliaris (white-browed meadowlark) Woogie: Diomedea exulans (wandering albatross) Vortex: Bombycilla garrulus (bohemian waxwing) / alt: Irena cyanogastra (philippine fairy-bluebird)

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List of Birds organized by Order + locations:

Accipitriformes:

Bearded vulture

Cooper's hawk

Osprey

Red-shouldered hawk

Steller's sea eagle

Anseriformes:

Bar-headed goose

Barnacle goose

Black swan

Common merganser

Red-breasted goose

Snow goose

Trumpeter swan

Apodiformes:

Common swift

Ruby-throated hummingbird

Bucerotiformes:

Eurasian hoopoe

Cariamiformes:

Red-legged seriema

Casuariiformes:

Emu

Southern cassowary

Cathartiformes:

Black vulture

Turkey vulture

Charadriiformes:

Atlantic puffin

Black-headed gull

Black-tailed godwit

Killdeer

Northern lapwing

Ruddy turnstone

Ciconiiformes:

White stork

Columbiformes:

Common wood pigeon

Eurasian collared dove

Luzon bleeding-heart

Nicobar pigeon

Victoria crowned pigeon

Coraciiformes:

Blue-capped kingfisher

Common kingfisher

Cuculiformes:

Asian koel

Yellow-billed cuckoo

Eurypygiformes:

Kagu

Falconiformes:

American kestrel

Common kestrel

Galliformes:

Palawan peacock-pheasant

Western capercaillie

Gaviiformes:

Common loon

Gruiformes:

American coot

Australasian swamphen/pūkeko

Blue crane

Common moorhen

Sandhill crane

Sora

Whooping crane

Passeriformes:

American bushtit

American robin

Australian raven

Baltimore oriole

Barn swallow

Black-billed magpie

Black-capped chickadee

Black-throated sparrow

Blue-headed vireo

Blue jay

Bluethroat

Brown thrasher

California towhee

Canada warbler

Canyon wren

Cedar waxwing

Common blackbird

Common chlorospingus

Common raven

Eastern wood pewee

Eurasian blue tit

Eurasian bullfinch

Eurasian golden oriole

Eurasian jay

European robin

Goldcrest

Great-tailed grackle

Great tit

Hooded crow

House sparrow

Indigo bunting

Kirtland's warbler

LeConte's sparrow

Long-tailed tit

Painted bunting

Phainopepla

Pine siskin

Pin-tailed whydah

Pinyon jay

Pygmy nuthatch

Red winged blackbird

Rook

Saltmarsh sparrow

Satin bowerbird

Spotted towhee

Steller's jay

Tufted titmouse

Wallcreeper

Warbling vireo

Western tanager

White-breasted nuthatch

White-throated dipper

White-throated magpie-jay

Yellow-rumped warbler

Pelecaniformes:

Great blue heron

Great egret

Great white pelican

Least bittern

Roseate spoonbill

Shoebill stork

Snowy egret

Phoenicopteriformes:

Chilean flamingo

Piciformes:

Clark's nutcracker

Lewis's woodpecker

Northern flicker

Pileated woodpecker

Red-bellied woodpecker

Red-headed woodpecker

Podargiformes:

Tawny frogmouth

Podicipediformes:

Pied-billed grebe

Psittaciformes:

Australian king parrot

Citron-crested cockatoo

Cockatiel

Galah

Gang-gang cockatoo

Pacific parrotlet

Rose-ringed parakeet

Sulphur-crested cockatoo

Strigiformes:

Barn owl

Barred owl

Suliformes:

Anhinga

Blue-footed booby

Double-crested cormorant

Trogoniformes:

Elegant trogon

Locations:

Africa

America

Asia

Australia

Central America

Eurasia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America

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Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus), male, family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes, Latpanchar, India

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March 30, 2023 Monteverde, Costa Rica

Awoke to a view of clouds in the distance – though not the genesis of the Cloud Forest name. With a 9:00 AM start, we took our time rousing and headed down for a made-to-order breakfast: nice to be in a hotel without a breakfast buffet. Afterwards, we got ready back in the room and met Oscar and Roy, our driver, to head to the Curi Cancha Reserve (one of multiple private reserves in the area). We checked-in and even before we headed into the reserve, Oscar, calling us over with his normal affectionate “chicas,” gave us fantastic context about the Quaker influences in Costa Rica, and Monteverde specifically, and the genesis of the conservation movement here – fascinating. That while looking out at the hill across and the multitude of colorful humming birds on the bushes right in front of us. Despite the fact that they’re elusive, speedy little creatures, Jillebob managed to get a good pic!

As we started in on the trails, Oscar quickly heard from another guide about something ahead. We asked what, and he said something to the effect of “oh, some birds – two kinds” so as not to disappoint us if they were gone by the time we got there. He did not disappoint. There was a gathering of 25 people or so, huddled in small groups, gazing up at an avocado tree, pointing cameras, binoculars and large scopes like the one Oscar carried. There were hushed moments, interspersed with ohhs and ahhs, interspersed with talk about the birds in rather hushed tones, followed by everyone repositioning for new views. Everyone seemed respectful, giving each other space to see the quetzals. OMG! Neither of us came into this being bird people, but it’s impossible not to be awe’d by their beauty. Vibrant blues and greens with dark red and white on the breast, long flowing feathers in back and a mohawk on top. Simply stunning! The wind was, as usual, wild and when they were well within the tree leaves it was a matter of finding a glint of the bright emerald green to spot them among the green of the leaves. We alternated simply looking into the tree, using binoculars for close-ups, trying for a good photo, and looking though Oscar’s scope. The coolest thing is that Oscar had a gizmo to attach his phone to his scope. From that, we could see close ups through the phone’s camera and he was able to use it to take photos. It was still fun to try to get “the shot,” but so nice knowing that we’d have his photos regardless. Oscar was clearly enjoying himself as much as we were, and encouraged us to stay as long as we wanted. Another apparently good sighting was a crested guan whose speckled body was quite interesting but whose beauty paled in comparison to the quetzals. It was great to have the time to really observe the magnificent birds, and even see them fly a few times; it is, after all, mating season and they have to show off!

Finally, on we went and saw two more beautifully colored birds: a Lesson’s motmot posing on a “Don’t Feed the Wildlife” sign, also lovely blues and greens, and a collared trogon, whose orange was something new. Other creatures we saw (“friends” as Oscar called the wildlife of Monteverde) as we meandered up and down the trails: a large millipede; coati’s, racoon-like creatures with the strangest shape pointy nose with a flat end to sniff the ground; and an agouti (well-spotted Jillebob), the same creature we saw yesterday at the hotel. Oscar was a font of knowledge about both flora and fauna, clearly passionate about it all. His hope is that he will plant the seed of conservation with each tourist he guides. And he’ll be happy, if sometime in the future when they assume conservation practices, they think it’s something they thought of on their own! What a wonderful morning!

On the way back, we stopped at a women’s co-op with a mix of sort of kitchy things and quite lovely ones, most hand-made. Lunch was at a little local café at the back, with fresh fruit juices (blackberry for Jillebob; guava for Seb) and a tasty, thick corn tortilla topped with beans , shredded lettuce and tomato. Roy and Oscar dropped us at another craft place and we walked back to the hotel from there (a very short walk to the long steep driveway). Back at the room, we chilled before heading off again.

Our afternoon excursion was a three-part demonstration at a coffee plantation. Well, it used to be mostly a coffee plantation; now it does some of that, but does a good business of coffee/chocolate/sugar cane tours. Our guide, Ross was entertaining and the tour was fun and educational. There were a few kids in our group who Ross had participate in some of the demonstrations. It included chocolate making/tasting demonstrations (yum) and sugar cane juice tasting (sweet, but not at all exciting). And in the margins of the tour, Oscar entertained us further with everything from silly faces to playing with a bug who was walking around the demo of drying coffee beans. Fun facts we didn’t know: moisture is added to the coffee roasting process and coffee bean drying on raised racks copied from chocolate bean drying practices have accelerated the production process (slightly) without compromising quality. Of course, the overall pitch was that Costa Rican chocolate and coffee production using traditional methods are superior to volume-produced products every else in the world. At the end, we had a taste of honey coffee (yum); “moonshine” which was reminiscent of mouthwash; and hot chocolate that was to die for. Love all the nature we’ve been immersed in for two weeks, but this was a nice change.

Back at the room again, we had a short break over a glass of grape juice, and then off to Jillebob’s birthday dinner. Having a driver at our beck and call to get us to the restaurant – oh so nice. Allison’s was such a nice experience. Allison and a waiter were there. Not a lot of business; they’re only five months open and a bit out of town, presumably still unknown. The service was wonderful, chicken delish and we’re hopeful they get more well-known in the coming days/weeks/months.

The end of our penultimate day in paradise.

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Red Headed Trogan It’s a most sought after bird spotted in Latpancher under MWL sanctuary and that morning we almost started when it was too dark even outside and while climbing up on the Ricky roads of Latpancher our guide could spot this beautiful and shy bird amid darkness. The red-headed trogon is on average 34 cm (13 in) in length. The male has a red head and breast, a unique feature in the Trogon group. The female resembles the Diard's trogon without a speckled undertail. The head, neck and upper breast of an adult female are olive-brown. Just like the male, a narrow white band crosses the mid breast, underneath which the lower breast to abdomen is light red to pink. The mantle and back appear orange to brown in colour. The wings are vermiculated dark brown and yellowish brown. The tail feathers are very similar to those of the males. The bill, gape and bare eyering are pale blue on females. At the juvenile stage, the head, neck and upper-parts are buff brown, whereas the underparts appear buff white. No black tip on the narrower central tail feathers can be observed. #birds #bird #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #birdlovers #nikon #nikonphotography #nikonmirrorless #natgeo #natgeowild #nationalgeographic #natgeoyourshots #thomasvijayan #indianforest #indianforestofficial #bbcearth #bbc @inwawards @indianwildography @indian_forest_official @indian_wildlifes @nikonindiaofficial @nikonasia @natgeoindia @natgeo @thomasvijayan https://www.instagram.com/p/CnQ6WjPvPDV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Bhutan: A Symphony of Feathers Beckons Bird Enthusiasts

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Imagine a land where snow-capped peaks pierce the azure sky, ancient monasteries whisper tales of a bygone era, and vibrant prayer flags dance in the wind. This is Bhutan, the "Land of the Thunder Dragon," a kingdom that holds a secret melody waiting to be heard – a symphony of feathers. Nestled within the majestic Himalayas, Bhutan is a haven for birdwatchers worldwide, boasting over 770 recorded bird species, each adding a unique note to this captivating chorus.

A Tapestry of Habitats for Every Tune:

Bhutan's diverse landscape offers a kaleidoscope of habitats, each attracting a unique cast of avian performers. From the lush valleys to the rugged mountains, here's a glimpse into the stage where nature's show unfolds:

Eastern Broadleaf Forests: Step into a world brimming with life. Listen for the melodic call of the Green-backed Tit, a tiny acrobat flitting between branches. Spot the stunning Ward's Trogon with its vibrant turquoise belly, adding a splash of color to the verdant scenery. Keep an eye out for the elusive Rufous-bellied Woodpecker tapping its rhythm on ancient trees.

Rhododendron Jungles: Hike through a vibrant tapestry of blooming rhododendrons, attracting the vibrant Crimson Sunbird with its fiery red plumage. Look for the shy Slaty-headed Parakeet, its green feathers offering camouflage against the lush foliage. You might even catch a glimpse of the spectacular Blood Pheasant, its crimson feathers a breathtaking sight amidst the floral display.

Central Bhutan's Valleys and Scrublands: Witness the majestic lammergeyer, a bearded vulture with a wingspan exceeding three meters, soaring through the vast expanse. Listen for the call of the Rufous-necked Hornbill, its vibrant yellow casque adding a striking contrast to the drier landscape.

High-Altitude Mountains: Venture into the rugged alpine regions and experience the exhilaration of spotting the elusive Himalayan Monal pheasant. With its iridescent blue and green feathers and long, flowing tail, it's a bird fit for royalty. Keep an eye out for the well-camouflaged Himalayan Snowcock, blending perfectly with the snow-capped peaks.

Wetlands and Rivers: Listen for the rhythmic trill of the Common Kingfisher perched on a branch by the crystal-clear water. Witness the graceful Grey Heron stalking its prey with unwavering focus. These serene wetlands provide a haven for a variety of captivating water birds, including the White-throated Kingfisher and the Ibisbill.

Beyond the Checklist:

Langur Eco Travels believes your Bhutan birdwatching adventure should be more than just ticking names off a list. Here's what sets your experience apart:

Immerse Yourself in Bhutan's Rich Culture: Experience the vibrant culture of Bhutan alongside your birdwatching adventure. Witness the mesmerizing Tsechu festivals, where masked dancers move in perfect harmony to the rhythm of drums. Explore ancient monasteries nestled against the mountainsides, soaking in the serenity and spiritual significance of these sacred spaces.

Expert Birding Guides by Your Side: Our guides are not only passionate birders but also naturalists with an in-depth knowledge of Bhutan's birdlife. They possess a keen understanding of bird calls and behavior, allowing them to help you identify and locate even the most elusive species.

Eco-Conscious Travel: Langur Eco Travels prioritizes responsible tourism practices. We work closely with local communities to minimize our environmental impact and contribute to the conservation of Bhutan's unique ecosystem.

Personalized Bhutan Birding Tours: Every birdwatcher has unique interests. We curate personalized tours based on your skill level, desired species, and preferred duration. Whether you're a seasoned birdwatcher or a curious beginner, we have a tailor-made birding experience for you.

Unforgettable Experiences for the Budding Ornithologist:

With Langur Eco Travels, your birdwatching adventure in Bhutan goes beyond just sightings. Here are some experiences that will leave a lasting impression:

Dawn Chorus: Witness the magic of a Bhutanese dawn chorus. As the first rays of sunlight paint the sky, the air fills with the melodious calls of birds awakening for the day. This symphony of feathers is a truly unforgettable experience.

Bird Photography: Capture the breathtaking beauty of the birds you encounter. Our experienced guides will provide tips and techniques to ensure you return home with stunning photographs that will forever remind you of your adventure.

Local Bird Markets: Experience the buzz of local bird markets (excluding live bird trade). Learn about the local relationship with birds and witness the intricate details of handcrafted bird feeders and nesting boxes.

Embrace the Symphony of Nature:

Bhutan is a land where time slows down and nature reigns supreme. With Langur Eco Travels as your guide, embark on a birdwatching tour that will leave you enthralled. Hear the calls

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Red-headed Trogon by Harjeet Singh

Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)

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Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) © Henry C. Richter

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Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus), male, family Trogonidae, India

photograph by Kamlesh Mirkale

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Red-headed trogon