Photo: John Gould, HC Richter / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

Near Threatened

Trogons & Quetzals

Diard’s Trogon

Harpactes diardii

Diard's Trogon (Harpactes diardii) — Trogons & Quetzals of South & Southeast Asia.

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The Diard’s Trogon (Harpactes diardii) is a member of the Trogonidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 98.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.

Conservation status

IUCN Red List

NT Near Threatened

Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.

Where it fits

Class Aves
Order Trogoniformes
Family Trogonidae Trogons
Genus Harpactes
Species diardii

Where it lives

Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo

South & Southeast Asia

Quick facts

Weight: 98.3 g
Diet: Invertebrate-eaters
Family: Trogonidae
Order: Trogoniformes
Habitat: Woodland

How to identify

Similar birds

Least Concern

Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Diard’s Trogon is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Behaviour

A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.

Migration

The Diard’s Trogon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Diard’s Trogon (Harpactes diardii) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family, part of the order Trogoniformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo.

It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 98.3 g, with a wing length of about 14.2 cm and a tail of around 15.5 cm.

The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.

Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.1 million km².

Songs & calls

Diard’s Trogon — Song

Recorded by Joost van Bruggen Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Diard’s Trogon?

The Diard’s Trogon is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 98.3 g.

Where does the Diard’s Trogon live?

The Diard’s Trogon is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the Diard’s Trogon belong to?

The Diard’s Trogon (Harpactes diardii) belongs to the Trogonidae family, in the order Trogoniformes.

What does the Diard’s Trogon eat?

The Diard’s Trogon is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Does the Diard’s Trogon migrate?

The Diard’s Trogon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Diard’s Trogon endangered?

The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.

What sound does the Diard’s Trogon make?

1 real field recording of the Diard’s Trogon — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Diard’s Trogon's range?

The Diard’s Trogon has a mapped global range of about 1.1 million km².