Red-headed Trogon
Harpactes erythrocephalus(Gould, J, 1834)
English (US) Red-headed Trogon
The Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trogonidae (Trogons) in the order Trogoniformes.
- Scientific name
- Harpactes erythrocephalus
- Family
- Trogonidae (Trogons)
- Order
- Trogoniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-headed Trogon
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1834)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Harpactes erythrocephalus erythrocephalus
- Harpactes erythrocephalus helenae
- Harpactes erythrocephalus yamakanensis
- Harpactes erythrocephalus intermedius
- Harpactes erythrocephalus annamensis
- Harpactes erythrocephalus klossi
- Harpactes erythrocephalus chaseni
- Harpactes erythrocephalus hainanus
- Harpactes erythrocephalus flagrans
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trogon erythrocephalus
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1834)
- Type locality
- Rangoon.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.2, no.16 p.25
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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