Animalia Life
Apalharpactes reinwardtii
SUBFAMILY
Harpactinae
TAXONOMY
Trogon reinwardtii Temminck, 1822, Java. Occasionally considered
conspecific with Sumatran trogon (A. mackloti), although
range and appearance differ. Monotypic.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Blue-tailed trogon, Macklot’s trogon, Reinwardt’s trogon;
French: Trogon de Reinwardt; German: Reinwardttrogon;
Spanish: Trogуn de Java.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
13.4 in (34 cm), weight unknown. Olive-brown head and
shoulders, blue-green upperparts, yellow throat and lower
breast, metallic blue tail, with three outer retrices tipped and
edged in white, red bill.
DISTRIBUTION
West Java.
HABITAT
Montane evergreen forests.
BEHAVIOR
Little known; probably sedentary.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Eats insects, including beetles, cicadas, caterpillars, grasshoppers,
as well as fruit, including figs.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Little known; breeding reported April through December; lays
one to three eggs.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Uncommon within restricted range.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.
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