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Harpactes erythrocephalus
Diet
Insects; also leaves and fruits
Habitat
Broadleaved evergreen forest at 300–2,600m
Range
North-eastern India, Bhutan and Bangladesh through Southeast Asia and southern China to Sumatra
Size
About 34cm
The red-headed trogon is about 34cm long. The male has a red head and breast, unique in the trogon group, with a narrow white band across the mid-breast and a light red to pink lower breast and abdomen, and a rusty brown mantle and back. The female's head, neck and upper breast are olive-brown. It frequents broadleaved evergreen forest from 300 to 2,600m (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is fairly common in north-eastern India, frequent in Bhutan and locally dispersed in Bangladesh. It is often seen perching on shaded branches waiting for prey, alone or in pairs, and follows flocks of foraging birds to take the insects they flush out. The male's call is a series of mellow, well-spaced 'tyaup' notes repeated about every minute.