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Diard's Trogon
Harpactes diardii (Temminck, 1832)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Halsbandtrogon in Sandakan / Borneo
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Open encyclopedia reference
Diard's trogon (Harpactes diardii) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae.
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Apalodermatinae is the African subfamily consisting of one genus, Apaloderma. The Asian subfamily is Harpactinae and contains two genera, Harpactes and Apalharpactes.
Males are black headed and breasted with a pink breast line. Females are brown headed and breasted with pink under parts. Diard's trogon eats caterpillars, beetles, stick-insects, locustids and other Orthoptera, and fruits. The breeding times of Diard's trogon range from February to August: February to mid-May in Malaysia, Mid-May to August in Borneo.
The Dayak Iban community believes that hearing the Diard's trogon's call is a bad omen.
Wikipedia contributors, Diard's trogon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:59:22.474172+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Harpactes diardii (Temminck, 1832)
- Name authority
- (Temminck, 1832)
- Common name
- Diard's Trogon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Trogoniformes
- Family
- Trogonidae
- Genus
- Harpactes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderTrogoniformes
- familyTrogonidae
- genusHarpactes Swainson, 1833
- speciesHarpactes diardii (Temminck, 1832)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Harpactes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Philippine TrogonHarpactes ardens (Temminck, 1826) | TrogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatus (Pennant, 1769) | TrogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-breasted TrogonHarpactes oreskios (Temminck, 1823) | TrogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Whitehead's TrogonHarpactes whiteheadi Sharpe, 1888 | TrogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-naped TrogonHarpactes kasumba (Raffles, 1822) | TrogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scarlet-rumped TrogonHarpactes duvaucelii (Temminck, 1824) | TrogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-headed TrogonHarpactes erythrocephalus (Gould, 1834) | TrogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cinnamon-rumped TrogonHarpactes orrhophaeus (Cabanis & Heine, 1863) | TrogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardi (Kinnear, 1927) | TrogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554510 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JRX3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.