Red-headed Trogon

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, a light red to pink lower breast and abdomen, pale red flanks 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 widely distributed from central Nepal through Southeast Asia and southern China to Sumatra, but is uncommon to scarce in Nepal, where habitat destruction most likely explains a rapid decline in numbers. 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.