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Orange-breasted trogon

Harpactes oreskios (Temminck, 1823)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh 53 g to 57.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the orange-breasted trogon

Weight
53 g – 57.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the orange-breasted trogon live?

Not recorded

What is the orange-breasted trogon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is a colorful, sedentary species that inhabits the lower canopy of the lowlands and forest of southern China, southeast Asia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java.

The species is insectivorous and hunts from a perch. Adults breed between January and May, excavating their nest into dead tree stumps. Both parents cooperate in raising the chicks.

From the Wikipedia article “Orange-breasted trogon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orange-breasted_trogon&oldid=1357042722), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the orange-breasted trogon endangered?

The orange-breasted trogon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the orange-breasted trogon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderTrogoniformes
  5. familyTrogonidae
  6. genusHarpactes
  7. SpeciesHarpactes oreskios (Temminck, 1823)
Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • طرغونية برتقالية الصدرArabic
  • trongon de pit carbassaCatalan
  • trogon oranžovoprsýCzech
  • trogon bronorenWelsh
  • Gulbuget TrogonDanish
  • OrangebauchtrogonGerman
  • OrangebrusttrogonGerman
  • oranĝbrusta trogonoEsperanto
  • Trogón pechinaranjaSpanish
  • kuld-järanokkEstonian
  • mandariinitrogoniFinnish
  • Trogon à poitrine jauneFrench
  • riđoleđi trogonCroatian
  • narancsbegyű malájtrogonHungarian
  • Luntur harimauIndonesian
  • Trogone pettoarancioItalian
  • ヤマキヌバネドリJapanese
  • žalsvagalvis harpaktasLithuanian
  • GroenkoptrogonDutch
  • olivenhodetrogonNorwegian
  • sędzioł zielonkawyPolish
  • sędzioł złotobrzuchyPolish
  • republicano-de-peito-laranjaPortuguese
  • republicano-de-barriga-laranjaPortuguese
  • Оранжевобрюхий трогонRussian
  • Зеленоголовый азиатский трогонRussian
  • dravčík olivovýSlovak
  • orangebröstad trogonSwedish
  • นกขุนแผนอกสีส้มThai
  • Turuncu Göğüslü TrogonTurkish
  • трогон оливковоголовийUkrainian
  • 橙胸咬鵑Chinese
  • 橙胸咬鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the orange-breasted trogon

Other species in the same genus Harpactes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the orange-breasted trogon?

An adult orange-breasted trogon weighs 53 g – 57.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the orange-breasted trogon endangered?

The orange-breasted trogon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the orange-breasted trogon?

The orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-breasted-trogon

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BibTeX
@misc{orange_breasted_trogon_2026,
  title = {Orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-breasted-trogon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}