CreatureData

Philippine trogon

Harpactes ardens (Temminck, 1826)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh 96 g to 97.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens)
Photo: Noel Reynolds · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the philippine trogon

Weight
96.3 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
Not recorded
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 philippine trogon live?

Not recorded

What is the philippine trogon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found on regions of Luzon, Eastern Visayas, and Mindanao. It is the only species of trogon in the country. While not a threatened species, its population is declining due to habitat loss and hunting.

From the Wikipedia article “Philippine trogon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_trogon&oldid=1349704413), 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 philippine trogon endangered?

The philippine 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 philippine trogon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderTrogoniformes
  5. familyTrogonidae
  6. genusHarpactes
  7. SpeciesHarpactes ardens (Temminck, 1826)
Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • طرغونية فلبينيةArabic
  • trogon de les FilipinesCatalan
  • trogon filipínskýCzech
  • trogon y PhilipinauWelsh
  • Filippinsk TrogonDanish
  • PhilippinentrogonGerman
  • Philippinen-TrogonGerman
  • filipina trogonoEsperanto
  • Trogón filipinoSpanish
  • filipiini järanokkEstonian
  • filippiinientrogoniFinnish
  • Trogon des PhilippinesFrench
  • fülöp-szigeteki malájtrogonHungarian
  • Trogone delle FilippineItalian
  • バラムネキヌバネドリJapanese
  • filipininis harpaktasLithuanian
  • Filipijnse TrogonDutch
  • Filippijnse TrogonDutch
  • rosenbrysttrogonNorwegian
  • sędzioł filipińskiPolish
  • republicano-filipinoPortuguese
  • Филиппинский трогонRussian
  • Филиппинский азиатский трогонRussian
  • dravčík filipínskySlovak
  • Filipinski trogonSerbian
  • filippintrogonSwedish
  • Filipin TrogonuTurkish
  • трогон філіпінськийUkrainian
  • 粉胸咬鵑Chinese
  • 粉胸咬鹃Chinese
  • 菲律賓咬鵑Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the philippine trogon

Other species in the same genus Harpactes.

ComparePhilippine trogon vs Red-headed trogonPhilippine trogon vs Orange-breasted trogonPhilippine trogon vs Malabar trogonPhilippine trogon vs Ward's trogon

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the philippine trogon?

An adult philippine trogon weighs 96.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the philippine trogon endangered?

The philippine 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 philippine trogon?

The philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-trogon

MLA

“Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-trogon.

BibTeX
@misc{philippine_trogon_2026,
  title = {Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-trogon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}