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Red-headed trogon

Harpactes erythrocephalus (Gould, 1834)

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The red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh 76 g to 97.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( jjharrison89@facebook.com ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-headed trogon

Weight
76 g – 97.5 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
2.8 – 3.5src 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 red-headed trogon live?

Not recorded

What is the red-headed trogon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-headed trogon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-headed_trogon&oldid=1315312762), 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 red-headed trogon endangered?

The red-headed 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.

How is the red-headed trogon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderTrogoniformes
  5. familyTrogonidae
  6. genusHarpactes
  7. SpeciesHarpactes erythrocephalus (Gould, 1834)
Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • طرغونية حمراءة الرأسArabic
  • Червеноглав трогонBulgarian
  • লালমাথা কুচকুচিBangla
  • Trogon penn ruzBreton
  • Trogon cap-roigCatalan
  • trogon capvermellCatalan
  • trogon rudohlavýCzech
  • trogon pengochWelsh
  • Rødhovedet TrogonDanish
  • RotkopftrogonGerman
  • ruĝkapa trogonoEsperanto
  • Trogón cabecirrojoSpanish
  • Trogón Asiático CabecirrojoSpanish
  • puna-järanokkEstonian
  • لانهکن سرسرخPersian
  • ruusutrogoniFinnish
  • Trogon à tête rougeFrench
  • crveni trogonCroatian
  • pirosfejű malájtrogonHungarian
  • Luntur kepala-merahIndonesian
  • Trogone testarossaItalian
  • ズアカキヌバネドリJapanese
  • raudongalvis harpaktasLithuanian
  • Burung Kesumba GunungMalay
  • रक्तशिरNepali
  • RoodkoptrogonDutch
  • rødhodetrogonNorwegian
  • sędzioł czerwonogłowyPolish
  • لالسرا ٹروگنWestern Panjabi
  • Surucuá-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
  • republicano-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Красноголовый трогонRussian
  • Красноголовый азиатский трогонRussian
  • dravčík červenohlavýSlovak
  • Crvenoglavi trogonSerbian
  • rödhuvad trogonSwedish
  • นกขุนแผนหัวแดงThai
  • Kırmızı Başlı TrogonTurkish
  • трогон червоноголовийUkrainian
  • Nuốc đầu đỏVietnamese
  • 紅頭咬鵑Chinese
  • 红头咬鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the red-headed 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 red-headed trogon?

An adult red-headed trogon weighs 76 g – 97.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-headed trogon endangered?

The red-headed 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 red-headed trogon?

The red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-headed-trogon

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{red_headed_trogon_2026,
  title = {Red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-headed-trogon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}