Sumatran trogon
Apalharpactes mackloti (S. Müller, 1836)
The sumatran trogon (Apalharpactes mackloti) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh about 118 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the sumatran trogon
- Weight
- 118 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- fruit, insectsrc for Main food
- 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 sumatran trogon live?
Not recorded
What is the sumatran trogon?
The Sumatran trogon (Apalharpactes mackloti) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Javan trogon under the common name blue-tailed trogon.
It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The 12 species of Asian trogons inhabit forests throughout the southern Asian mainland and the Greater Sunda and Philippine islands. No trogons are present on the Sundaic island of Palawan, and none have succeeded in colonizing islands east of Wallace's Line.
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Is the sumatran trogon endangered?
The sumatran trogon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the sumatran trogon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderTrogoniformes
- familyTrogonidae
- genusApalharpactes
- SpeciesApalharpactes mackloti (S. Müller, 1836)
Synonyms Harpactes mackloti, Harpactes reinwardtii mackloti, Trogon mackloti
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- نهاسية سومطريةArabic
- trogon sumaterskýCzech
- Sumatra TrogonDanish
- MacklottrogonGerman
- sumatra trogonoEsperanto
- Trogón de SumatraSpanish
- sumatra järanokkEstonian
- sumatrantrogoniFinnish
- Trogon de SumatraFrench
- szumátrai trogonHungarian
- Luntur sumateraIndonesian
- rogone di SumatraItalian
- Trogone di SumatraItalian
- スマトラキヌバネドリJapanese
- sumatrinis trogonasLithuanian
- Macklots TrogonDutch
- sędzioł sumatrzańskiPolish
- republicano-de-samatraPortuguese
- republicano-de-sumatraPortuguese
- Суматранский трогонRussian
- Суматранский азиатский трогонRussian
- dravčík sumatranskýSlovak
- Sumatranski trogonSerbian
- Sumatra TrogonuTurkish
- трогон суматранськийUkrainian
- 苏门答腊咬鹃Chinese
- 蘇門答臘藍尾咬鵑Chinese
Relatives of the sumatran trogon
Other species in the same genus Apalharpactes.
Javan trogon
Apalharpactes reinwardtii
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sumatran trogon?
An adult sumatran trogon weighs 118 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sumatran trogon endangered?
The sumatran trogon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the sumatran trogon eat?
Its recorded main food is fruit and insect.
What kind of animal is the sumatran trogon?
The sumatran trogon (Apalharpactes mackloti) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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