Harpactes
Genus of birds
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::summary Genus of birds ::
::callout[type=note] genus of birds ::
| image = MalabarTrogonGould.jpg | image_caption = Malabar trogon, Harpactes fasciatus | taxon = Harpactes | authority = Swainson, 1833 | type_species = Trogon malabaricus | type_species_authority = Gould, 1834 | synonyms = Duvaucelius
Harpactes is a genus of birds in the family Trogonidae found in forests in South and Southeast Asia, extending into southernmost China. They are strongly sexually dimorphic, with females generally being duller than males. Their back is brownish, the tail is partially white (best visible from below), and males of most species have red underparts. They feed on arthropods, small lizards and fruit.
Taxonomy
The genus Harpactes was introduced in 1833 by the English zoologist William Swainson. He did not specify a type species but in 1840 by the English zoologist George Gray designated the type as Trogon malabaricus Gould, 1834. This taxon is now considered as a subspecies of Harpactes fasciatus Pennant, 1769, the Malabar trogon. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ἁρπακτης/harpaktēs meaning "robber".
Two species, cinnamon-rumped and scarlet-rumped trogons, were previously classified in a separate genus, Duvaucelius, and a 2010 study found that these two were closely related and formed a separate clade from all of the other Harpactes trogons (except orange-breasted trogon, which forms a third group), but recommended that all three groups should be treated as congeneric. This same study also found that the genus Apalharpactes, containing two species sometimes included in Harpactes, is actually distantly related and thus a valid genus.
Species
The genus contains ten species. ::data[format=table]
| Male | Female | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Harpactes fasciatus 02.jpg | 120px]] | [[File:Malabar Trogon female.jpg | 120px]] | Malabar trogon |
| [[File:Red-naped_Trogon.png | 120px]] | Red-naped trogon | Harpactes kasumba | |
| [[File:Harpactes diardii 501460.jpg | 120px]] | Diard's trogon | Harpactes diardii | |
| [[File:Philippine trogon.jpg | 120px]] | [[File:PhilippineTrogonFemale.jpg | 120px]] | Philippine trogon |
| [[File:Whitehead's Trogon 0A2A6215.jpg | 120px]] | Whitehead's trogon | Harpactes whiteheadi | |
| [[File:Harpactes orrhophaeus 226638721.jpg | 120px]] | Cinnamon-rumped trogon | Harpactes orrhophaeus | |
| [[File:Scarlet-rumped Trogon (Harpactes duvaucelii) - Flickr - Lip Kee (2).jpg | 120px]] | Scarlet-rumped trogon | Harpactes duvaucelii | |
| [[File:Harpactes oreskios - Kaeng Krachan.jpg | 120px]] | [[File:Harpactes oreskios 221157061.jpg | 120px]] | Orange-breasted trogon |
| [[File:Harpactes erythrocephalus 242493735.jpg | 120px]] | [[File:Red-headed Trogon by Tisha Mukherjee 03.jpg | 120px]] | Red-headed trogon |
| [[File:Harpactes wardi -Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India-8.jpg | 120px]] | [[File:Ward's Trogon fem - Eaglenest - India FJ0A9880 (33901569920).jpg | 120px]] | Ward's trogon |
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References
References
- . ["Trogonidae"](https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=82). *The Trust for Avian Systematics*.
- Swainson, William. (1833). "Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals". Baldwin, Cradock.
- Gray, George Robert. (1840). "A List of the Genera of Birds : with an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus". R. and J.E. Taylor.
- (1945). "Check-List of Birds of the World". Harvard University Press.
- Jobling, James A.. "Harpactes". Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
- (2010). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the Asian trogons (Aves: Trogoniformes) inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
- (February 2025). "Mousebirds, Cuckoo Roller, trogons, hoopoes, hornbills". International Ornithologists' Union.
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