Normally, the short leg can’t be seen when perch. Most Trogons of Malaysia are colorful. Not really like to fly far and nest at the death tree trunk.

1. Red-naped Trogon, 红枕咬鹃, 紅枕咬鵑, Harpactes kasumba, アカエリキヌバネドリ, KESUMBA TENGKUK MERAH

2. Orange-Breasted Trogon, 橙胸咬鹃, 橙胸咬鵑, Harpactes oreskios, ヤマキヌバネドリ, KESUMBA HARIMAU

3. Scarlet-rumped Trogon, 红腰咬鹃, 紅腰咬鵑, Harpactes duvaucelii, コシアカキヌバネドリ, KESUMBA KECIL PINGGUL MERAH

4. Cinnamon-rumped Trogon, 橙腰咬鹃, 橙腰咬鵑, Harpactes orrhophaeus, ズグロキヌバネドリ, KESUMBA KECIL PINGGUL PERANG

5. Diard’s trogon, 紫顶咬鹃, 紫頂咬鵑, Harpactes diardii, バラエリキヌバネドリ, KESUMBA TENGKUK JAMBU

6. Whitehead’s trogon, 灰胸咬鹃, 灰胸咬鵑, Harpactes whiteheadi, ノドグロキヌバネドリ, KESUMBA GUNUNG BORNEO

7. Red-headed Trogon, 红头咬鹃, 紅頭咬鵑, Harpactes erythrocephalus, ズアカキヌバネドリ, KESUMBA GUNUNG BIASA

 

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Indonesia

51. Sumatran Trogon, 苏门答腊咬鹃, 蘇門答臘藍尾咬鵑, Apalharpactes mackloti, スマトラキヌバネドリ, Luntur Sumatera

 

South Africa

501. Narina Trogon, 绿颊咬鹃, 綠頰咬鵑, Apaloderma narina, アフリカキヌバネドリ

 

Costa Rica

1001. Resplendent Quetzal, 凤尾绿咬鹃, 鳳尾綠咬鵑, Pharomachrus mocinno, カザリキヌバネドリ

1002. Baird’s Trogon, 拜氏美洲咬鹃, 貝爾德氏美洲咬鵑, Trogon bairdii, パナマハグロキヌバネドリ

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1. Red-naped Trogon, 红枕咬鹃, 紅枕咬鵑, Harpactes kasumba, アカエリキヌバネドリ, KESUMBA TENGKUK MERAH

– another Red-Brown bird but blue bill and orbital ring

– male with red front underpart, female mostly brown-yellow

update 202506 

Another commonly seen trogon at RDC, Sepilok, Sabah—though often confused with the equally common Diard’s Trogon. We were lucky that day, as this one stayed around long enough for us to enjoy and capture plenty of photos.

在沙巴山打根的雨林探索中心（RDC）另一种常见的咬鹃，不过常常和同样常见的迪奥咬鹃混淆。那天我们很幸运，这只鸟停留了相当长一段时间，让我们得以好好欣赏并拍下许多照片。

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update 202408

– same bird since last month stay same area. It stay so long for us .. not best angle but still can see how beautiful is the Trogon. a Lovely male, follow by Diard’s trogon stand just ~20m away … lucky day for Trogon ..

– 这么漂亮的咬鹃在这个点又一个月多。一直都在附近？今天还要站那很久，虽然不是做好角度。可是还是可以看得出这鸟非常漂亮。拍完后，紫顶咬鹃尽然站在20米附近。咬鹃日吗？

 

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update 202405

– a bird that quite easy at RDC, Sepilok, Sabah. the male with almost all red with blue eye-ring.

– we saw few times of this and guests just like it so much and almost non stop pressing shutter each time meeting this beauty.

– 在沙巴RDC， 这鸟还是很普通的。几乎，只要有耐心都可以拍到。

– 公鸟几乎全红+蓝颜圈。

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update 202403

– this bird getting less sighting compare to years back but at Sepilok.. it is still a common seen bird .. it always together with Diard’s trogon.

– 这几年来，这鸟几乎越来越难见到。除了在西必洛, 沙巴 还是蛮容易的。

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update 202302

– the lowland forest still very quiet, this bird is the only bird call that making many call in the forest. it is not difficult to spot a red over green forest.

– 森林在这个月还是很静。这鸟是森林叫蛮多的其中一种鸟。在绿绿的森林里，找到红不难。

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– another lovely trogon, the male overall black-blue-red

– we got this bird while we spend our’s waiting time for Bornean Bristlehead. Bird calling soft, we slowly moving around to get a clear view of this.

– 非常漂亮的咬鹃。雄鸟带红-黑-蓝。

– 拍到这鸟，非常意外。在等棘头鵙时，这鸟突然觉的小小声。我们慢慢的找个空洞可以看全或拍到的地方。

update 202203

– both male and female keep calling in the forest and manage to found the male which stand bit high up but the female just ~10m away from us

– 公母一直在叫。找到公鸟后，母鸟竟然就站我们面前。

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2. Orange-Breasted Trogon, 橙胸咬鹃, 橙胸咬鵑, Harpactes oreskios, ヤマキヌバネドリ, KESUMBA HARIMAU

– in the center of Peninsular Malaysia mostly found sub-montane

– Northern Peninsular Malaysia, mostly found near lowland

– male with brighter Orange-Green-Brown, female with duller

update 202407

– this location use to be one of the easiest place to see this bird, for last few years seem getting slight challenge. Lucky Dev have this real close and long for us

– 这个鸟点原本时拍这鸟的最好的点。可是近这几年，真的很看运气。这次印度小朋友有点运气，拍到很近的照片。

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update 202403

– another possible Trogon found Fraser Hill gap, it is not easy compare to Bukit Tinggi to have better view and picture but it still another option have this beautiful bird at Center of Peninsular Malaysia

– 在福隆港的上下山路中另一只可以见到的咬鹃。虽然不很普通，可是在西马中部这还是较有机会的。

 

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update 202306

– missed this common species that found at Pen Malaysia (both Bukit Tinggi and Fraser Hill) but managed to have it at Sarawak and everyone have a very good view

– 西马来西亚蛮普通的一只鸟可是还是没看到。可是在婆罗洲竟然停很久让我们看够。

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update 2020 Sept

update 2014 Feb 11

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3. Scarlet-rumped Trogon, 红腰咬鹃, 紅腰咬鵑, Harpactes duvaucelii, コシアカキヌバネドリ, KESUMBA KECIL PINGGUL MERAH

– small size, common at lowland forest

– Red-Black-Brown back with red rumped for the male, female lack of RED with pink instead

– sometime confuse with Cinnamon-rumped Trogon but different by call, “rumped” color, behaviour, and female obvious face different

update 202412

This marks my final bird of the 2024 tours after a hectic year. Before another busy year kicks off on January 1, I’ll take a few days to rest. Capturing birds in flight within a forest is no easy feat, especially with a lens that has such a small aperture. However, the CANON R1 made it surprisingly manageable, even though the image quality is somewhat compromised at ISO 51200. Nonetheless, I truly enjoyed watching how the camera’s autofocus tracked the bird in the forest.

这是我 2024 年拍的最后一只鸟，结束了忙碌的一年。在新的一年从 1 月 1 日开始之前，我会休息几天。在森林里抓拍飞行的鸟并不容易，尤其是用这样小光圈的镜头。不过，CANON R1 让这变得相对轻松，尽管在 ISO 51200 下画质有所下降。不管怎样，我还是很享受看到相机的自动对焦如何在森林里追踪鸟儿的过程。

 

 

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update 202409

– arrived this KK nearby location for a target bird, but all local birders tell us.. that bird only here afternoon !!! so we walk nearby for some birding.. this bird make soft call and not very long it come to us with beautiful pose.

– 在崖壁附近的最后一天，帮朋友继续找目标鸟。可是沙巴鸟友讲这里的鸟都很懒的。中午吧。可是我们早上到了，也只好找找鸟吧。这鸟叫的很小声，可是很近所以夜不难看到吧。

 

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update 202307

– it was a quiet afternoon, on the boat we have nothing much except this bird come say help and eating in-front of us . One of most common trogon of Lowland

– 非常安静的下午，只有这鸟出来看看我们。马来西亚蛮普通的咬鹃。

update 202302

– raining morning this bird seem enjoy the first light and stay quiet for us.

– 一大早下雨，森林总是暗暗。这鸟很享受的静静的享受第一道光。

update 202203

– very lucky morning after got the Red-naped Trogon. This bird coming to join us and allow us take some good photo.

– 非常幸运，拍到红枕咬鹃后。这鸟也飞来让我们拍。

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update 202101

- captured this 201805 at Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia

lucky to have this low, near, and stay long

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update 2013 Jul 9

 

update 2013 Jul2

update 2013 May 3

 

 

4. Cinnamon-rumped Trogon, 橙腰咬鹃, 橙腰咬鵑, Harpactes orrhophaeus, ズグロキヌバネドリ, KESUMBA KECIL PINGGUL PERANG

– very rare and shy bird

– look confuse with Scarlet-rumped sometime but with rumped color, call different, female, behavior and belly color different

update 202412

I still remember that quiet, hot afternoon. Despite spotting this bird, the guests showed little excitement due to the humidity. Everyone had a good view, and I took the opportunity to move to the back for a great photo session with this rare trogon.

我仍然记得那个安静而炎热的下午。尽管看到了这只鸟，但由于湿热，客人们没表现出多少兴奋。大家都看得很清楚，我则抓住机会走到后面，为这只罕见的咬鹃拍了一组精彩的照片。

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update 202402

– a hot afternoon, we spent our hot day mostly with few different Woodpeckers .. before we want to go for some relax waiting birding.. I saw a “red dot” near ground ..I first thought is Garnet Pitta .. but after use my bino .. it is a Trogon and first impression it is Cinnamon-rumped and shout “come come come”… most of us still want to better confirmation and wait .. after few locate of it flight finally it show us the back view .. follow by call …. and everyone with big smile …

– 非常炎热的下午。还好，蛮多啄木鸟。。但我们要去凉快等鸟前，尽然被我看到“红点”在蛮低的位置。本身还以为看到榴红八色鸫，当我用上双筒看是。。我大叫。橙腰！。。。可是是鸟的前面，我们还是希望有机会100%是橙腰（怕是红腰。。很暗）当我们追他大概5-10分钟，他停了2次终于让我们看北部+叫了！大家都高兴。。。

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update 202310

– busy months 2023 end … now left over special target tours.. next one hope have luck to have good view of this bird again .. stress actually to find this bird ..

– 2023 几乎忙完了。剩下的都是目标鸟团。下团，久主要这鸟。有点压力，几天就这鸟。

update 202308

– another good spot for this bird for last week tour. Seem very active recently.. good time to see it again but I am busy 

– 另一个地点见到它。好像那都很活跃。可是我很忙没时间拍更好的照片。

update 202307

– very lucky morning, we decided to have a walk after got the main target of the “Rail-Babbler tour”. I heard a weird call, and saw something orange fly low, first bird I guess is Cinnamon-Rumped Trogon. But the call the bird consistent  make is different from the ordinary call. But a bird just fly infront of us ~10feet away. Bingo.. it is the star bird. This bird very tame compare to other , stay calm, close and allow us move and get close to have some good photos.

– I am sure this is top3 bird of 202307

– 非常幸运的一天。主要目标拿下后，这团其实是4天找白眉长颈鸫，可是在昨天（第一天）已拿下。今天我们一位轻轻松松的看看鸟。可是，在一天步道上。我听到可疑叫声+见到橙色鸟飞低。我就猜是这鸟，不久这鸟就飞来我们10尺前。可是都不是很好拍照。可是，他太给力了。飞来飞去近的，低的还让我们走近拍照。

– 绝对是202307 最好鸟照片之一。

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5. Diard’s trogon, 紫顶咬鹃, 紫頂咬鵑, Harpactes diardii, バラエリキヌバネドリ, KESUMBA TENGKUK JAMBU

– big lowland trogon

– both male and female with “purple” eye ring

– male with black on head , chest, female with brown

update 202506

It’s nearly impossible to miss this bird at RDC, Sepilok, Sabah—it’s usually very common. On our last trip, it was a bit shy, but this time it was back to its usual self, coming really close. This shot was taken at around 400mm on a full-frame camera. From up close, it’s easy to see why its Chinese name translates to “Purple Crown.”

在沙巴山打根的雨林探索中心（RDC），几乎不可能错过这只鸟，它通常非常常见。上一次行程中它有些害羞，但这次又恢复了平时的状态，靠得非常近。这张照片是用全画幅相机约400mm焦距拍摄的。从近距离看，就能明白为什么它的中文名叫“紫冠”。

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update 202405

– another humid and hot afternoon, we missed all the trogon in the morning. But lucky to have this even so hot so close and stay for scope view.

– it is not as common as in Borneo lowland forest but it is quite easy to find one in Peninsular Malaysia lowland forest

– 早上一只咬鹃也没看到，中午这么热还以为吃白果。可是还好，没很久就看到这一只站很久+底。

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update 202404

– a “purple” head trogon than wont be missed, and pretty common bird to be seen at Sepilok, Sandakan.

– 有如其名，紫顶。在山打根RDC蛮普通的。

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update 202310

– always a beautiful bird to be seen, lovely and big bird.

– this is a picture captured with CANON RF100500 with 1.4x TC which gave us very good image quality with 140mm – 700mm with 700mm at F10. I use it quite often .. for birding, it is always need longer focal length. with the new CANON RF200-800 even it is F9 at the longer side. But with the new camera better ISO performance and new denoise software. the light weight 800mm definite one of the best option for birding … I am waiting …. lets see when I have it on hand
now, the 800mm at F9, longer focal length with “smaller” aperture and overall smaller size, lighter… so what’s the reason to complaint ?

– 佳能过去几年，轻便的长焦镜头一直被看低就因为一个500mm (短），F7.1 （慢） 可是很多不知道或不接受。F6.3-F7.1 就1/3 stop .. 真的这么大分别？可是有想过重量？ 1.4kg 是多么的适合我们一天8-12小时在外面的鸟人。可是，这个500 就，真的有点短。我也很经常用上1.4x ，就可以有700mm 可是就上到F10. 可是画质我还是觉得，非常的好。现在，佳能终于出了支200-800 为了重量体型，他们应该不得放到F6.3-F9 ..可是还在2KG 。还是重，可是想想800mm F9 长了，光圈也比之前100500+ 1.4 大了。价格也低下来了。之前其他牌子也是把它换到“白”然后也不是最高级别的镜头才把价格拉低。这也应该大概一样的道理。只是我本身还是希望，有基本防尘，雨功能。等等200800 的到来吧。

 

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update 202207

update 202204

– female without the black head and neck. making a lot of noise recently

– thanks friend persistent, came back to the same spot and finally have a open view

– 母鸟头颈部都没黑色。

– 谢谢朋友的执著，从回这鸟点终于让我们拍照。

 

update 2020 Jul

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6. Whitehead’s trogon, 灰胸咬鹃, 灰胸咬鵑, Harpactes whiteheadi, ノドグロキヌバネドリ, KESUMBA GUNUNG BORNEO

– Borneo endemic found montane

– making a very soft call

– male, with the redhead, white neck-breast red underpart. female with mostly brown-yellow

update 202505

Everyone seems to be having a hard time spotting this common bird at KNP lately. But we were lucky enough to see it twice in a single day. The excitement among birders over this bird still strong

最近大家似乎都很难在KNP找到这种常见的鸟。但我们很幸运，在同一天里看到了它两次。鸟友们对这只鸟的热情依然高涨，丝毫没有减退！

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update 202502

It’s a fantastic morning! We started with Whitehead’s Trogon, a Spiderhunter, and a Squirrel, along with many other endemics. The Trogon gave us a great view, bringing smiles to our faces.

这是美好的一天！我们以灰胸咬鹃、怀氏捕蛛鸟和怀氏矮松鼠作为开端，还有许多其他特有种。这只咬鹃给了我们绝佳的观赏机会，让我们笑逐颜开。

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update 202410

– a beautiful Borneo endemic Trogon, overall red, white for male.

– same group of 4 birds, we meet it again less than 2 weeks. It is not a easier to see them according to last week update by birder.

– 雄鸟是红+灰。通常静静的在路旁站的蛮低的。

– 2星期内，见到同一群咬鹃家族。前几天好几个团都没容易的找到，我们还时运气到地的。在雨天，路边找到他们。

 

 

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update 202409

– after failed to get main target of the trip, spent few hours in KNP and seem few groups looking for this Trogon. We just casual looking for anything.. all of sudden a Juvi fly and perch in-front of me and calling all the people I know and everyone smile .. few moment the juvi seem still stand close to either adult male or female ..this is one good moment where papa with daughter .. remind me and JieXi

– new workflow with new DXO pure Raw, seem faster than my previous workflow but the picture seem look flat …

– 主要目标失败后。我们的下午2-3个小时就在神山公园走走，还好有几只朋友的目标都达标。然后就随便走走，有位鸟导在找这鸟。当我自己走走时这鸟自己飞到我面前，打了电话给他们，没很久也拿下阔嘴鸟。大家高高心心。

 

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update 202405

– it is beautiful, and really sometime because too many sight or view make many think this is not as beautiful as other. But see by yourself, it is sure a beauty from Borneo

– we already got this Trogon in the morning with satisfy picture. But Amy asked, can we see the Trogon again … and I just replied it can be any where while we driving … she shout “Trogon” .. haha better view

– 可能太多照片，会觉得这鸟不是最美。可是自己在现场看，你就知道这咬鹃时非常美的。可要知道这么容易到达，好玩的。。。可是婆罗洲沙巴。

– 我们已拍到这咬鹃。可是中午时分，爱美问希望在看看这咬鹃。我就回答，不难可以哪都有。没讲很久，她叫起来“咬鹃”。。。这角度更好吧。好心人，运气好。

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update 202402

– 3rd bird of first day here, after Everett’s Thrush & Mountain wren-babbler. What a day…

– 来到神山第一天第3只鸟，比埃氏地鸫, 山鹪鹛晚了一点。非常兴奋的一天。

 

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update 202309

– it is raining, the rain drop hit on the trogon head .. why so much rain 2022-2023

– 见到这鸟时真在下雨。雨真好下到他头上。2022-2023 真的和多雨

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– one of the very few target for this small group, very soon in the morning we have very good view and some rain. After rain stop we have even better picture opportunity

– 这次特别团的其中一只目标鸟。虽然不难，可是还是会有可能出错的。因为我们只有1.5天在这。还好，一到早下雨前。就看到拍到不错的照片。雨停后，再让我们拍更好的照片。

 

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– we always keep looking for the male, because it is bright red more beautiful and easier to spot .. the female is lovely too ..

– 通常我们都会找雄鸟，因为漂亮与容易找。其实母鸟也很美

update 202305

– a very confuse feeling each time see this bird, happy+tired. Been told, this bird missing for days (after abandoned the nest). But after “walking session” we still managed to have this bird close for good view and pictures.

– the male with bright red

– 每次见这鸟的心情都是“兴奋+疲累”。再拍到这鸟前，很多人都没见到这鸟。以为会错过，可是还是幸运的拍下。

– 雄鸟可是红色的。

update 202210

– a wet morning with some rain after 10am. Lucky moment, immediate got down from car we got ours’ Bornean Green-Magpie less than 20m from car park. Follow by less than 500m for this lovely Trogon. Always love to see one

– 非常潮湿的一个早上。10点后还要下雨。幸运的我们，下车后20米拍到婆罗洲绿鹊，500米后就拍到这只每次见到都会兴奋起来的鸟。

update 202210

– another “experience” to get this bird. think my 2nd time to walk so much to see the bird.

– as usual it is wonderful and beautiful bird to see

– 应该第二次走20+公里（1天）找它。*（当然不是单单找一只）。可是看到它的美。是值得的。

update 202209

– a female bird that sit close and low for us instead the male little bit high but overall still a good look for the amazing bird

– 这次，母鸟很乖。公鸟站的有点高。可是还是把这漂亮的鸟拿下。

update 202105

– a female of this special Borneo endemic. Which overall brown-white

– normally perch low and quiet

– 婆羅洲特有種。母鳥。棕-白色。通常靜靜的站離地很近。

update 202105

– another old picture, before I delete off the folders.
– one of the most interesting Borneo endemic

– 婆羅洲很漂亮的特有種。
– 很少會有人不喜歡他。

update 202001

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update 2020 May2

update 2018 June 3

– just another capture of this beautiful bird

update 2017 Sept 16

update 2016 Oct 8

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7. Red-headed Trogon, 红头咬鹃, 紅頭咬鵑, Harpactes erythrocephalus, ズアカキヌバネドリ, KESUMBA GUNUNG BIASA

– very common at sub-montane-montane

– almost same call like Red-naped Trogon

– male with RED-head, all front part , female with brown-head and red-front-under part

update 202603

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update 202403

– this pair of Trogon is so tame come so close and while I having 800mm on hand .. zoom all the way to get closest look and the “lady” give us a look back view…

– 这一对咬鹃是多么的乖，这么巧800mm就来个大头照。还要这美女来个“回眸一笑“

 

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– it is a pretty bird, the male overall red look ao amazing under right lighting …

– 这鸟虽然普通，可是在真确光线下很漂亮啊。

 

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update 202302

– a common bird to be seen at Fraser Hill, seldom miss it

– the male is overall redish, female is brown

– 福隆港蛮普通的鸟。几乎很少会见不到他。

– 雄鸟很红。雌鸟棕

update 202107

– a sub-montane overall red for male and brown for female

– a bird that you can see from Fraser Hill

– 公鸟红，母鸟棕。福隆港的美丽的鸟其中一种。

update 2016 Oct 4

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51. Sumatran Trogon, 苏门答腊咬鹃, 蘇門答臘藍尾咬鵑, Apalharpactes mackloti, スマトラキヌバネドリ, Luntur Sumatera

– very brightly colors Trogon and very similar to Javan Trogon.. it is so many colors put on this Sumatra endemic

– 颜色非常鲜艳，与爪哇岛的非常像是。苏门答腊特有种。

update 202512

2025 has been so hectic that I didn’t even get a chance to visit this place—I really miss both the location and its birds. This stunning endemic trogon from Sumatra remains one of the most beautiful I’ve seen in Indonesia.

2025年实在太忙了，连这地方都没时间去一趟。我真的很想念这里和那里的鸟。这只来自印尼苏门答腊岛的特有咬鹃，依然是我见过最美丽的咬鹃之一。

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update 202411

– On the last day of the trip, the bird came incredibly close and low, but the heavy mist made it difficult to capture a clear shot. I attempted to photograph it in flight and managed to get a few shots, though the image quality suffered due to the mist and low light conditions.

– 旅程的最后一天，鸟飞得非常近且低，但浓雾使得拍摄清晰照片变得困难。我尝试拍摄一些飞行的画面，虽然拍到了几张，但由于雾气和低光条件，画质并不理想。

 

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– One of the primary reasons to visit Sumatra Island in Indonesia is to witness this incredible endemic species. I must say, you’ll be amazed by the breathtaking beauty of this bird when viewed through binoculars or a camera lens.

– Like other Trogons, it feeds incredibly quickly, finishing its meal in mere seconds.

– 前往印度尼西亚苏门答腊岛的主要原因之一就是欣赏这里令人惊叹的这一只特有物种。我必须说，当你通过双筒望远镜或相机镜头观察这只鸟时，它的美丽会让你叹为观止。

和其他咬鹃一样，它进食速度非常快，几秒钟就吃完了。很不容易捕捉到它吃东西的一幕。

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– One of the primary reasons to visit Sumatra Island in Indonesia is to witness this incredible endemic species. I must say, you’ll be amazed by the breathtaking beauty of this bird when viewed through binoculars or a camera lens.

– During our 6-day photography trip, we encountered this bird multiple times. On the final evening, despite the misty weather, we were fortunate to see it flying around to feed. It was the perfect chance to capture some shots of it in flight (BIF). The new Canon R1 made photographing BIF much easier, even in the challenging jungle environment.

– 前往印度尼西亚苏门答腊岛的主要原因之一就是欣赏这里令人惊叹的这一只特有物种。我必须说，当你通过双筒望远镜或相机镜头观察这只鸟时，它的美丽会让你叹为观止。

在我们为期6天的摄影之旅中，多次遇到这只鸟。在最后一个傍晚，尽管天气有些雾蒙蒙，我们仍幸运地看到它在飞翔觅食。这是一个绝佳的机会来捕捉它飞行中的画面（BIF）。全新的佳能R1让在丛林中拍摄飞行中的鸟变得更加轻松。

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– It’s an incredibly striking bird, with colors that might seem mismatched but come together beautifully in a single species. Truly stunning, and it’s fairly common in Sumatra’s sub-montane and montane regions.

– Returning to the Center-East for a bird photography group, we were fortunate to spot this bird on the very first morning. A stunning male appeared, displaying a vibrant array of colors on its back.

– 这是一种非常引人注目的鸟，颜色看起来似乎不太协调，但却完美地融合在一只鸟身上。非常惊艳，而且在苏门答腊的中海拔和高海拔相当常见。

– 再次来到中东部参加观鸟摄影团，我们很幸运在第一天早上就发现了这只鸟。一只漂亮的雄鸟出现了，展示出它背部丰富多彩的羽毛。

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update 20240113

– just another beautiful bird that we saw it before heavy rain. It was under the shade very dark. Bird color cannot been seen, push the ISO10000 at F9 shutter speed still 1/30s …

– 另一张很美的苏门答腊特有种，这鸟在雨前+林里被发现。颜色都看不到了。可是站的很低，唯有提到感光ISO10000.速度也只有1/30秒。

 

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update 20231225

– it is going to end the Sumatra Birding tour here, it is enjoyable we only hit into rain end of the tour which is amazing. My 2023 end with the memorize trip here. But overall is wet, muddy and few places of landslides. As we just concentrate on west-center, we mostly at Sub-montane or Montane birding. I am mostly using CANON RF200800 and CANON R3 for rainforest environment. It is challenging with such long focal length with small aperture (will share more experience later regard the lens)

– this bird seem quite common any where here, we seen and heard almost any where even night roosting at montane area. Such a beautiful bird and hope to see the Java version soon (which I missed 16 years ago)

– 苏门答腊观鸟团就这样结束了。我的2023 也写上一个美好的结局。虽然，时雨季可是我们除了最后一天最后一刻才下了一点雨。虽然，几乎每个地方都湿湿的。这次我们在西-中部，全程在800-2100米。我也几乎都用上佳能 RF200800 为了测试在雨林的好与坏（迟点再分享这只长焦段+小光圈）

– 这次算看这鸟最多的吧，几乎哪都看到他。连夜观也看到。这鸟真的很漂亮也希望有机会到爪哇,看看那只爪哇的。（16年前错过后）

 

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– another Christmas spend with my best guest, buddy .. this time choose have special target tour to Sumatra. After whole day travel, we arrived first birding accommodation from 4am – 4pm .. 1+ hour flight and ~7hours drive ..next day morning, we decided to change ours original plan for Ground Cuckoo, but I didn’t see one and only heard twice for almost whole day in a very lovely forest.

– this bird flying in-front of us while we waiting ours target and having ours hot tea session. What a beauty, still remember ~18 years ago I missed my Java trogon … and today see this very look a-like endemic of Sumatra ..

– 另一个圣诞节与我的好朋友+客人在森林里度过。这次我们选了苏门答腊。经过12小时。。车+飞机（1+小时）+车（7++小时）我们到住宿时已过了4点下午休息后，我们决定换我们行程先去找找地鹃。可是，一整天在森林都没看到还只听到2声。

还好这一只这么漂亮的鸟竟然在我们喝热茶等鸟时，竟然自己飞过来。上帝很厉害配颜色。

 

 

 

501. Narina Trogon, 绿颊咬鹃, 綠頰咬鵑, Apaloderma narina, アフリカキヌバネドリ

A spectacular, mostly iridescent-metallic-green bird, with a scarlet belly, broad yellow bill, and white under tail. The face and throat of the male are green, while the females’ are dirty gray-brown. It sits upright and still in the canopy of riverine and lowland forest, watching for insect prey, then flying fast and directly to catch it. During the breeding season, its soft, deep, throaty “huooo-huooo” call makes it much easier to find. The similar Bare-cheeked Trogon differs by having a face with a large bare yellow skin patches that extend from cheek to bill–not small blue-green spots. Bar-tailed Trogon has a heavily-barred undertail and prefers montane forest above 900 m. [EBird]

一种极具观赏性的鸟类，整体呈金属绿色光泽，腹部鲜红，嘴喙宽大呈黄色，尾下覆羽为白色。雄鸟的脸部和喉部为绿色，而雌鸟则为污灰褐色。

它通常直立不动地栖息在河岸林和低地森林的树冠层，警惕地观察昆虫猎物，然后迅速直线飞行捕捉猎物。在繁殖季节，它柔和而低沉的喉音“huooo-huooo”使其更容易被发现。

与其相似的裸颊咬鹃（Bare-cheeked Trogon）不同之处在于，其脸部有大块裸露的黄色皮肤，从脸颊延伸到嘴喙，而不是小型蓝绿色斑点。斑尾咬鹃（Bar-tailed Trogon）则具有明显的横斑尾下覆羽，并且更偏好海拔 900 米以上的高山森林。

update 202502

The only possible trogon for our South Africa trip, we spotted it just once—and in heavy rain! Despite the downpour, it kept flying around, and we were lucky to see it perch for a while, giving us a great view. Its metallic green and red plumage is truly stunning.

这是我们南非之行唯一可能遇见的咬鹃，我们仅在一次机会中看到它——而且还是在大雨中！尽管大雨滂沱，它仍不停飞翔，幸运的是，它停歇了一会儿，让我们得以好好欣赏。它那金属绿色搭配红色的羽毛，实在是太美了。

 

 

1001. Resplendent Quetzal, 凤尾绿咬鹃, 鳳尾綠咬鵑, Pharomachrus mocinno, カザリキヌバネドリ

update 202603

 

1002. Baird’s Trogon, 拜氏美洲咬鹃, 貝爾德氏美洲咬鵑, Trogon bairdii, パナマハグロキヌバネドリ

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