Red-naped Trogon
Finally! Got my first Trogon during the weekend outing to our "hot
rendervous" at Bkt Lancang with JT & Sue. That was in 2006 I was in such a good mood
lunch was on me at Genting Sempah. It was about coming to 1pm. The weather was
sunny & dry then and I was already got at least 3 lifer for the day and was
waiting at the car chatting with JT for Sue still taking pot shots of the
Frogmouth .....and then the call came and the Male just flew across the road
and I screamed quietly and Jason was asking where is it. Took some insurance
shots before pointing it to JT. I flap for Sue but she did not bothered . The
Trogon triggered a bird wave of a pair of black headed bulbul, black throated
oriole broadbills and others. It was a good 45 minutes we kept track of the male Saw it catch a bug in mid air It was most obliging and the nearest it came in was about 20 ft.
The female photo was taken much earlier in the same morning whilst a pair of Birders were using player to lured them. Instead it came to our side.Sue & JT did not bothered to snapped it (seen them I guess) and walk down the road to look for the Frogmouth. Later the male came out but too high in the canopy. Took some shots but alas camera shake. May- July period of mating. Dry season.
Trogon is about the size of a rock pigeon but with a lengthy tail....... always imagine it to be bigger. It easy to recognise its call 4-6 same notes of "kau kaaau kauuu kauuuu" something like that. The female has a more whirring rattling call.
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