Sumatran Trogon
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The Sumatran Trogon is a species of bird
in the Trogonidae family. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Javan Trogon
under the common name
Blue-tailed Trogon.
It is endemic to the Indonesia
n island of Sumatra
. Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Trogonidae family. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Javan Trogon
Javan Trogon
The Javan Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. The species was once lumped together with the Sumatran Trogon in a single species, the Blue-tailed Trogon, but differences in size, weight and plumage have led to the two being split...
under the common name
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
Blue-tailed Trogon.
It is endemic to the Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n island of Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
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is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.