Harpactes oreskios
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is a colorful, sedentary species that inhabits the lower canopy of the lowlands and forest of southern China, southeast Asia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java.
The species is insectivorous and hunts from a perch. Adults breed between January and May, excavating their nest into dead tree stumps. Both parents cooperate in raising the chicks. The orange-breasted trogon is a member of the order Trogoniformes, in the family Trogonidae, which is a relatively small family made up of 39 tropical species. The genus Harpactes contains the Asian trogons. H. oreskios is the sister group of the Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens) and Diard's trogon (Harpactes diardii).
Five subspecies are recognized: The orange-breasted trogon is a medium-sized bird that measures between 25 and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-breasted Trogon sighting in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 130th most-seen of the 213 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-breasted Trogon in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and June–November, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-breasted Trogon sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
5th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Orange-breasted Trogon sightings, Khao Sok National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 30%), Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 30%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-breasted Trogon is recorded against all the birds logged in Khao Sok National Park (35 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
