Whitehead's Trogon
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Whitehead's Trogon

Harpactes whiteheadi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
911 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Whitehead's trogon (Harpactes whiteheadi) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is an uncommon resident in primary mountain forest. One of Borneo's largest trogons at 29 to 33 cm (11 to 13 in) long, it is sexually dimorphic. The male is crimson on the head, nape, and underparts, with a black throat and grey chest; the rest of his upperparts are cinnamon-coloured. The female is similarly patterned, but cinnamon-brown where the male is scarlet. The species was first described for science by Richard Bowdler Sharpe in 1888, who named it for British explorer and collector John Whitehead. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Whitehead's Trogon sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 911 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Diard's Trogon
NT

Diard's Trogon

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Harpactes diardii

<5% · Rare
Orange-breasted Trogon
LC

Orange-breasted Trogon

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Harpactes oreskios

<5% · Rare
Scarlet-rumped Trogon
NT

Scarlet-rumped Trogon

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Harpactes duvaucelii

<5% · Rare
Red-naped Trogon
NT

Red-naped Trogon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Harpactes kasumba

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whitehead's Trogon in Kinabalu Park?

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Whitehead's Trogon sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 911 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Whitehead's Trogon in Kinabalu Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Whitehead's Trogon in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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