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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Trogonidae .
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Examples
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The bird fauna here is very rich, 707 species, and includes species such as Ward's trogon (Harpactes wardi) (table 2).
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Trogonidae Whitehead's trogon Harpactes whiteheadi
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These species, namely the globally threatened rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis) and Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri), and the threatened white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis), Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii) and Ward's trogon (Harpactes wardi), therefore can be considered indicators of habitat integrity and deserve conservation attention.
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On the very first day, my hunters obtained for me the elegant yellow and green trogon (Harpactes
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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