| Orange-breasted trogon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trogoniformes |
| Family: | Trogonidae |
| Genus: | Harpactes |
| Species: | H. oreskios
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| Binomial name | |
| Harpactes oreskios (Temminck, 1823)
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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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Harpactes oreskios". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22682851A130084088. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22682851A130084088.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.