The Beautiful Maroon Bird Of Southeast Asia — Ward's Trogon

The Ward’s trogon (Harpactes wardi) belongs to the family of trogons and quetzals, Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes. These species of trogons are distributed in Northeast India (Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, Northeast Myanmar, China (West Yunnan province) and Vietnam (Tonkin region). The Ward’s trogon is a sparsely distributed species and it has a moderately small population which is under steady decline.

Unfortunately, the Ward's trogon, due to habitat loss and degradation, have for some time had a status of 'Near Threatened. Happily, Bhutan's government agencies, alongside wildlife scientists and eco-tourists from around the world, have begun their efforts to conserve, and preserve the Ward's trogon and its natural habitat.