Bleeding-hearted trogon (SciiFii)

The bleeding-hearted trogon (Neotrogon bonasus) is a species of trogon that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, wetlands, forests, and open woodlands across North America and northern Central America to help boost biodiversity. The closest living relative of the bleeding-hearted trogon is the elegant trogon (Trogon elegans). The bleeding-hearted trogon is a strongly sexually dimorphic species, with the females generally being duller than the males. The male bleeding-hearted trogon is physically defined by a black head and upper breast, a dark grey ring on the back of its neck, blue bill and eye ring with a bright blue coloured face. He has yellow-brown upperparts and upper tail with black outlines, a white breast-line with the dull red colors on the lower half of the breast (hence its name), bright red underparts and the under-tail is black and white. The females are blander in colour than the males, consisting of a grey-brown head and upper breast with yellow underparts. Both the males and females grow in height up to 32 centimetres, or 12.5 inches. They have a life span of approximately 7.9 years. Bleeding-hearted trogons are generally inactive outside of their regular feeding patterns. Because of this, they are notorious for their lack of other immediately engaging qualities. Their lack of activity has been considered a defence against predation. As with other Trogonidae species, bleeding-hearted trogons are known to shift along branches to keep their dull coloured backs turned towards observers, while their heads, which can rotate at 180 degrees like owls, are turned to keep watch on any potential predators. They are preyed upon by hawks and predatory mammals. The bleeding-hearted trogon is mainly insectivorous, feasting on arthropods with a preference for stick insects, beetles, and spiders. This regime is embellished with small lizards, fruits and seeds. The bleeding-hearted trogon's song voice is a slow, sad-sounding five to eight note “pau pau pau pau pau.” Each short note slightly down slurred (1.5-1.2 kHz) and delivered at a rate of c.1 note/s. In addition to the territorial and breeding calls given by males and females during the breeding seasons, bleeding-hearted trogons have also been recorded as having aggression and alarm calls. The bleeding-hearted trogon nests 2–19 metres (7–62 feet) high in tree cavities, including old woodpecker holes, with a typical clutch of 3–5 eggs. The conservation status of the bleeding-hearted trogon is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the bleeding-hearted trogon's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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