What does the Red-naped Trogon eat?

The Red-naped Trogon's diet shapes where and when you'll find it. Understanding what it eats helps you predict where to look.

Diet overview

Primarily large insects such as beetles, stick insects, cicadas, and mantises. It also consumes small lizards and some fruit, especially figs.

How it forages

Forages by 'sallying' from a perch to snatch insects from foliage, branches, or in the air, a behavior characteristic of trogons. It also descends to the forest floor to pick up ground-dwelling insects or small vertebrates. It can remain motionless for long periods, watching for prey.

When it feeds

Diurnal. Most active during the early morning and late afternoon, though they can be observed throughout the day.

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