Cinnamon-rumped Trogon

Gallery: AvianPosted September 12, 2011178 views13 comments

From a rain-forest in Malaysia a couple of days ago. This is the most difficult of all the South-East Asian Trogons to find, and is the most sought-after. This Trogon is very similar in appearance to the Scarlet-rumped Trogon, and a front view one cannot tell the difference. A 'back' view is the only way to distinguish the two.

1D MkIV, 700mm, 1/80 @ f7.1, ISO1250, tripod, morning shaded light with manual fill. Cloned tiny flash pinpoint catchlight. Laptop processed.

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13 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 12, 2011 at 9:48 AM

A beautiful bird, well captured. The comp is superb. I really can't tell much about the detail at this size, but the beak appears to have a little motion blur.

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on September 12, 2011 at 12:17 PM

Lovely colours and looks like great detail in the feathers

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on September 12, 2011 at 3:38 PM

Beautiful shot of this gorgeous iconic bird. You were so fortunate to find it. I like the habitat part of it.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on September 12, 2011 at 5:11 PM

Wow, what a character. You can see just by the look of this bird why it's sought after... facially it looks different from most other trogons I've seen.

Max

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 12, 2011 at 5:22 PM

Wow, a really cool looking species KC. Love the vertical elements in the comp too.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 12, 2011 at 5:25 PM

Awesome bird, a simply beautiful portrait.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on September 12, 2011 at 9:23 PM

Nicely done, as always.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on September 12, 2011 at 9:59 PM

I can see why they are so sought after, KC, what a beautiful bird. Nice job on the flash fill. Nice pose, perch and surroundings. Great image.

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Comment posted by Jeffry Oonk on September 13, 2011 at 3:41 AM

Well done photographing this beautiful trogon. Sticking colors like all trogons.

Thx for sharing
Jef

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on September 13, 2011 at 5:44 PM

Nice job in getting this difficult shot, trogon's have some amazing colors.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 13, 2011 at 11:21 PM

Very beautiful bird KC, great setting & "wow" colors

Well done!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 14, 2011 at 3:17 PM

Congrats on a great shot of this beautiful trogon Kwan, love the rain forest setting, the vertical elements and of course the striking bird, I've yet to see this one.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on September 17, 2011 at 11:48 PM

Very similar indeed to the Scarlet-Rumped KC, and it's one Trogon that I never caught sight of myself. Ddi you see - better still, photograph - the female? As you probably know her colouration is somewhat different from the male's and very attractive too.

Hope you had a great time in Malaysia this trip and looking forward to seeing more of the images you surely came back with :^)

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