Black Bent vs Ward's Trogon

Agrostis gigantea compared with Harpactes wardi

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Ward's Trogon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Ward's Trogon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Trogonidae
Genus	Agrostis	Harpactes
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Harpactes wardi

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Ward's Trogon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Ward's Trogon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Ward's Trogon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway