This trogon is endemic to the Philippines. The male has red underparts, while the female has orange-brown underparts; it lives in moist lowland and montane forest.
The male has a black head and throat, blue-violet skin around the face, and red underparts. The female has a brownish head and an orange-brown breast and belly.
It feeds on grasshoppers and stick-insects and nests in tree holes. It is resident, though some altitudinal movement is considered possible.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.