Malabar Trogon

Harpactes fasciatus (Pennant, 1769)

Trogonidae — Trogons

Malabar Trogon, Harpactes fasciatus, is a bird of the trogon family that breeds in India and Sri Lanka. It is mainly associated with forested areas, including the Western Ghats, hill forests of central India and parts of the Eastern Ghats. A notable feature is that males and females differ in plumage. The species is not migratory, though it may shift seasonally in hill forest areas when the rains change. It gives low, guttural calls that are only heard at close range, and it often sits motionless on branches beneath the canopy.

Order
Trogoniformes
Family
Trogonidae — Trogons
Breeding range
Oriental Region: India and Sri Lanka
Malabar Trogon
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Tours where you can spot this bird

9 tours in India

South India and Andaman Birding Tour
South India and Andaman Birding Tour
India / Kochi Private tour 13 days

A thirteen-day journey from the Western Ghats of Kerala and the Nilgiris to South Andaman, combining mainland endemics with island forest an...

Private 13-Day Goa and Dandeli Western Ghats Birding Tour
Private 13-Day Goa and Dandeli Western Ghats Birding Tour
India / Goa Private tour 13 days

A thirteen-day Western Ghats birding journey through Goa and Dandeli, combining forest endemics, wetlands, plateaus, river channels and coas...

From USD 1,870
Private 8-Day Complete Goa Birding Circuit
Private 8-Day Complete Goa Birding Circuit
India / Goa Private tour 8 days

An eight-day Goa birding program spanning Western Ghats forest, lateritic plateaus, wetlands, sandbars, the Zuari waterways and southern res...

From USD 1,350
Private 4-Day Goa Forests, Wetlands and Kingfishers Birding Tour
Private 4-Day Goa Forests, Wetlands and Kingfishers Birding Tour
India / Goa Private tour 4 days

A compact four-day Goa birding circuit linking Western Ghats forest, Bondla, Bhagwan Mahavir, the Zuari waterways and Agassaim mudflats....

From USD 460
8-day Kerala Western Ghats Birding Tour
8-day Kerala Western Ghats Birding Tour
India / Thattekkad Group tour 8 days

An 8-day Kerala birding journey through Thattekkad, Periyar and Munnar, linking lowland rainforest, moist forest, shola and high-altitude gr...

From USD 1,303
13-day South India and Western Ghats Birding Journey
13-day South India and Western Ghats Birding Journey
India / Mysore Group tour 13 days

A 13-day guided birding journey from Mysore to Thattekkad through wetlands, dry forest and the high-elevation habitats of the Western Ghats....

From USD 2,160
Thattekad Kerala Short Birding Tours
Thattekad Kerala Short Birding Tours
India / Kochi Private tour 5 days

Five days from Kochi focus on the Periyar-side forest at Thattekad, with three full field days, an outing to Urulanthanni and chances for ni...

Western Ghats Endemic Birding Tour
Western Ghats Endemic Birding Tour
India / Bengaluru Private tour 9 days

Kochi - Thattekkad - Munnar - Ooty - Masinagudi - Kochi...

South India and Andamans Birding Tour
South India and Andamans Birding Tour
India / Port Blair Private tour 17 days

Chennai - Port Blair - Chidiya Tapu - Bangalore - Mysore - Mudumalai - Ooty - Top Slip - Munnar - Thattekad - Cochin...