Malabar Trogon
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Malabar Trogon

Harpactes fasciatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
587 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Malabar trogon (Harpactes fasciatus) is a species of bird in the trogon family. It is found in the forests of India and Sri Lanka. In India, it is mainly found in the Western Ghats, hill forests of central India and in parts of the Eastern Ghats. They are insectivorous and although not migratory, may move seasonally in response to rain in hill forest regions. Like in other trogons, males and females vary in plumage. The birds utter low, guttural calls that can be heard only at close quarters, and perch still on a branch under the forest canopy, often facing away from the viewer, making them easy to miss despite their colourful plumage. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Trogon sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 587 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
5 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
7 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malabar Trogon in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Trogon sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 587 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Malabar Trogon in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Malabar Trogon in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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