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title: "Malabartrogon"
description: "Harpactes fasciatus — Vogels. The Malabar trogon (Harpactes fasciatus) is a species of bird in the trogon family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/malabar-trogon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Malabartrogon

> Harpactes fasciatus — Vogels. The Malabar trogon (Harpactes fasciatus) is a species of bird in the trogon family.

- Scientific name: *Harpactes fasciatus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 997
- Wikidata: [Q1274580](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1274580)
- iNaturalist taxon: [20800](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/20800)

## Names

- en: Malabar Trogon
- de: Malabartrogon
- fr: Trogon de Malabar
- nl: Malabartrogon
- pl: Sędzioł malabarski

## Countries with the most observations

IN (670), LK (196)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malabar_trogon

## Photo

![Malabartrogon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/malabar-trogon/medium.jpg)

Photo: S.MORE · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/20800

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/malabar-trogon?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).