Harpactes fasciatus (Malabar trogon)

Harpactes fasciatus (Malabar trogon)

Malabar Trogon
Harpactes fasciatus
Date 1781
Source Indische Zoologie
Author Peter Mazell
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forster_Plate_5.jpg

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. The Malabar trogons 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.

Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Harpactes
Species: Harpactes fasciatus (Pennant, 1769)
Synonyms: Harpactes malabaricus


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Description		Harpactes fasciatus (Malabar trogon) Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus Date 1781 Source Indische Zoologie Author Peter Mazell Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forster_Plate_5.jpg 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. The Malabar trogons 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. Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae Genus: Harpactes Species: Harpactes fasciatus (Pennant, 1769) Synonyms: Harpactes malabaricus

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