| Malabar trogon | |
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| Male H. f. malabaricus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trogoniformes |
| Family: | Trogonidae |
| Genus: | Harpactes |
| Species: | H. fasciatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Harpactes fasciatus (Pennant, 1769)
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| Synonyms | |
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Harpactes malabaricus | |
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 the birds perch still on a branch under the forest canopy, often facing away from the viewer making them easy to miss despite their colourful plumage.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Harpactes fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682830A92962515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682830A92962515.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.