Malabar Trogon
Harpactes fasciatus(Pennant, T, 1769)
English (US) Malabar Trogon
The Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trogonidae (Trogons) in the order Trogoniformes.
- Scientific name
- Harpactes fasciatus
- Family
- Trogonidae (Trogons)
- Order
- Trogoniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Malabar Trogon
- Described by
- (Pennant, T, 1769)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Harpactes fasciatus malabaricus
- Harpactes fasciatus legerli
- Harpactes fasciatus fasciatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trogon fasciatus
- Described by
- (Pennant, T, 1769)
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Indian Zoology p.4 pl.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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