Malabar Trogan

Harpactes fasciatus 31cm

Malabar Theekkaakkai in Tamil

(மலபார் தீக்காக்கை)

Resident. Male has black or dark grey head and breast, pink underparts, and black and grey vermiculated wing coverts. Female has dark cinnamon head and breast, pale cinnamon underparts, and brown and buff vermiculated coverts. Immature male has blackish or grey head and breast, and cinnamon underparts; coverts are vermiculated with grey on older birds. Dense broadleaved forest.