| MALABAR TROGON | The Malabar trogon (Harpactes fasciatus) is a species of bird in the trogon family. It is found in the forests of Sri Lanka and peninsular India. 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. These birds usually perch still, especially when alarmed and will sometimes clinging laterally to branches. When calling they sometimes raise and lower their tail. The call is a series of guttural or purring notes. The song of the male is a series of percussive kyau calls. The breeding season in India is mainly February to May (before the Monsoons) while it is March to June in Sri Lanka. Place: Old Magazine House, Ganeshgudi DOP: Jan 2021 NIKON CORPORATION NIKON Z 6_2 F5.6 1/400 s 500.00mm ISO 2000 White balance Manual No flash #nikonindiaoffical #ShortsOnNikon #ssptalenthunt (at The Old Magazine House Resort, Ganeshgudi, Dandeli, Karnataka) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK_fCapHufJ/?igshid=1udrqw68h3n46
