Malabar Trogon

Malabar Trogon

Harpactes fasciatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
5 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
7 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malabar Trogon in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Malabar Trogon sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 587 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Malabar Trogon in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Malabar Trogon in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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