Malabar Trogon (Male)

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Shot this Malabar Trogon at Ganeshgudi on 24th Dec'09

Camera Model Canon EOS 40D, 100-400mm
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/800
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
ISO 500
Focal length 400mm
Handhed

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.

The male has a slaty black head and breast with a white border to the black bib separating it from the crimson on the underside. The back is olive-brown to chestnut. The wing coverts are black with fine white vermiculations

Malabar Trogons exclusively feed on insects and fruits. The Malabar Trogon nests in a hollow in a tree stump, with a typical clutch of 2-4 eggs normally during the months Feb-June. The eggs are incubated by both sexes.
Sri Lanka has a dedicated stamp of this bird.

[Mrudul Godbole]

You are getting to photograph quite a variety of birds :-). Nice eye contact. There is some noise in the image. You could tried lowering the ISO to reduce the noise. Was the bird quite far? Thanks for the information. Look forward to more.

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Thanks Mrudul, Ganeshgudi has some exotic birds & Malabar Torgon is a rare one, i have few more to share will post them soon
btw the bird was a bit far and was perched in the dense part of the tree. I feel at Ganeshgudi you must carry 800mm

[Bibhav Behera]

The image is sharp. Agree about the noise...
Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Lovely bird. Nice information. It is good that you got the eye clearly. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice to see this bird Agree abt the noise. The image is sharp.
TFS