Ooty: The sighting of Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus), an attractive, rare and elusive bird, in the Kotagiri jungles has delighted bird watchers. The jungles around Kotagiri appear to be the perfect habitat for this rare bird to thrive and breed. Known to be a very shy bird, Malabar Trogon is a difficult subject for avian enthusiasts.
To capture it on a camera also demands extreme
patience as lensmen would have to sit for days on end to sight them and then
photograph them. K.Vijay, a well-known name in bird watching and avian
photography in the hills who is also the executive committee member of the
Nilgiris wildlife and environment association, recently spotted a couple of
Malabar Trogons in the jungles in the Kunjappannai sector in Kotagiri hills.
Recounitg his experience, he said the bright red-coloured birds are one of the
spectacular avian wonders that are rarely sighted in the hills.
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