page_title: List of birds of Tamil Nadu
section_title: Trogons
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Tamil Nadu / Trogons
caption_attribution_description: English: A male Malabar Trogon photographed in the wild in the Anamalais, South India
context_page_description: 578 species of birds have been spotted in Tamil Nadu. The list also sometimes includes the local Tamil name in italics following the English common name. This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of the IOC World Bird List, version 10.2. This list also uses British English throughout. Any bird names or other wording follows that convention.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fit within any of these categories.
  Accidental - Also known as a rarity, it refers to a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Kerala-typically less than ten confirmed records.
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Tamil Nadu as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
context_section_description: Order: Trogoniformes   Family: Trogonidae
  The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colourful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage.
  Malabar trogon, theekakkai
caption: Malabar trogon
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