Apaloderma
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Apaloderma is a genus of birds in the family Trogonidae.[2]
| Apaloderma | |
|---|---|
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| Bar-tailed trogon Apaloderma vittatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trogoniformes |
| Family: | Trogonidae |
| Genus: | Apaloderma Swainson, 1833 |
| Type species | |
| Trogon narina[1] Stephens, 1815 | |
| Species | |
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The name is a compound word composed of two Greek words: hapalos, meaning "delicate"and derma, meaning "skin".[3] Established by William Swainson in 1833, the genus contains the following species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Apaloderma narina. | Narina trogon | Sierra Leone to Ethiopia, and east Africa to eastern and southern South Africa |
| Apaloderma aequatoriale | Bare-cheeked trogon | Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria | |
| Apaloderma vittatum | Bar-tailed trogon | Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia |
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