Apaloderma
Apaloderma is a genus of birds in the family Trogonidae.[1]
Apaloderma | |
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Bar-tailed trogon Apaloderma vittatum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Trogoniformes |
Family: | Trogonidae |
Genus: | Apaloderma Swainson, 1833 |
Species | |
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The name is a compound word composed of two Greek words: hapalos, meaning "delicate"and derma, meaning "skin".[2] Established by William John Swainson in 1833, the genus contains the following species:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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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 | |
References
- "ITIS Report: Apaloderma". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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