Apaloderma

Apaloderma is a genus of birds in the family Trogonidae.[1]

Apaloderma
Bar-tailed trogon
Apaloderma vittatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Apaloderma
Swainson, 1833
Species

3, see text

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]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Apaloderma narina.Narina trogonSierra Leone to Ethiopia, and east Africa to eastern and southern South Africa
Apaloderma aequatorialeBare-cheeked trogonCameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria
Apaloderma vittatumBar-tailed trogonAngola, Burundi, Cameroon, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia

References

  1. "ITIS Report: Apaloderma". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. 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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