Apaloderma is a genus of birds in the family Trogonidae.[2]

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
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

  1. ^ "Trogonidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ^ a b "ITIS Report: Apaloderma". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apaloderma
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