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Apaloderma

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Kingdom
  
Scientific name
  
Apaloderma

Higher classification
  
Trogon

Order
  
Trogon

Family
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Apaloderma httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Lower classifications
  
Narina trogon, Bar‑tailed trogon, Bare‑cheeked trogon

Narina trogon apaloderma narina at kibale forest uganda november 2010


Apaloderma is a genus of birds in the family Trogonidae.

The name is a compound word composed of two Greek words: hapalos, meaning "delicate"and derma, meaning "skin". Established by William John Swainson in 1833, the genus contains the following species:

  • Narina trogon (Apaloderma narina)
  • Bare-cheeked trogon (Apaloderma aequatoriale)
  • Bar-tailed trogon (Apaloderma vittatum)
  • References

    Apaloderma Wikipedia


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