Apaloderma


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:
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