Apaloderma

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

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

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

References

1 2 "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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Trogons (order: Trogoniformes · family: Trogonidae)

Genus	Species

Apaloderma	Narina trogon Bare-cheeked trogon Bar-tailed trogon

Apalharpactes	Javan trogon Sumatran trogon

Harpactes	Malabar trogon Red-naped trogon Diard's trogon Philippine trogon Whitehead's trogon Cinnamon-rumped trogon Scarlet-rumped trogon Red-headed trogon Orange-breasted trogon Ward's trogon

Priotelus	Cuban trogon Hispaniolan trogon

Trogon	Black-headed trogon Citreoline trogon White-tailed trogon Baird's trogon Violaceous trogon Gartered trogon Mountain trogon White-eyed trogon Collared trogon Elegant trogon Orange-bellied trogon Masked trogon Black-throated trogon Surucua trogon Blue-crowned trogon Black-tailed trogon Green-backed trogon Ecuadorian trogon Slaty-tailed trogon Lattice-tailed trogon

Euptilotis	Eared quetzal

Pharomachrus	Resplendent quetzal Crested quetzal White-tipped quetzal Golden-headed quetzal Pavonine quetzal

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