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Apaloderma is a genus of birds in the family Trogonidae.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderTrogoniformes
  5. FamilyTrogonidae
Observations recorded34,002

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Apaloderma
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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 Swainson in 1833, the genus contains the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || 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 |- |120px || Apaloderma vittatum || Bar-tailed trogon || Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia |- |}

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