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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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'''Male''': | '''Male''': | ||
*Blue-black head with bronze lustre | *Blue-black head with bronze lustre | ||
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'''Immature''': Similar to female | '''Immature''': Similar to female | ||
*White belly | *White belly | ||
| − | *Pale wing spots (formed by the tips of the wing coverts and inner secondaries. | + | *Pale wing spots (formed by the tips of the wing coverts and inner [[Topography#Wings|secondaries]]) |
| + | [[Image:Bar-tailed_Trogon.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Tom+Tarrant|Tom Tarrant}}<br />[[Bwindi National Park]], south-western [[Uganda]]]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]:<br /> | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]:<br /> | ||
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'''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands, [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po) | '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands, [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po) | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | There are 2 subspecies | + | There are 2 subspecies: |
*''A. v. vittatum'': | *''A. v. vittatum'': | ||
:*[[Tanzania]], [[Malawi]] and [[Mozambique]] | :*[[Tanzania]], [[Malawi]] and [[Mozambique]] | ||
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High altitude forests. | High altitude forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | They forage in the canopy for insects and caterpillars. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Apaloderma+vittatum}} | {{GSearch|Apaloderma+vittatum}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Apaloderma]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Apaloderma]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:52, 29 December 2021
- Apaloderma vittatum
Identification
28–30 cm
Male:
- Blue-black head with bronze lustre
- Yellow to orange patches of bare skin below the eye
- Yellow or grey patch above the eye
- Violet to blue-green upper breast
- Red underparts
- Green back
- Blue-black tail
- Yellow bill and feet
Female
- Brown head (with less bare skin than the male)
- Light gingery throat and breast
Immature: Similar to female
- White belly
- Pale wing spots (formed by the tips of the wing coverts and inner secondaries)
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa:
Western Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po)
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies:
- A. v. vittatum:
- Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique
- A. v. camerunensis:
Habitat
High altitude forests.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage in the canopy for insects and caterpillars.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bar-tailed Trogon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bar-tailed_Trogon
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
