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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 30–32 cm (11¾-12½ in)<br /> | |
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Bill: yellow, with pale blue flashes | ||
| + | *Green upperparts | ||
| + | *Grey wing | ||
| + | *Bright red underparts | ||
| + | *Patches of blue skin on face | ||
| + | '''Female'''': brown face, purplish green plumage, blue circle around each eye and duller red underparts. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Sierra Leone]] to eastern [[South Africa]]. | [[Sierra Leone]] to eastern [[South Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:DSC 7253.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Langano, [[Ethiopia]], March 2016]] | ||
| + | ''Apaloderma narina'' has four subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| + | *''A. n. narina'' | ||
| + | :*Highlands of [[Ethiopia]] to [[Angola]] and [[South Africa]] | ||
| + | *''A. n. littorale'' | ||
| + | :*Coastal lowlands from [[Somalia]] to [[KwaZulu-Natal]]; also [[Zanzibar]] | ||
| + | *''A. n. brachyurum'' | ||
| + | :*South-eastern [[Nigeria]] and southern [[Cameroon]] to [[DR Congo]] and [[Uganda]] | ||
| + | *''A. n. constantia'' | ||
| + | :*[[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]] and southern [[Guinea]] to [[Ghana]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forests | Forests | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | + | They nest in tree hollows. | |
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| − | + | Their diet consists mostly of insects, particularly caterpillars (but not hairy ones) and small invertebrates. | |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Apaloderma narina" {{!}} "Narina Trogon"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]][[ | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Apaloderma]] |
Latest revision as of 21:56, 18 July 2023
- Apaloderma narina
Identification
30–32 cm (11¾-12½ in)
Male
- Bill: yellow, with pale blue flashes
- Green upperparts
- Grey wing
- Bright red underparts
- Patches of blue skin on face
Female': brown face, purplish green plumage, blue circle around each eye and duller red underparts.
Distribution
Sierra Leone to eastern South Africa.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Apaloderma narina has four subspecies:[1]
- A. n. narina
- Highlands of Ethiopia to Angola and South Africa
- A. n. littorale
- Coastal lowlands from Somalia to KwaZulu-Natal; also Zanzibar
- A. n. brachyurum
- A. n. constantia
- Sierra Leone, Liberia and southern Guinea to Ghana
Habitat
Forests
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in tree hollows.
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, particularly caterpillars (but not hairy ones) and small invertebrates.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Narina Trogon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Narina_Trogon
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
