- Apaloderma aequatoriale
Identification
28–31 cm
Male
- Green head, upperparts and breast
- Yellowish bare facial patch
- Bill: whitish through to green with a yellow base
Distribution
Western Africa: found in Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lowland rain, swamp and flood forests.
Behaviour
Diet
They are particularly fond of large green caterpillars, their diet also includes beetles, moths and crickets etc.
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)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bare-cheeked Trogon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bare-cheeked_Trogon
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
