Apaloderma | |
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Bar-tailed trogon Apaloderma vittatum |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Trogoniformes |
Family: | Trogonidae |
Genus: |
Apaloderma Swainson, 1833 |
Species | |
3, see text |
3, see text
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 John Swainson in 1833, the genus contains the following species: