Apaloderma

Apaloderma
Bar-tailed trogon
Apaloderma vittatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Apaloderma
Swainson, 1833
Species

3, see text

Apaloderma is a genus of birds in the Trogonidae family.[1] The name is a compound word composed of two Greek words: hapalos, meaning "delicate"and derma, meaning "skin".[2] Established by William John Swainson in 1833, the genus contains the following species:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "ITIS Report: Apaloderma". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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