Narina Trogon
A species of African trogons Scientific name : Apaloderma narina Genus : African trogons
Narina Trogon, A species of African trogons
Botanical name: Apaloderma narina
Genus: African trogons
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Description General Info
Description
It is sexually dimorphic, with males more brightly coloured. Both sexes have vivid, gingery green upperpart plumage. The tail feathers have a metallic blue-green gloss. The outer three rectices on each side are tipped and fringed white, giving the undertail of perched birds a characteristic white appearance (compare bar-tailed trogon). The wing coverts are a grizzled grey, and remiges mostly colourless grey. The male especially, has bright amaranth red underside plumage and bare, green gape and eye flanges. The female has brown face and chest plumage, blue skin orbiting the eyes and duller red plumage below. Immature birds resemble females, but have distinct white tips to the tertials (inner wing), and less distinct gape and eye flanges. 
Size
32 cm
Feeding Habits
Narina Trogon primarily consumes a wide array of insects, including caterpillars, grasshoppers, and cicadas, and occasionally seizes spiders, lizards, and frogs. It captures prey mid-flight or plucks from vegetation, employing a swoop technique for ground-based captures. Occasionally, it forages in mixed-species groups.
Habitat
Narina Trogon inhabits a diverse range of forested environments, from primary rainforests and gallery forests to riparian and montane forests. Broadly distributed across various African regions, these birds occupy mid-strata in tropical to temperate zones. Narina Trogon prefers areas with broken canopies, edges, and secondary growth, such as former settlements and plantations, including pine and bamboo-Macaranga associations. Its habitat extends to well-wooded savannas, thornbush, and various types of woodland up to 3,400 meters elevation. In some areas, narina Trogon adapts to suburban gardens and plantations, demonstrating its flexible habitat preferences across its wide range.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Trogons Family
Trogons and quetzals Genus
African trogons Species
Narina Trogon 
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