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Apaloderma narina
SUBFAMILY
Apalodermatinae
TAXONOMY
Trogon narina Stephens, 1815, Cape Province. Six subspecies.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French; Couroucou narina; German: Narinatrogon; Spanish: Trogуn de Narina.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
11.8–12.6 in (30–32 cm); 1.8–3.3 oz (51–95 g). Upperparts and underparts iridescent green to midbreast, abdomen and flanks crimson, undertail whitish, white bar on underwing, yellow bill.
DISTRIBUTION
Sub-Saharan Africa, from Sierra Leone through Congo Basin and Rift Valley to Ethiopia and eastern South Africa.
HABITAT
Mid-altitude rainforests, gallery forests, savanna, and woodlands.
BEHAVIOR
Territorial, with non-lek male singing groups congregating during breeding season.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Sally-gleaning insectivore, feeding on caterpillars, orthopterans, beetles, spiders, and small reptiles.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Monogamous. Breeds year-round continent-wide, but primarily in spring and summer; nests in unlined natural cavities; lays one to four eggs (most often two or three); incubates 16–21 days; fledges in 25–28 days.
CONSERVATION STATUS
The most widespread trogon in Africa, albeit uncommon; densities up to 1.25 individuals per hectare reported.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.

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