Narina trogon
The Narina trogon is a largely green and red, medium-sized, bird of the family Trogonidae. It is native to forests and woodlands of the Afrotropics. Though it is the most widespread and catholic in habitat choice of the three Apaloderma species, their numbers are locally depleted due to deforestation. Some populations are sedentary while others undertake regular movements.
Description
[image:Narina Trogon, Apaloderma narina FEMALE at Lekgalameetse Provincial Reserve, Limpopo, South Africa (14474360098).jpg|thumb|left|160px|]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. 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, and less distinct gape and eye flanges.
The name is derived from the Khoi word for flower that was noted by Francois Levaillant's in his description of the bird. He also used the name Narina for his Gonaqua mistress.