Narinatrogon

Narinatrogon ( Apaloderma narina )

The Narinatrogon ( Apaloderma narina ) is an African bird of the family of trogons and the order of the same name. It is named after a woman from the people of the Khoi Khoi, whose name means " flower " means.

Features

The 33 cm long Narinatrogon has a metallic - green top, a purple belly and rump, and gray wings with black and white banded primaries. In the female neck and chest are cinnamon.

Lifestyle and dissemination

The Narinatrogon lives in lowland forests and forest edges in much of Africa south of the Sahara. The species is considered to be not at risk.

He sits motionless most of the time in the high branches and turns when he is startled, quickly to show his purple belly. It feeds on insects like spiders, moths, beetles and caterpillars, which he pecks of branches. Sometimes he also captured small geckos. The female lays two to four eggs in a tree cavity. The clutch is incubated by both parents about two weeks birds.