Bar-tailed Trogon

Apaloderma vittatum Shelley, 1882

55 gWeight

The bar-tailed trogon (Apaloderma vittatum) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Bar-tailed Trogon has been recorded at 38 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda268 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Waterfall WalkUganda153 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Buhoma TrackUganda141 records

More places

Arusha NPTanzania131 records
Kakamega Forest NRKenya121 records
Gatamaiyu ForestKenya120 records
Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya114 records
West Usambara Mountains – Old Sawmill TrackTanzania104 records
Mt Kenya NP – Castle Forest and LodgeKenya103 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Ruhija to Broadbill WalkUganda78 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Kenya Tanzania Rwanda Cameroon Malawi Equatorial Guinea Burundi

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The bar-tailed trogon (Apaloderma vittatum) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is a resident bird native to central Africa that eats primarily insects and fruit.

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Questions

How big is the Bar-tailed Trogon?

The Bar-tailed Trogon weighs around 55 g.

Where does the Bar-tailed Trogon live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southeastern Nigeria and western Cameroon; central Angola, Uganda and eastern DR Congo, Kenya to Mozambique. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.