Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Green-cheeked African Quetzal
- Scientific name: Trogon elegans, Elegant Trogon
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Family and genus: Trogonales, Trogonidae, Trogon
Vital signs data
- Body length: No verification information available.
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
Distributed in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, United States of America, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Appearance
Details are unknown.
Detailed introduction
The green-cheeked African trogon, scientifically known as *Trogon elegans*, is also called the Elegant Trogon, but its specific habits are unknown.
Listed as Least Concern (LC) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2009 version 3.1.
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