Trogoniformes

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Trogoniformes is an order of brightly colored, arboreal birds that includes trogons and quetzals, known for their iridescent plumage and tropical forest habitats.

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Label Occurrences
Trogoniformes canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird order
taxonomic rank
activityPattern diurnal
clade Telluraves
class Aves
commonName trogons and quetzals
conservationConcern some species threatened by habitat loss
containsFamily Trogonidae
describedInYear 1874
diet frugivorous
insectivorous
familyCount 1
flightStyle strong but somewhat undulating flight
food fruits
foragingStrategy sallying from perches to catch prey
geographicDistribution Afrotropical
surface form: Afrotropics

Indomalayan region
Neotropical realm
surface form: Neotropics

Southeast Asia
habitat subtropical forests
tropical forests
woodlands
hasMember Resplendent quetzal
surface form: quetzal

trogon
infraclass Neognathae
kingdom Animalia
malePlumage more brightly colored than female
nestingSite termite nests
tree cavities
notableTrait brightly colored plumage
broad wings
compact body
heterodactyl feet
iridescent plumage
long tail
short neck
orderAuthority A. H. Garrod
phylum Chordata
prey arthropods
insects
small vertebrates
reproduction lays eggs in cavities
sexualDimorphism present
subclass Neornithes
typicalBehavior arboreal

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aves hasSubgroup Trogoniformes
Neoaves contains Trogoniformes
Telluraves includes Trogoniformes
Resplendent quetzal order Trogoniformes
Afroaves includes Trogoniformes
Pharomachrus order Trogoniformes
Trogonidae order Trogoniformes