Bar-tailed Trogon

Apaloderma vittatum Shelley, 1882

Trogonidae — Trogons

Bar-tailed Trogon, Apaloderma vittatum, is a trogon of forested parts of Africa, breeding from south-east Nigeria and Cameroon through Angola, Uganda and eastern DR Congo to Kenya and Mozambique. It was described by Shelley in 1882. This resident bird is part of the family Trogonidae and is found in central Africa. Its bill and feet are yellow, and the tail shows narrow black-and-white barring beneath. The male has a blue-black head with bronze sheen, bare skin patches around the eye, an iridescent breast and red underparts.

Order
Trogoniformes
Family
Trogonidae — Trogons
Breeding range
Africa: se Nigeria and w Cameroon; c Angola, Uganda and e DR Congo, Kenya to Mozambique
Bar-tailed Trogon
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Tours where you can spot this bird

8 tours in Uganda

12-Day Uganda Birding, Safari and Primates Tour – 2027
12-Day Uganda Birding, Safari and Primates Tour – 2027
Uganda / Entebbe Group tour 12 days

A 12-day Uganda circuit combining Shoebill and Albertine Rift birding with savanna wildlife, boat cruises and optional chimpanzee and mounta...

From USD 3,315 Next: Feb 11, 2027
18-Day Uganda Birding and Wildlife Safari with Ziwa and Bwindi
18-Day Uganda Birding and Wildlife Safari with Ziwa and Bwindi
Uganda / Entebbe Custom tour 18 days

Link Ziwa, Murchison Falls and Budongo with Kibale, Bwindi and Lake Mburo on an 18-day safari combining dedicated birding, boat trips and pr...

13-Day Uganda Birding and Primate Safari: Kibale, Bwindi and Mgahinga
13-Day Uganda Birding and Primate Safari: Kibale, Bwindi and Mgahinga
Uganda / Entebbe Custom tour 13 days

Combine Kibale and Bigodi birding with the Kazinga Channel, three Bwindi birding days and primate tracking in a 13-day journey through weste...

From USD 3,957
19-Day Western Uganda Birding: Semuliki, Rwenzori and Bwindi
19-Day Western Uganda Birding: Semuliki, Rwenzori and Bwindi
Uganda / Entebbe Private tour 19 days

Follow western Uganda from Murchison Falls through Budongo, Kibale, Semuliki and the Rwenzori foothills to Bwindi and Mgahinga, combining bi...

15-Day Uganda Birding Tour 2027
15-Day Uganda Birding Tour 2027
Uganda / Entebbe Group tour 15 days

A 15-day Uganda birding circuit from Entebbe through Mabamba Swamp, Lake Mburo, Mgahinga, Bwindi, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale and Semliki for Sh...

From USD 4,685
8-Day Uganda Birding, Gorilla and Chimpanzee Tracking
8-Day Uganda Birding, Gorilla and Chimpanzee Tracking
Uganda / Entebbe Private tour 8 days

Eight private days combine Mabamba Shoebill birding with Kibale chimpanzees, Queen Elizabeth wildlife and a permit-dependent Bwindi gorilla ...

8-Day Uganda Gorilla, Chimpanzee and Birding Safari
8-Day Uganda Gorilla, Chimpanzee and Birding Safari
Uganda / Kampala Private tour 8 days

Across eight private days, explore Murchison Falls, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi through birding, primate tracking, cruises and wildli...

8-Day Uganda Gorillas, Chimpanzees and Birding Safari
8-Day Uganda Gorillas, Chimpanzees and Birding Safari
Uganda / Entebbe Private tour 8 days

Across eight private days in western Uganda, combine primate tracking with wildlife drives at Bwindi, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale and Murchison ...