Baby’s Tears vs Bare-cheeked Trogon

Lindernia rotundifolia compared with Apaloderma aequatoriale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Baby’s Tears Bare-cheeked Trogon
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Aves (Birds)
Order Lamiales (Lamiales) Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)
Family Linderniaceae Trogonidae
Genus Lindernia Apaloderma
Species Lindernia rotundifolia Apaloderma aequatoriale

Conservation Status

Baby’s Tears

LC — Least Concern

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Baby’s Tears Bare-cheeked Trogon
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baby’s Tears

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mauritius, Mexico, and Taiwan.

Bare-cheeked Trogon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Baby’s Tears

The Baby’s Tears (Lindernia rotundifolia) is a species in the genus Lindernia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Bare-cheeked Trogon

The Bare-cheeked Trogon (Apaloderma aequatoriale) is a species in the genus Apaloderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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