Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Golden Pheasant

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Chrysolophus pictus

Key Differences

• Bare-cheeked Trogon is Least Concern while Golden Pheasant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Golden Pheasant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Trogonidae	Phasianidae
Genus	Apaloderma	Chrysolophus
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Chrysolophus pictus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-cheeked Trogon and Golden Pheasant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Golden Pheasant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Golden Pheasant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-cheeked Trogon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Golden Pheasant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Golden Pheasant

Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway