The Bar-tailed Trogon (Apaloderma vittatum) is a small climbing bird.
African biting cuckoos are arboreal, often single or in pairs, do not like to form groups, good at climbing but not good at walking and jumping; The flying force is not strong, although fast but not far, the flight route is fluctuating, mostly appearing in the middle and upper parts of the tree, but it is also frequently active on the ground. Flying in the forest is mostly up-and-down waves, very fast, but the flight distance is not too far. Timid and withdrawn, like a quiet environment, not good at singing, rest more hidden in a darker place. Feeding in the air and on the ground can hunt, mainly locusts, mantises, moths, butterflies, bees and other insects and their larvae, sometimes also eat snails and other small invertebrates and plant fruits, berries and seeds. Call monotonous, usually do not love to sing.
African biters breed in natural burrows of decaying trees in the forest or in ant nests and hives, and do not nest. Eggs are laid in a litter of 2-4 eggs. Nestlings are late sex. Brooding and brooding are shared by both parents.
Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2012 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Low Risk (LC).
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