Pharomachrus
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| Pharomachrus | |
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| Resplendent quetzal | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trogoniformes |
| Family: | Trogonidae |
| Genus: | Pharomachrus de la Llave, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Pharomachrus mocinno[1] de la Llave, 1832 | |
| Species | |
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P. antisianus | |
Pharomachrus is a genus of birds in the family Trogonidae.
The five species of this genus and the eared quetzal, the only living member of the genus Euptilotis, together make up a group of colourful birds called quetzals.
Species
[edit]| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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 | Pharomachrus antisianus | Crested quetzal | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
 | Pharomachrus auriceps | Golden-headed quetzal | eastern Panama to northern Bolivia. |
 | Pharomachrus fulgidus | White-tipped quetzal | Venezuela, Colombia, and Guyana |
| Pharomachrus mocinno | Resplendent quetzal | Chiapas, Mexico to western Panama |
 | Pharomachrus pavoninus | Pavonine quetzal | Brazil and Venezuela, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru, and northern Bolivia |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Trogonidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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