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{{Short description|Genus of birds}}
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| name = ''Pharomachrus''
| image = Quetzal01.jpg
| image = Quetzal01.jpg
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| image_caption = [[Resplendent quetzal]]
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| taxon = Pharomachrus
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| image_caption = [[Resplendent Quetzal]]
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| authority = [[Pablo de La Llave|de la Llave]], 1832
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| type_species = ''[[Resplendent quetzal|Pharomachrus mocinno]]''<ref name=HM4>{{cite web |url= https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=82 |title= Trogonidae |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= aviansystematics.org |publisher= The Trust for Avian Systematics |access-date= 2023-07-26}}</ref>
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| type_species_authority = de la Llave, 1832
| classis = [[Bird|Aves]]
| ordo = [[Trogoniformes]]
| familia = [[Trogonidae]]
| genus = '''''Pharomachrus'''''
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| genus_authority = [[Pablo de La Llave|La Llave]], 1832
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''[[Pharomachrus pavoninus|P. pavoninus]]''
''[[Pharomachrus pavoninus|P. pavoninus]]''
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'''''Pharomachrus''''' is a genus of birds in the [[Trogonidae]] family. ''Pharomachrus'' is from [[Ancient Greek]] ''pharos'', "mantle", and ''makros'', "long", referring to the wing and tail coverts of the Resplendent Quetzal (the second ''h'' is unexplained).
'''''Pharomachrus''''' is a genus of birds in the family [[Trogonidae]]. ''Pharomachrus'' is from [[Ancient Greek]] ''pharos'', "mantle", and ''makros'', "long", referring to the wing and tail coverts of the resplendent quetzal (the second ''h'' is unexplained).


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 [[quetzal]]s.
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 [[quetzal]]s.


==Species==
==Species==
{| class="wikitable"
* Genus ''Pharomachrus'':
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** [[Crested Quetzal]], ''Pharomachrus antisianus''.
! Image !! Scientific name !! Common Name !! Distribution
** [[Golden-headed Quetzal]], ''Pharomachrus auriceps''.
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** [[White-tipped Quetzal]], ''Pharomachrus fulgidus''.
|[[File:Crested Quetzal Ecuador.jpg|120px]] || ''Pharomachrus antisianus'' || [[Crested quetzal]] || Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
** [[Resplendent Quetzal]], ''Pharomachrus mocinno''.
|-
** [[Pavonine Quetzal]], ''Pharomachrus pavoninus''.
|[[File:Golden-headed Quetzal.jpg|120px]] || ''Pharomachrus auriceps'' || [[Golden-headed quetzal]] || eastern Panama to northern Bolivia.
|-
|[[File:White-tipped Quetzal.jpg|120px]] || ''Pharomachrus fulgidus'' || [[White-tipped quetzal]] || Venezuela, Colombia, and Guyana
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|[[File:Quetzal01.jpg|120px]] || ''Pharomachrus mocinno'' || [[Resplendent quetzal]] || Chiapas, Mexico to western Panama
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|[[File:Pharomachrus pavoninus 1838.jpg|120px]] || ''Pharomachrus pavoninus'' || [[Pavonine quetzal]] || Brazil and Venezuela, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru, and northern Bolivia
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==References==
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Birds of Central America]]
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 1 January 2024

Pharomachrus
Resplendent quetzal
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

P. antisianus
P. auriceps
P. fulgidus
P. mocinno
P. pavoninus

Pharomachrus is a genus of birds in the family Trogonidae. Pharomachrus is from Ancient Greek pharos, "mantle", and makros, "long", referring to the wing and tail coverts of the resplendent quetzal (the second h is unexplained).

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
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]

  1. ^ "Trogonidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.


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