Quetzals
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Quetzals are beautifully colored birds of the trogon family (Trogonidae) found in tropical regions of the Americas.
The word "quetzal" was originally used for just the Resplendent Quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno, the famous long-tailed quetzal of Central America, which is the national symbol of Guatemala. It still often refers to that bird specifically but now also names all the species of the genera Pharomachrus and Euptilotis. The six quetzal species and their English common names are:
- P. antisianus: Crested Quetzal : The Crested Quetzal (Pharomachrus antisianus) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
- P. auriceps: Golden-headed Quetzal
- P. fulgidus: White-tipped Quetzal: The White-tipped Quetzal (Pharomachrus fulgidus) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is found in Venezuela, Colombia, and Guyana. In Venezuela and Colombia, three separated ranges occur, all contiguous and on the northern coasts. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
- P. mocinno: Resplendent Quetzal
- P. pavoninus: Pavonine Quetzal: The Pavonine Quetzal (Pharomachrus pavoninus) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family, the trogons. It is found in the Amazon Basin of the North Region, Brazil, Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Bolivia; also regions of Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The Pavonine Quetzal is a bird of the Amazon Basin, and in Venezuela the upper third of the Caribbean north-flowing Orinoco River Basin and east and southeastwards into neighboring Roraima state Brazil. In the central Amazon Basin its southeastwards limit is the lower two thirds of the Tapajós River drainage; westwards the Quetzal ranges to the foothills of the Andes, from very northern Bolivia, eastern Peru and Ecuador, and southeastern Colombia.
- E. neoxenus: Eared Quetzal
Euptilotis neoxenus is related to Pharomachrus and is called the Eared Quetzal by some authorities, such as the American Ornithologists' Union, but the Eared Trogon by others.
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