Trogons (Trogonidae)
Golden-headed Quetzal (Pharomachrus auriceps) - HBW 6, p. 125
French: Quetzal doré
German: Goldkopftrogon
Spanish: Quetzal Cabecidorado
Other common names: Golden-headed Trogon
Taxonomy: Trogon (Calurus) auriceps Gould, 1842, Quito, Ecuador.
Forms a superspecies with P. pavoninus, and the two may be conspecific; P. fulgidus possibly belongs to same superspecies. Birds from NE Colombia currently placed in nominate race, but sometimes included in hargitti; population of W Ecuador described as race heliactin, but apparently inseparable from nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- auriceps (Gould, 1842) - E Panama (Cerro Pirre), and Andes from Colombia S to E Peru and N Bolivia.
- hargitti (Oustalet, 1891) - Andes of Venezuela.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male standing on a branch and looking to both sides Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 39 sec 4.7 -
An adult male in a tree, looking around Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 43 sec 4.6 -
An adult male seen behind leaves, resting on a branch Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 34 sec 4.3 -
Two views of a male on a branch Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 34 sec 4.2 -
A female standing on a branch, looking around Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 34 sec 4 -
A female perched on a branch, looking around Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 43 sec 3.7
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A male
Locality Satipo Road, Junín Department, Peru (ssp auriceps)
Juan Chalco 16 April 2007 4 years ago 4.6 -
A male perched on a trunk.
Locality Urrao, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp auriceps)
Joe Tobias 14 February 2007 22 weeks ago 3.7 -
On the nest
Locality Mindo, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Libor Vaicenbacher 11 August 2010 1 year ago 3.6 -
Adult female.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 7 October 2009 1 year ago 3.5 -
A female that came after playback
Locality Monterredondo, Guayabetal, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp auriceps)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 14 June 2010 2 years ago 3.5 -
Female perched on a branch
Locality Mindo, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 25 November 2012 23 weeks ago 3.4
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Bird recorded at Tabay, Sierra Nevada national park - Humboldt trail, www.birds-venezuela.de Locality Mérida State, Venezuela
Joe Klaiber 13 January 2002 33 weeks ago 5 -
Recorded at La Mucuy Sierra Nevada national park www.birds-venezuela.de Locality Mérida State, Venezuela
Joe Klaiber 10 November 2005 42 weeks ago 4 -
Song given by adult male perched in the subcanopy of mature forest. Locality Los Cedros Reserve, Imbabura Province, Ecuador
(ssp auriceps)
Scott Olmstead 19 June 2008 3 years ago 4
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