Trogons (Trogonidae) - HBW 6
Golden-headed Quetzal (Pharomachrus auriceps)
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
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A male standing on a branch and looking to both sides Mindo, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 2 years ago 39 sec 4.7 -
An adult male in a tree, looking around Mindo, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 2 years ago 43 sec 4.7 -
An adult male seen behind leaves, resting on a branch Mindo, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 2 years ago 34 sec 4.4 -
Two views of a male on a branch Mindo, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 2 years ago 34 sec 4.3 -
A female perched on a branch Cabañas San Isidro, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Josep del Hoyo 10 February 2005 4 years ago 42 sec 4.2 -
A female standing on a branch, looking around Mindo, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 2 years ago 34 sec 4
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A male Satipo Road, Junín, Peru
Juan Chalco 16 April 2007 1 year ago 4.6 -
An adult male perched on a branch. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 12 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 3 -
An adult male perched on a branch. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 12 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 3 -
A bird perching on a branch Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 29 September 2007 47 weeks ago 3
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Song given by adult male perched in the subcanopy of mature forest. Los Cedros Reserve, Imbabura Province, Ecuador
(ssp auriceps)
Scott Olmstead 19 June 2008 15 weeks ago 4
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