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 4 years ago 39 sec 4.6 -
An adult male in a tree, looking around Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 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 4 years ago 34 sec 4.3 -
A female perched on a branch Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Josep del Hoyo 10 February 2005 6 years ago 42 sec 4.2 -
Two views of a male on a branch Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp auriceps)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 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 4 years ago 34 sec 4
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A male
Locality Satipo Road, Junín Department, Peru
Juan Chalco 16 April 2007 3 years ago 4.6 -
Adult female.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 7 October 2009 7 weeks ago 3.5 -
A female that came after playback
Locality Monterredondo, Guayabetal, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp auriceps)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 14 June 2010 1 year ago 3.2 -
An adult male perched on a branch.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
gemma aznar 19 June 2010 1 year ago 3.2 -
Looking for some food
Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Cosanga, Napo Province, Ecuador
Galo Real 5 December 2008 18 weeks ago 3 -
A male perching on a branch
Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 14 October 2009 1 year ago 3
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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 2 years ago 4
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