Trogons (Trogonidae)
Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
French: Quetzal resplendissant German: Quetzal Spanish: Quetzal Guatemalteco
Other common names: Quetzal, Northern/Magnificent Quetzal
Taxonomy:
Pharomachrus Mocinno de la Llave, 1832, Guatemala and Chiapas.
Forms a superspecies with P. antisianus, with which has sometimes been considered conspecific; P. fulgidus may belong to this superspecies. Synonyms of mocinno include paradiseus and resplendens. Species name sometimes mispelt mocino. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- mocinno de la Llave, 1832 - S Mexico (Oaxaca and Chiapas), Guatemala, Honduras, E El Salvador and NC Nicaragua.
- costaricensis Cabanis, 1869 - Costa Rica (except Cordillera de Guanacaste) and W highlands of Panama (E, at least formerly, to Veraguas).
- Near Threatened
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A male in the nest, looking around, then leaving and perching next to it. El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (mocinno)
Josep del Hoyo 1 April 2009 44 weeks ago 51 sec 4.8 -
A female and a male changing shifts to incubate the eggs in the nest. El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (mocinno)
Josep del Hoyo 1 April 2009 44 weeks ago 44 sec 4.8 -
A male incubating in the nest and watching its surroundings. El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (mocinno)
Josep del Hoyo 1 April 2009 44 weeks ago 52 sec 4.8 -
A male on a branch, near its nest. El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (mocinno)
Josep del Hoyo 1 April 2009 44 weeks ago 30 sec 4.7 -
A male incubating, looking out from the nest and then going back in. El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (mocinno)
Josep del Hoyo 1 April 2009 44 weeks ago 32 sec 4.7 -
A male flying away twice Biotopo del Quetzal, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala (mocinno)
Greg R Homel 2005 2 years ago 18 sec 4.4
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A perched adult male in a cloud forest. Chelemhá Cloud Forest Reserve, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala (mocinno)
Knut Eisermann 26 May 2008 1 year ago 4.4 -
A male on a branch. Savegre Mountain Hotel, San Gerardo de Dota, Cartago Province, Costa Rica (costaricensis)
Nick Athanas 16 March 2005 1 year ago 4.3
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Song from a male. Lagunas de Montebello National Park, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(mocinno)
Nick Athanas 14 March 2009 13 weeks ago 3
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