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Trogoniformes / Trogonidae / Pharomachrus

Golden-headed Quetzal

Pharomachrus auriceps

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Trogoniformes
Family
Trogonidae
Genus
Pharomachrus

Vocalizations

Allan Harris · CC0_1_0
Steve Collins · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Pharomachrus auriceps auriceps

    eastern Panama (Cerro Pirre), and Andes from Colombia south, on the west slope, to northwestern Peru (Cajamarca), and on the east slope southward to Bolivia (south to western Santa Cruz)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.