Crested Quetzal (Pharomachrus antisianus)

Other Names (World)
Crested Quetzal, Crested Trogon

Family
Trogonidae (Trogons)

Size
33 - 35 cm

First Described (Guide)
(d'Orbigny, 1837)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,050 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Northern Colombia and north-western Venezuela southern along Andes to Ecuador, Peru and west-central Bolivia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (54)...)

Crested Quetzal (Pharomachrus antisianus) [XC337297]
by Mauricio \u00c1lvarez-Rebolledo (Colecci\u00f3n de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt) from Yanayacu Biol. Stat., Cosanga, Provincia de Napo, Ecuador (song)

Crested Quetzal (Pharomachrus antisianus) [XC260541]
by Mitch Lysinger from Napo: 'Caba\u00f1as San Isidro', 1-2 km SW Cosanga, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno), with which has sometimes been considered conspecific. White-tipped Quetzal (Pharomachrus fulgidus) may belong to same superspecies.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Crested Quetzal (Pharomachrus antisianus) - 10 files

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