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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Length 33.5-35.5cm<br /> | Length 33.5-35.5cm<br /> | ||
| − | + | '''Male'''<br /> | |
| − | Male | + | Brilliant emerald green above, with scarlet chest and belly.<br /> |
| − | <br /> | ||
| − | Brilliant | ||
Head is forest green with golden sheen on top.<br /> | Head is forest green with golden sheen on top.<br /> | ||
Wings black with white patches.<br /> | Wings black with white patches.<br /> | ||
Bill orange-yellow<br /> | Bill orange-yellow<br /> | ||
| − | + | '''Female'''<br /> | |
| − | Female | + | Brilliant emerald green above (not as bright as male), with brownish chest and orange belly.<br /> |
| − | <br /> | ||
| − | Brilliant | ||
Head is brownish.<br /> | Head is brownish.<br /> | ||
Wings black with white patches.<br /> | Wings black with white patches.<br /> | ||
Bill brown<br /> | Bill brown<br /> | ||
| − | <br /> | + | '''Juvenile'''<br /> |
| − | + | Brilliant emerald green above (not as bright as an adult), with scarlet chest and belly (not as bright as an adult) .<br /> | |
| − | Brilliant | ||
Head is brownish.<br /> | Head is brownish.<br /> | ||
Wings black with white patches.<br /> | Wings black with white patches.<br /> | ||
Bill orange-yellow<br /> | Bill orange-yellow<br /> | ||
| − | + | [[Image:IMG 2918 bf.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Jose+Ramon|Jose Ramon}}<br />Near Nanegalito, Pichincha province, [[Ecuador]], November 2014]] | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Central America]]: [[Panama]]<br /> | [[Central America]]: [[Panama]]<br /> | ||
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Two subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | Two subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''P. a. hargitti'': | *''P. a. hargitti'': | ||
| − | :* | + | :*Sierra de Perijá ([[Colombia]]/[[Venezuela]] border) and Andes of [[Venezuela]] |
*''P. a. auriceps'': | *''P. a. auriceps'': | ||
| − | :*Mountains of eastern [[Panama]] | + | :*Mountains of eastern [[Panama]] (Cerro Pirre), and Andes from [[Colombia]] south, on the west slope, to northwestern [[Peru]] (Cajamarca), and on the east slope south to [[Bolivia]] (south to western Santa Cruz) |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Sub-canopy and mid-levels of subtropical and temperate forest on both slopes of the Andes, mostly between 1000 and 2800m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Frugivorous. Swoops to take fruit with a flutter of wings. | Frugivorous. Swoops to take fruit with a flutter of wings. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Avibase |
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pharomachrus+auriceps}} | {{GSearch|Pharomachrus+auriceps}} | ||
| − | + | {{GS-checked}}<br /><br /> | |
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Pharomachrus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Pharomachrus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:33, 5 February 2022
- Pharomachrus auriceps
Identification
Length 33.5-35.5cm
Male
Brilliant emerald green above, with scarlet chest and belly.
Head is forest green with golden sheen on top.
Wings black with white patches.
Bill orange-yellow
Female
Brilliant emerald green above (not as bright as male), with brownish chest and orange belly.
Head is brownish.
Wings black with white patches.
Bill brown
Juvenile
Brilliant emerald green above (not as bright as an adult), with scarlet chest and belly (not as bright as an adult) .
Head is brownish.
Wings black with white patches.
Bill orange-yellow
Distribution
Central America: Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- P. a. hargitti:
- P. a. auriceps:
Habitat
Sub-canopy and mid-levels of subtropical and temperate forest on both slopes of the Andes, mostly between 1000 and 2800m.
Behaviour
Diet
Frugivorous. Swoops to take fruit with a flutter of wings.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-headed Quetzal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-headed_Quetzal
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
