Pharomachrus

Pharomachrus is a genus of birds in the family Trogonidae. Pharomachrus is from Ancient Greek pharos, "mantle", and makros, "long", referring to the wing and tail coverts of the resplendent quetzal (the second h is unexplained).

Pharomachrus
Resplendent quetzal
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Pharomachrus
La Llave, 1832
Species

P. antisianus
P. auriceps
P. fulgidus
P. mocinno
P. pavoninus

The five species of this genus and the eared quetzal, the only living member of the genus Euptilotis, together make up a group of colourful birds called quetzals.

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Pharomachrus antisianus.Crested quetzalBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
Pharomachrus auricepsGolden-headed quetzaleastern Panama to northern Bolivia.
Pharomachrus fulgidusWhite-tipped quetzalVenezuela, Colombia, and Guyana
Pharomachrus mocinnoResplendent quetzalChiapas, Mexico to western Panama
Pharomachrus pavoninusPavonine quetzalBrazil and Venezuela, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru, and northern Bolivia


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