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 | |
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| Resplendent quetzal | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trogoniformes |
| Family: | Trogonidae |
| Genus: | Pharomachrus La Llave, 1832 |
| Species | |
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P. antisianus | |
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
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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 | Pharomachrus antisianus. | Crested quetzal | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
 | Pharomachrus auriceps | Golden-headed quetzal | eastern Panama to northern Bolivia. |
| Pharomachrus fulgidus | White-tipped quetzal | Venezuela, Colombia, and Guyana | |
| Pharomachrus mocinno | Resplendent quetzal | Chiapas, Mexico to western Panama |
| Pharomachrus pavoninus | Pavonine quetzal | Brazil and Venezuela, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru, and northern Bolivia | |
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