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| − | {{ | + | [[Image:Quetzal White-tipped El Dorado Santa Marta Mtns Colomba AR-27.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Subspecies ''festatus''<br />Photo by {{user|AdamRiley|AdamRiley}} <br />Santa Marta Mountains, [[Colombia]], February, 2011]] |
;[[:Category:Pharomachrus|Pharomachrus]] fulgidus | ;[[:Category:Pharomachrus|Pharomachrus]] fulgidus | ||
| − | [[ | + | ==Identification== |
| + | [[File: White-tipped-Quetzal_P-f-festatus_Female_CBALN.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female – Subspecies P. f. festatus<br />Photo © by {{user|C+B+Allen|C B Allen}}<br /> San Lorenzo ridge/Santa Marta (Magdalena/[[Colombia]]), 21 November 2023]] | ||
| + | 33 cm (13 in)<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' Nominate | ||
| + | *Yellow bill | ||
| + | *Bronzed golden-green head | ||
| + | *Small frontal crest | ||
| + | *Glossy emerald-green upperparts and breast | ||
| + | *Red lower breast | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | Northern [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | [[Image:Quetzal3 copy.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''fulgidus''<br />Photo by {{user|Luis+R|Luis R}}<br />El Avila National Park, Caracas, [[Venezuela]], September 2014]] | ||
| + | *''P. f. festatus'': | ||
| + | :*Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern [[Colombia]]) | ||
| + | *''P. f. fulgidus'': | ||
| + | ;*Mountains of northern [[Venezuela]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Canopy and mid levels of humid forests, cloudforest, borders, clearings and second growth woods. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of fruit and berries. They have been noted to pick fruit from trees whilst in flight. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They make use of cavities in old tree stumps, trunks and limbs of trees. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Pharomachrus | + | {{GSearch| "Pharomachrus fulgidus" {{!}} "White-tipped Quetzal"}} |
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pharomachrus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pharomachrus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:34, 24 February 2024
- Pharomachrus fulgidus
Identification
33 cm (13 in)
Male Nominate
- Yellow bill
- Bronzed golden-green head
- Small frontal crest
- Glossy emerald-green upperparts and breast
- Red lower breast
Distribution
Northern South America: found in Colombia and Venezuela
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P. f. festatus:
- Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern Colombia)
- P. f. fulgidus:
- Mountains of northern Venezuela
Habitat
Canopy and mid levels of humid forests, cloudforest, borders, clearings and second growth woods.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of fruit and berries. They have been noted to pick fruit from trees whilst in flight.
Breeding
They make use of cavities in old tree stumps, trunks and limbs of trees.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-tipped Quetzal. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-tipped_Quetzal
External Links
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