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[[Image:RquetzalBU3J98502 BF.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Kite|Kite}}<br /> [[Costa Rica]], March 2011]]
 
;[[:Category:Pharomachrus|Pharomachrus]] mocinno
 
;[[:Category:Pharomachrus|Pharomachrus]] mocinno
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[[Image:Resplendent_Quetzal.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Bjorn Svensson.<br/>Photo taken: [[Costa Rica]].]]
 
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[[Image:ResplendantQuetzal2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by pale42<br/>Photo taken: [[Costa Rica]] ]]
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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36 cm.  Male: green body, showing iridescence from green-gold to blue-violet, red breast, green upper tail coverts,  helmet-like crest. The mature male's beak is yellow and the female's is black. She additionally has red limited to the vent area, the breast is grayish-brown. Her tail shows uneven spacing of black barring on the underside, his is pure white.  
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[[Image:Resplendent_Quetzal_Lavaty.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Peacefrog2|Greg Lavaty}} <br />Monteverde, [[Costa Rica]], January 2009]]
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36–40 cm (14¼-15¾ in)<br />
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'''Male''':  
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*Green body, with green-gold to blue-violet iridescence
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*Red breast
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*Green upper tail coverts
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*Helmet-like crest
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*Underside of tail is pure white
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*Yellow beak<br />
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'''Female''':
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*Black bill
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*Red in vent area
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*Greyish-brown breast
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*Tail has uneven spacing of black barring on the underside <br />
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'''Juvenile male''' can easily be mistaken for a female; look for developing red plumage on the breast to distinguish it.
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Southern [[Mexico]] to western [[Panama]], [[Nicaragua]] and [[Costa Rica]].  
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Southern [[Mexico]] to western [[Panama]], [[Nicaragua]], where it is the national bird, and [[Costa Rica]].  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Two subspecies: nominate ''mocinno'' is found from [[Mexico]] to [[Nicaragua]], while ''costaricensis'' is in [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]].
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====Subspecies====
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There are two subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''P. m. mocinno'':
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:*Montane forests of southern [[Mexico]] to northern [[Nicaragua]]
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*''P. m. costaricensis'':
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:*Montane forests of [[Costa Rica]] to western [[Panama]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Montane forests.
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May be seen at all tree levels right up to the canopy of undisturbed evergreen montane forests especially in areas with epiphytes.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The diet includes fruit and insects, notably wasps, ants, and larvae, and frogs. Particularly important are wild avocados and other fruit of the laurel family, which the birds swallow whole before regurgitating the pits, which helps to disperse these trees. Some of these can be seen in the image of a female. These birds sometimes hover while they take the fruit.  
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====Diet====
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[[Image:MG 0536rqf2taildoidged.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Coati|Coati}}<br />Finca Lerida, Chiriqui, [[Costa Rica]], March 2011]]
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The nest is placed in a hole, carved in a rotten tree and 2 pale blue eggs are laid. Both parents incubate for 18 days, during which the male generally incubates the eggs during the day while the female incubates them at night. When the eggs hatch, both parents take care of the young, feeding them fruit, berries, insects, lizards, and small frogs. The female can neglect or abandon the young near the end of the rearing period, leaving it up to the male to continue caring for the offspring until they are ready to survive on their own.
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The diet consists mostly of fruit (especially avocados) also insects (wasps, ants, and larvae), and frogs. They sometimes hover while they take the fruit.  
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====Breeding====
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The nest is placed in a hole, excavated in a rotten tree. The 2 pale blue eggs are incubated by both parents for 18 days (the male during the day; the female at night). Both adults care for the young, which are fed on fruit, berries, insects, lizards, and small frogs. The female may depart before the young are fully fledged.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
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#Wikipedia
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{{ref}}
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==External Links==
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{{GSearch|"Pharomachrus mocinno" {{!}} "Resplendent Quetzal" -"siskin" -"flycatcher"}}
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{{GS-checked}}1
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==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|Pharomachrus+mocinno}}
 
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pharomachrus]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pharomachrus]]

Latest revision as of 16:23, 10 May 2023

Male
Photo by Kite
Costa Rica, March 2011
Pharomachrus mocinno

Identification

Male
Photo by Greg Lavaty
Monteverde, Costa Rica, January 2009

36–40 cm (14¼-15¾ in)
Male:

  • Green body, with green-gold to blue-violet iridescence
  • Red breast
  • Green upper tail coverts
  • Helmet-like crest
  • Underside of tail is pure white
  • Yellow beak

Female:

  • Black bill
  • Red in vent area
  • Greyish-brown breast
  • Tail has uneven spacing of black barring on the underside

Juvenile male can easily be mistaken for a female; look for developing red plumage on the breast to distinguish it.

Distribution

Southern Mexico to western Panama, Nicaragua, where it is the national bird, and Costa Rica.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are two subspecies[1]:

  • P. m. mocinno:
  • P. m. costaricensis:

Habitat

May be seen at all tree levels right up to the canopy of undisturbed evergreen montane forests especially in areas with epiphytes.

Behaviour

Diet

Female
Photo by Coati
Finca Lerida, Chiriqui, Costa Rica, March 2011

The diet consists mostly of fruit (especially avocados) also insects (wasps, ants, and larvae), and frogs. They sometimes hover while they take the fruit.

Breeding

The nest is placed in a hole, excavated in a rotten tree. The 2 pale blue eggs are incubated by both parents for 18 days (the male during the day; the female at night). Both adults care for the young, which are fed on fruit, berries, insects, lizards, and small frogs. The female may depart before the young are fully fledged.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
  3. Wikipedia

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External Links

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