Quetzal
Golden Quetzal ( Pharomachrus auriceps )
Classification (IOC)
Reign	Animalia
Branch	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Trogoniformes
Family	Trogonidae
Genre
Pharomachrus De la Llave , 1832
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The name of Quetzal (or Royal Couroucou) designates four species of birds of the neotropical genus and family trogons.

His name is included in that of the Mexican god Quetzalcoatl , which means "feathered serpent" or "quetzal serpent", which is one of the forms. Each year, at the end of the nesting (nest building), the bird loses its feathers grow back the following year. For the Mayans and Aztecs, the quetzal was a sacred bird, whose feathers were highly prized. The female has no long tail or red chest.

The quetzal dies if it is put in a cage ^{List of species}

According to the reference classification (version 2.2, 2009) of the International Ornithological Congress (order phylogenetic ):

• Pharomachrus pavoninus - Quetzal Pavonine
• Pharomachrus fulgidus - Quetzal brilliant
• Pharomachrus mocinno - Resplendent Quetzal
• Pharomachrus antisianus - Quetzal antisien

Miscellaneous

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  Resplendent Quetzal of Costa Rica.

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  Resplendent Quetzal of Panama.

• The Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) is a kind of mythical bird of the rainforest (the sacred bird of the Maya ) and the national bird of Guatemala. It is also shown in the arms of the country. The resplendent quetzal feathers cover its emerald and rubies in the thick vegetation of the rainforest.
• Totem in the form ^{External Links}
  • Reference Tree of Life Web Project : Pharomachrus (fr)
  • Reference Catalogue of Life : Pharomachrus (fr)
  • Reference ITIS : Pharomachrus De la Llave, 1832 (en) ( + version (en))
  • Reference Animal Diversity Web : Pharomachrus (fr)
  • Reference NCBI : Pharomachrus (fr)
  • Reference IUCN : Pharomachrus taxon (in)
  • Reference CITES : Pharomachrus kind (on the website of the UNEP - WCMC ) (IMDb)
  • List of Threatened Species

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