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Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno
de la Llave, P, 1832
Quetzal Mesoamericano
Family: Trogonidae
Order: Trogoniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Near Threatened
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Synonyms: Pharomachrus mocino.

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Number of Photography: 33

Foto
Photography ID: 640544
♂  Adult
El Guarco
Cartago
Costa Rica
04/01/2025
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 640543
♂  Adult
El Guarco
Cartago
Costa Rica
04/01/2025
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 622594
 Suchitepéquez
Sacatepequez
Guatemala
02/08/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 622593
♂  Adult
Suchitepéquez
Sacatepequez
Guatemala
02/08/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 400750
♂  Adult
Bosque Nuboso de Monteverde
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
09/05/2019
Graciela Neira
Foto
Photography ID: 324424
♂  Adult
San Gerardo de Dota
San José
Costa Rica
01/13/2017
Marcos Augusto Lartigau
Foto
Photography ID: 314995
♂  Adult
Monteverde
Alajuela
Costa Rica
01/24/2019
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 274020
♂  Adult
San Gerardo de Dota
San José
Costa Rica
04/22/2018
Dora Virginia Montenegro
Foto
Photography ID: 274019
♀  Adult
San Gerardo de Dota
San José
Costa Rica
04/22/2018
Dora Virginia Montenegro



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Number of Films: 2


Video ID: 100
♂ ♀  Adult
Cerro de la Muerte
San José
Costa Rica
11/19/2011
Luis Vargas


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Number of Records: 33



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230883601/04/2025Costa RicaCartagoEl GuarcoEduardo Nadal
230883501/04/2025Costa RicaCartagoEl GuarcoEduardo Nadal
224844008/02/2025GuatemalaSacatepequezSuchitepéquezManuel Godoy
204764202/03/2024Costa RicaSan JoséMiriam´s Quetzals (cabinas y comederos), San Gerardo de DotaMarcelo Gavensky
204759701/03/2024Costa RicaSan JoséMiriam´s Quetzals (cabinas y comederos), San Gerardo de DotaMarcelo Gavensky
204752528/02/2024Costa RicaSan JoséSan Gerardo de DotaMarcelo Gavensky
124845405/09/2019Costa RicaPuntarenasReserva Natural Monteverde, Bosque Nuboso de Monteverde1Graciela Neira
89753201/03/2019Costa RicaPuntarenasReserva bosque nuboso Santa Elena, Bosque Nuboso de MonteverdePatricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
128507428/02/2019Costa RicaPuntarenasBosque Nuboso de MonteverdePatricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
91795824/01/2019Costa RicaAlajuelaCuri Cancha, MonteverdeJulian Uriel Collado
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.