Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (2)
Nigel Collar and Arnau Bonan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 13, 2015
Text last updated March 13, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | quetzal capdaurat |
| Czech | kvesal zlatohlavý |
| Dutch | Goudkopquetzal |
| English | Golden-headed Quetzal |
| English (United States) | Golden-headed Quetzal |
| French | Quetzal doré |
| French (France) | Quetzal doré |
| German | Goldkopftrogon |
| Japanese | キンガシラカザリキヌバネドリ |
| Norwegian | svarthaleketsal |
| Polish | kwezal złotogłowy |
| Russian | Златоголовый кетцаль |
| Serbian | Zlatoglavi kvecal |
| Slovak | kvesal zlatohlavý |
| Spanish | Quetzal Cabecidorado |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Quetzal Cabecidorado |
| Spanish (Panama) | Quetzal Cabecidorado |
| Spanish (Peru) | Quetzal de Cabeza Dorada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Quetzal cabecidorado |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Viuda de La Montaña |
| Swedish | guldhuvad quetzal |
| Turkish | Altın Başlı Ketzal |
| Ukrainian | Квезал андійський |
Pharomachrus auriceps (Gould, 1842)
PROTONYM:
Trogon (Calurus) auriceps
Gould, 1842. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (1), 9, p.238.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'The Cordillerian Andes.'
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PHAROMACHRUS
- auriceps
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Golden-headed Quetzal
