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Pavonine Quetzal

Pharomachrus pavoninus(Spix, JB, 1824)

English (US) Pavonine Quetzal

The Pavonine Quetzal (Pharomachrus pavoninus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trogonidae (Trogons) in the order Trogoniformes.

Range: Amazonia, from southeastern Colombia southward to northern Bolivia, eastward to southern Venezuela and central Brazil (east to the east banks of the Rio Negro and Rio Tapajós)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Pharomachrus pavoninus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Pavonine Quetzal
Described by
(Spix, JB, 1824)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Trogon pavoninus
Described by
(Spix, JB, 1824)
Type locality
'In sylvis Tabatingae et Marabitannas,' i.e. Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil.
Original description
Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 1 p.47 pl.35

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 47 species of the family Trogonidae