Resplendent Quetzal bird informationValues
Conservation statusNT - Near threatened
SynonymsNorthern Quetzal, Quetzal, Resplendent Trogon
Old latin name for birdPharomachurus mocinno, Pharomachrus mocino
OrderTrogons, quetzals / Trogoniformes
FamilyTrogons / Trogonidae
GenusPharomachrus
Breeding regionMiddle America
Breeding subregions Mexico to w Panama

Resplendent Quetzal bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Jacob C. Cooper
    Nicaragua
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, © Beatrix Saadi-Varchmin
    Costa Rica
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Costa Rica
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Costa Rica
  • 5.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Costa Rica
  • 6.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Panama
  • 7.
    Song, © Samuel Jones
    Honduras
  • 8.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Panama
  • 9.
    Male, song, © Paul Driver
    Costa Rica
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Resplendent Quetzal

Resplendent Quetzal subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensisCosta Rica and w Panama-No
Pharomachrus mocinno mocinnos Mexico to n Nicaragua-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijanikvezal
Catalanquetzal esplèndid
Chinese凤尾绿咬鹃
Chinese (Traditional)鳳尾綠咬鵑
Croatiandugorepi kvecal
Czechkvesal chocholatý
DanishQuetzal
DutchQuetzal
EsperantoKecalo
Estonianketsal (hundketsal)
Finnishmayaketsaali
FrenchQuetzal resplendissant
GermanQuetzal
Hungariankvézál
ItalianQuetzal risplendente, Quetzal splendente
Japaneseカザリキヌバネドリ
Kazakhквезал
LithuanianPuikusis kvazalas, puikusis kvezalas
Maltesequetzal middi, quetzal risplendenti
NorwegianPraktketsal, Praktkvetsal, Praktkquetzal, praktketsal
Norwegian NynorskPraktketsal
Polishkwezal herbowy
Portuguesequetzal-resplandecente
RussianКетцаль, Гватемальский Квезал, квезал, Квезаль
SerbianVeliki kecal, Veliki kvecal
SlovakTrogón kvesal, kvesal chochlatý
SlovenianKvecal
SpanishQuetzal guatemalteco, Quetzal Mesoamericano, Quetzal Centroamericano, Quetzal
Swedishpraktquetzal
TurkishMuhteşem Ketzal
Ukrainianквезал довгохвостий