• Synonyms Resplendent Trogon, Quetzal, Northern Quetzal
  • Old latin name for bird Pharomachurus mocinno, Pharomachrus mocino

Resplendent Quetzalbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    , © Leander Khil
    Guatemala
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Costa Rica
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Costa Rica
  • 4.
    Male, song, © Paul Driver
    Costa Rica
  • 5.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Panama
  • 6.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Costa Rica
  • 7.
    Song, © Paul Driver
    Costa Rica
  • 8.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Panama
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Resplendent Quetzal

  • Breeding region Middle America
  • Breeding subregion s Mexico to w Panama

Resplendent Quetzal subspecies (2)

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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 splendente, Quetzal risplendente
Japaneseカザリキヌバネドリ
Kazakhквезал
LithuanianPuikusis kvazalas, puikusis kvezalas
Maltesequetzal risplendenti, quetzal middi
NorwegianPraktkquetzal, praktketsal, Praktkvetsal
Norwegian NynorskPraktketsal
Polishkwezal herbowy
Portuguesequetzal-resplandecente
RussianКвезаль, Гватемальский Квезал, квезал, Кетцаль
SerbianVeliki kvecal, Veliki kecal
SlovakTrogón kvesal, kvesal chochlatý
SlovenianKvecal
SpanishQuetzal Centroamericano, Quetzal guatemalteco, Quetzal Mesoamericano, Quetzal
Swedishpraktquetzal
TurkishMuhteşem Ketzal
Ukrainianквезал довгохвостий