REPTILIA: ARCHOSAURIA: AVES: TROGONIDAE: Pharomachrus

Pharomachrus mocinno Author and date

Resplendent Quetzal

Photo at right of male by Dr. R. G. Sprackland at the University of Kansas Museum of Natural History.

Range: Mountainous regions of Middle America.

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Natural History: These birds reside at high elevations in forests from central Mexico into the Amazonian basin of South America. They are typically solitary birds that feed on a wide variety of foods including smaller vertebrates, insects, snails, fruits and seeds.

Reproduction: Lays two or three eggs in holes in trees, which are incubated alternately by both parents.

Taxonomy & Relationships: There are four other species in the genus Pharomachrus, ranging from Middle to South America.

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