Golden-headed Quetzal

Golden-headed Quetzal

Taxobox
name = Golden-headed Quetzal
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1


image_caption = male
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Trogoniformes
familia = Trogonidae
genus = "Pharomachrus"
species = "P. auriceps"
binomial = "Pharomachrus auriceps"
binomial_authority = (Gould, 1842)

The Golden-Headed Quetzal ("Pharomachrus auriceps") is a colorful bird native to highlands forests in South America.

Description

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Habitat and behavior

Golden-headed Quetzals occur in the Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. They live in humid highland forests and are uncommon to locally fairly common. They are solitary, seasonally monogamous birds which share the 18-day incubation period of their two eggs and the feeding of their offspring during the fledging period of 25 to 30 days. The nest is usually placed in a hollow in an old tree. Their diet mostly consists of fruit and insects, with the occasional small lizard.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

* [http://www.houstonzoo.org/Animal/viewAnimalDetail.asp?scriptaction=showanimal&Animal_Preview_
] accessed October 18, 2005
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=3338 Golden-headed Quetzal videos] on the Internet Bird Collection; accessed October 18, 2005


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