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Pharomachrus mocinno (Resplendent Quetzal)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Resplendent Quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno, is a bird in the trogon family. It is found from southern Mexico to western Panama (unlike the other quetzals of the genus Pharomachrus, which are found in South America and eastern Panama). It is well known for its colorful plumage. There are two subspecies, P. m. mocinno and P. m. costaricensis. This quetzal plays an important role in Mesoamerican mythologies.
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Infraspecies

Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis (Resplendent quetzal)
Pharomachrus mocinno mocinno (Resplendent quetzal)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Central American montane forests Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Central American pine-oak forests Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Chiapas montane forests Mexico Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Talamancan montane forests Costa Rica, Panama Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Cordillera Volcanica Central Forest Reserve VI 150571 Costa Rica  
La Amistad International Park National Park II 541617 Panama, Costa Rica  
La Selva Biological Station Protective Zone VI 6052 Costa Rica
Montecristo National Park IV 9237 El Salvador  
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve   Costa Rica  
Proyecto Ecologico Quetzal   Guatemala      
Rara Avis Rainforest Reserve 3163 Costa Rica
Reserva de la Biosfera de la Amistad Biosphere Reserve II 493313 Costa Rica  

Important Bird Areas

BirdLife Species Factsheet: View Factsheet
Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Arenal Hill Nicaragua A1, A2
Arenal-Monteverde Costa Rica A1, A2, A3
Central Volcanic Cordillera Costa Rica A1, A2, A3
Datanlí-El Diablo Hill Nicaragua A1, A2
Dipilto-Jalapa Mountain Range Nicaragua A1, A2, A3
El Rodeo, Cerros de Escazú and La Carpintera Costa Rica A1, A2, A3
Fortuna Forest Reserve Panama A1, A2, A3
Kilambe Hill Nicaragua A1
La Amistad Caribe Costa Rica A1, A2, A3
La Amistad International Park Panama A1, A2, A3
Los Santos, La Amistad Pacífico Costa Rica A1, A2, A3
Miraflor Nicaragua A1, A2, A3
Musun Hill Nicaragua A1
Peñas Blancas Massif Nicaragua A1
Santa Fé National Park Panama A1, A2, A3
Talamanca Highlands Costa Rica A1, A2, A3
The Alotepeque Range El Salvador A1, A2, A3
Volcán Barú National Park Panama A1, A2, A3

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
Mesoamerica Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama Yes

Emblem of

Guatemala

Prey / Diet

Billia hippocastanum[1]
Ficus aurea (Florida strangler fig)[2]
Ficus costaricana[2]
Ficus pertusa[2]
Ficus tuerckheimii[2]
Ilex pallida[1]
Myrcianthes rhopaloides[1]
Nectandra cufodontisii[1]
Ocotea austinii[1]
Ocotea insularis[1]
Ocotea pseudopalmana[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Alouatta pigra (Mexican black howler monkey)3
Artibeus jamaicensis (Jamaican fruit-eating bat)1
Artibeus lituratus (great fruit-eating bat)1
Artibeus toltecus (Toltec fruit-eating bat)2
Attila spadiceus (Bright-rumped Attila)1
Aulacorhynchus prasinus (Emerald Toucanet)6
Brotogeris jugularis (Orange-chinned Parakeet)1
Catharus aurantiirostris (Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush)1
Catharus mexicanus (Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush)1
Cebus capucinus (white-faced capuchin)1
Chamaepetes unicolor (Black Guan)3
Chiroxiphia linearis (Long-tailed Manakin)2
Chlorophanes spiza (Green Honeycreeper)1
Chlorophonia callophrys (Golden-browed Chlorophonia)1
Chlorophonia occipitalis (Blue-crowned Chlorophonia)1
Chlorospingus ophthalmicus (Common Bush-Tanager)2
Cotinga amabilis (Lovely Cotinga)1
Cyanerpes cyaneus (Red-legged Honeycreeper)1
Cyanocorax morio (Brown Jay)2
Dacnis cayana (Blue Dacnis)1
Dacnis venusta (Scarlet-thighed Dacnis)1
Dendroica castanea (Bay-breasted Warbler)1
Dives dives (Melodious Blackbird)1
Dryocopus lineatus (Lineated Woodpecker)1
Elaenia flavogaster (Yellow-bellied Elaenia)1
Elaenia frantzii (Mountain Elaenia)1
Euphonia affinis (Scrub Euphonia)1
Euphonia hirundinacea (Yellow-throated Euphonia)2
Euphonia laniirostris (Thick-billed Euphonia)1
Euphonia luteicapilla (Yellow-crowned Euphonia)2
Euphonia minuta (White-vented Euphonia)1
Icterus galbula (Northern Oriole)2
Icterus gularis (Altamira Oriole)1
Lepidothrix coronata (Blue-crowned Manakin)1
Melanerpes aurifrons (Golden-fronted Woodpecker)1
Melanerpes hoffmannii (Hoffmann's Woodpecker)1
Melanerpes pygmaeus (Yucatan Woodpecker)1
Melozone leucotis (White-eared Ground-Sparrow)1
Mimus polyglottos (Northern Mockingbird)1
Mionectes oleagineus (Ochre-bellied Flycatcher)1
Momotus momota (Blue-crowned Motmot)2
Myadestes melanops (Black-faced Solitaire)2
Myiarchus tuberculifer (Dusky-capped Flycatcher)1
Myiodynastes luteiventris (Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher)1
Myiozetetes similis (Social Flycatcher)1
Patagioenas fasciata (Band-tailed Pigeon)1
Patagioenas leucocephala (White-crowned Pigeon)1
Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis (Resplendent quetzal)3
Pheucticus ludovicianus (Rose-breasted Grosbeak)1
Piculus rubiginosus (Golden-olive Woodpecker)1
Potos flavus (Kinkajou)1
Procnias tricarunculatus (Three-wattled Bellbird)3
Pteroglossus torquatus (Collared Aracari)1
Pyrrhura picta (Painted Parakeet)1
Querula purpurata (Purple-throated Fruitcrow)1
Ramphastos sulfuratus (Keel-billed Toucan)2
Saltator maximus (Buff-throated Saltator)1
Semnornis frantzii (Prong-billed Barbet)1
Tangara inornata (Plain-colored Tanager)1
Tapirus bairdii (Baird's tapir)1
Thraupis episcopus (Blue-grey Tanager)1
Tityra semifasciata (Masked Tityra)2
Trogon aurantiiventris (Orange-bellied Trogon)1
Trogon citreolus (Citreoline Trogon)1
Trogon collaris (Collared Trogon)2
Trogon melanurus (Black-tailed Trogon)1
Turdus assimilis (White-throated Thrush)2
Turdus grayi (Clay-colored Thrush)2
Turdus plebejus (Mountain Thrush)5
Tyrannus dominicensis (Grey Kingbird)1
Tyrannus savana (Fork-tailed Flycatcher)1
Vireo olivaceus (Red-eyed Vireo)1

Range Map

Link to Map
Middle America;

External References

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Citations

Species recognized by Peterson A.P., 29-Jun-2005, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Frugivorous Birds, Habitat Preference and Seed Dispersal in a Fragmented Costa Rican Montane Oak Forest Landscape, J.J.A.M. Wilms and M. Kappelle, Ecological Studies Vol 185, pp. 309-324 ♦ 2"Fig-eating by vertebrate frugivores: a global review", MIKE SHANAHAN, SAMSON SO, STEPHEN G. COMPTON and RICHARD CORLETT, Biol. Rev. (2001), 76, pp. 529–572
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
Important Bird Areas provided by BirdLife International (2010) Important Bird Areas. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/12/2010
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Range map provided by Ridgely, R. S., T. F. Allnutt, T. Brooks, D. K. McNicol, D. W. Mehlman, B. E. Young, and J. R. Zook. 2007. Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere, version 3.0. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Data provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access