Pharomachrus mocinno (Resplendent Quetzal)

Resplendent Quetzal

Dutch: Quetzal

Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Pharomachrus
Species: Pharomachrus mocinno




Many thanks to the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, for allowing us to photograph this specimen.

Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge)

Length: 53 mm
Length cranium: 31 mm
Width (cranium): 27 mm
Height (cranium): 17 mm
Alternative names: Quetzal (German), Quetzal resplendissant (French), Quetzal Guatemalteco (Spanish)


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