Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
About the Resplendent Quetzal
The resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) is a small bird found in Central America and southern Mexico that lives in tropical forests, particularly montane cloud forests. They are part of the family Trogonidae and have two recognized subspecies, P. m. mocinno and P. m. costaricensis. Like other quetzals, the resplendent is mostly omnivorous; its diet mainly consists of fruits of plants in the laurel family, Lauraceae, but it occasionally also preys on insects, lizards, frogs and snails.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 73 recordings for this species: 14 CC BY-NC-SA · 7 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Crested QuetzalPharomachrus antisianusrecording
- Golden-headed QuetzalPharomachrus auricepsrecording
- White-tipped QuetzalPharomachrus fulgidusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.