Resplendent quetzal: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the resplendent quetzal lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pharomachrus mocinno
Group	Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Bird
Order	Trogoniformes
Family	Trogonidae

Where does the resplendent quetzal live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the resplendent quetzal in 7 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the resplendent quetzal endangered?

The resplendent quetzal’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the resplendent quetzal?

The resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) is a bird in the order Trogoniformes and the family Trogonidae, genus Pharomachrus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Resplendent quetzal (revision 1380702386), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q459267 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).