Pharomachrus

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Pharomachrus
Resplendent quetzal
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Trogoniformes
Family:	Trogonidae
Genus:	Pharomachrus La Llave, 1832
Species
P. antisianus P. auriceps P. fulgidus P. mocinno P. pavoninus

Pharomachrus is a genus of birds in the family Trogonidae. Pharomachrus is from Ancient Greek pharos, "mantle", and makros, "long", referring to the wing and tail coverts of the resplendent quetzal (the second h is unexplained).

The five species of this genus and the eared quetzal, the only living member of the genus Euptilotis, together make up a group of colourful birds called quetzals.

Species[]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Pharomachrus antisianus	Crested quetzal	Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
	Pharomachrus auriceps	Golden-headed quetzal	eastern Panama to northern Bolivia.
	Pharomachrus fulgidus	White-tipped quetzal	Venezuela, Colombia, and Guyana
	Pharomachrus mocinno	Resplendent quetzal	Chiapas, Mexico to western Panama
	Pharomachrus pavoninus	Pavonine quetzal	Brazil and Venezuela, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru, and northern Bolivia