Resplendent quetzal  (Pharomachrus mocinno)

Facts

Also known as: magnificent quetzal
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderTrogoniformes
FamilyTrogonidae
GenusPharomachrus (1)
SizeSize (from bill to base of tail): 36 – 40 cm (2)
Tail-streamers: up to 65 cm (2)
Weight180 – 210 g (2)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1), classified as Endangered on the U.S. Endangered Species Act 1976 (3), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (4).

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