The pavonine quetzal is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the trogons. It is also known at the peacock trogon, red-billed train bearer, or viuda pico rojo in Spanish. The pavonine quetzal lives in the Neotropics, more specifically in the northern region of the Amazon basin, spreading from Colombia to Bolivia. The most notable characteristics helpful in identifying this bird are its plumage, red beak, and its distribution - it is the only quetzal occupying the lowland rainforest east of the Andes. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Spix, JB 1824)
Reference:
Av. Sp. Nov. Brasil.
1 p.47 pl.35
Protonym:
Trogon pavoninus
Type locality:
'In sylvis Tabatingae et Marabitannas,' i.e. Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/128666#page/67/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
3CCFE7C862202C74
Avibase ID:
avibase-3CCFE7C8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3CCFE7C8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554488
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Quetzal pavonin ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Quetzal pavonin ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Pavonine Quetzal ( Pharomachrus pavoninus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pharomachrus pavoninus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pharomachrus pavoninus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Pharomachrus [pavoninus or auriceps]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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