Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pharomachrus [pavoninus or auriceps] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3 

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Other related concepts

• Pharomachrus [auriceps x pavoninus] (hybrid)
• Pharomachrus [auriceps x antisianus] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Goudkopkwetsal
Bulgarian: Златоглав кецал
Bengali: হ঳ানাভাথা হকট঳যার
Bengali (transliteration): sōnāmāthā kēṭasyāla*
Catalan: Quetzal de cap daurat
Czech: Kvesal zlatohlavý
Danish: Gyldenhovedet Quetzal, Gyldenhovedet Quezal
German: Goldkopftrogon, Goldkopf-Trogon
English: Golden headed Quetzal, Golden-headed Quetzal, Golden-headed Trogon, Yellow-bellied Quetzal
English (Avilist): Golden-headed Quetzal
English, HBW: Golden-headed Quetzal
English (IOC): Golden-headed Quetzal
English (United States): Golden-headed Quetzal
Esperanto: Orkapa kecalo, orkapa kvecalo
Spanish: Quetzal Cabecidorado, Quetzal Cebecidorado, Quetzal Colinegro, Quetzal de Cabeza Dorada
Spanish (Colombia): Quetzal Colinegro
Spanish (Ecuador): Quetzal Cabecidorado
Spanish (Spain): Quetzal cabecidorado
Spanish (Panama): Quetzal Cabecidorado
Spanish (Peru): Quetzal de Cabeza Dorada
Spanish (Venezuela): Viuda de la Montaña
Estonian: andi ketsal
Finnish: Vuoriketsaali
French: Quetzal doré
French (Guyane): Quetzal doré
Croatian: zlatnoglavi kvecal
Hungarian: aranyfejű kvézál
Italian: Quetzal testadorata
Japanese (romaji): kingashirakazarikinubanedori
Japanese: キンガシラカザリキヌバネドリ
Scientific: Pharomachrus auriceps, Pharomachrus auriceps auriceps, Pharomachrus auriceps xanthogaster, Pharomachrus xanthogaster, Pharomachurus auriceps, Trogon (Calurus) auriceps
Lithuanian: Auksagalvis kvezalas
Dutch: Goudkopquetzal
Norwegian: Svarthaleketsal, Svarthalequetzal
Polish: kwezal zlotoglowy, kwezal złotogłowy
Portuguese: Quetzal-de-cabeça-dourada
Portuguese (Portugal): quetzal-de-cabeça-dourada
Russian: Золотистоголовый квезал, Золотоголовый Квезал, Павлиний квезал
Slovak: kvesal zlatohlavý
Serbian: Zlatoglavi kvecal
Swedish: Guldhuvad quetzal
Turkish: Altın Başlı Ketzal
Ukrainian: Квезал андійський
Chinese: 金头绿咬鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 金頭綠咬鵑