Trogons

Crested Quetzal

Pharomachrus antisianus

The Crested Quetzal (Pharomachrus antisianus) is a 152 g forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Trogons

Order

Trogoniformes

Weight

152 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge (Peru); Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador); WildSumaco Lodge (Ecuador); Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia).

Photo: (c) David F. Belmonte, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist