Pharomachrus is a genus of birds in the family Trogonidae.
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