White-tipped quetzal

White-tipped quetzal
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Pharomachrus
Species: P. fulgidus
Binomial name
Pharomachrus fulgidus
(Gould, 1838)

The white-tipped quetzal (Pharomachrus fulgidus) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is found in Venezuela, Colombia, and Guyana. In Venezuela and Colombia, three separated ranges occur, all contiguous and on the northern coasts. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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