White-tipped Quetzal
Photo: John Gould / Elizabeth Gould · Public domain

Trogons

White-tipped Quetzal

Pharomachrus fulgidus

LCLeast Concern
Family
Trogons (Trogonidae)
Order
Trogoniformes

Overview

The white-tipped quetzal (Pharomachrus fulgidus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae found in Venezuela, Colombia, and Guyana. Two subspecies have been described. Pharomachrus fulgidus fulgidus is found in the mountains of northern Venezuela and Pharomachrus fulgidus festatus ranges through the Santa Marta mountains of northeast Colombia. Quetzals are iridescent and colourful birds found in forests, woodlands and humid highlands.

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Range and habitat

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.