Listen to the Golden-headed quetzal
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About the Golden-headed quetzal
The Golden-headed quetzal is a bird in the family Trogonidae (order Trogoniformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 177 g.
What does the Golden-headed quetzal sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call and flight call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The golden-headed quetzal or corequenque (Pharomachrus auriceps) is a strikingly coloured bird in the genus Pharomachrus. It is found in moist mid-elevation forests from eastern Panama to northern Bolivia.
The golden-headed quetzal is known for its iridescent green colour, which it shares with other quetzals, and its distinctive golden head. The female of the species is less brightly coloured, displaying more brown tones than the male. The golden-headed quetzal's diet consists mainly of fruit, and occasionally insects. It is generally a solitary and quiet bird unless it is breeding season, when the male and female become a monogamous pair and create a cavity nest in an old tree. During breeding season both sexes share brooding and feeding duties for 25–30 days until the chick is ready to fledge. The golden-headed quetzal is fairly common and considered a species of least concern.
Related birds in the genus Pharomachrus
More from the family Trogonidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Golden-headed quetzal sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Golden-headed quetzal on this page, including its call and flight call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Golden-headed quetzal endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Golden-headed quetzal as “least concern”.
What family does the Golden-headed quetzal belong to?
The Golden-headed quetzal (Pharomachrus auriceps) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.
Sources & credits
- Call, flight call · Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, near Q. Cristopher… by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q248541 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Golden-headed quetzal – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Lip Kee from Singapore, Republic of Singapore – CC BY-SA 2.0