Genus

Typical Quetzals

Pharomachrus

5 species in our catalog · found in 31 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderTrogoniformes (Trogons and Quetzals)
FamilyTrogonidae (Trogons)
GenusPharomachrus (Typical Quetzals)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Pharomachrus mocinno

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pharomachrus fulgidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pharomachrus auriceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pharomachrus pavoninus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pharomachrus antisianus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Quetzals

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~50%
	Resplendent Quetzal			~50%
2	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~50%
	Resplendent Quetzal			~50%
3	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~40%
	Resplendent Quetzal			~40%
4	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Resplendent Quetzal			~30%
5	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	Resplendent Quetzal			~30%
6	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~30%
	Resplendent Quetzal			~30%
7	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Resplendent Quetzal			~30%
8	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Resplendent Quetzal			~20%
9	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Resplendent Quetzal			~20%
10	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Resplendent Quetzal			~20%
11	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	White-tipped Quetzal			~10%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Resplendent Quetzal			~10%
13	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Golden-headed Quetzal			~10%
	Crested Quetzal			<5%
14	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~10%
	Golden-headed Quetzal			~10%
	Crested Quetzal			<5%
	Pavonine Quetzal			<5%
15	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Golden-headed Quetzal			~10%
	Crested Quetzal			Insufficient data
16	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Resplendent Quetzal			~10%
17	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Resplendent Quetzal			Insufficient data
18	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Resplendent Quetzal			Insufficient data
19	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Resplendent Quetzal			<5%
20	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Resplendent Quetzal			Insufficient data
21	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Pavonine Quetzal			<5%
22	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	<5%
	Crested Quetzal			<5%
	Golden-headed Quetzal			<5%
	Pavonine Quetzal			Insufficient data
23	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	Golden-headed Quetzal			<5%
	Crested Quetzal			Insufficient data
24	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Golden-headed Quetzal			<5%
	Crested Quetzal			Insufficient data
25	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Crested Quetzal			<5%
26	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Resplendent Quetzal			<5%
27	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Golden-headed Quetzal			<5%
28	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Resplendent Quetzal			<5%
29	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Resplendent Quetzal			<5%
30	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Pavonine Quetzal			<5%
31	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Pavonine Quetzal			<5%

Typical Quetzals

Species in this group

Resplendent Quetzal

White-tipped Quetzal

Golden-headed Quetzal

Pavonine Quetzal

Crested Quetzal

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Quetzals

Parks Ranked