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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trogoniformes |
| Family: | Trogonidae |
| Genus: | Pharomachrus |
| Species: | P. fulgidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pharomachrus fulgidus (Gould, 1838)
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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. The white-tipped quetzal has been a limited subject of research. Pharomachrus nests have been studied to analyse the effects of rainfall on breeding, however conclusions are based on single observations.[2] On the IUCN Red list of threatened species, the white-tipped quetzal is listed as a species of least concern.[1]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Pharomachrus fulgidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682735A92958909. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682735A92958909.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Pulgarin, Paulo; Laverde, Oscar (September 17, 2014). "The nest and eggs of the white-tipped quetzal (Pharomachrus fulgidus) from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, northern Colombia". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 130 (3): 1559–4491. doi:10.1676/14-018.1. Retrieved 9 November 2018.