Luntur dan quetzal (Trogons & Quetzals)
Golden-headed Quetzal
Pharomachrus auriceps
- legendaris
- 38 km/h
- Risiko rendah
The Andean cloud forest quetzal with a blazing gold-green head. Males guard the nest hole from inside, facing out.
- Populasi
- 50,000-499,999 mature individuals, described as fairly common; population decreasing due to montane forest loss, though range and total numbers remain large enough to avoid vulnerability thresholds
- Habitat
- Humid subtropical/tropical montane and foothill forest, including cloud forest and elfin woodland; occasionally uses degraded/edge habitat; typically found roughly 1,200-3,100 m elevation (broader range figure spans 55-3,520 m).
- Fakta menarik
- Unusually among trogons, the Golden-headed Quetzal keeps its nest cavity clean by removing or (more often) swallowing its chicks' droppings rather than leaving them to accumulate.
- Sebaran
- Andes and adjacent foothills from eastern Panama through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, with a disjunct population in Venezuela (Sierra de Perijá and Andean ranges); total range approx. 3,560,000 km² across 6 countries
- Makanan
- Primarily fruit (dominates diet, ~87.5% of stomach contents in one study), supplemented with insects and other arthropods; an important seed disperser in montane forest.
- Ukuran
- 0,345 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,33 m
- Masa hidup
- 4,6 tahun
