Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Scientific name definitions

Ashley A. Dayer
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 30, 2010

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Recommended Citation

Dayer, A. A. (2020). Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.resque1.01
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