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PHAROMACHRUS MOCINNO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- resplendent quetzal
1, record 1, English, resplendent%20quetzal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bird of the family Trogonidae. 2, record 1, English, - resplendent%20quetzal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- quetzal resplendissant
1, record 1, French, quetzal%20resplendissant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- quetzal
1, record 2, English, quetzal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- quezal 1, record 2, English, quezal
correct
- quesal 1, record 2, English, quesal
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large Central American trogon (Pharomachrus mocinno) having a compressed crest, brilliant plumage with the upper parts and throat iridescent greenish and the underparts crimson, and in the male upper tail coverts often exceeding two feet in length. 1, record 2, English, - quetzal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- quetzal
1, record 2, French, quetzal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- couroucou royal 1, record 2, French, couroucou%20royal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le quetzal ou couroucou royal (Pharomachrus mocinno)... se reconnait à première vue à la huppe de plumes effilochées qui surmonte sa tête (...) sa couleur dominante est le vert émeraude. Le ventre est rouge. 1, record 2, French, - quetzal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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