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PHAROMACHRUS MOCINNO [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
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.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A bird of the family Trogonidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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