Golden-headed Quetzal (Pharomachrus auriceps) | Details

Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2022	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type		Average mass	180 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	3,560,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	50000-499999 mature individuals	poor	suspected	2022
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	2016-2032
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-9%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-9%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-9%	-	-	-
Generation length	5.47 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population is suspected to number 50,000-499,999 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2022). The species is described as 'fairly common' (Stotz et al. 1996).

Trend justification: The population is undergoing a decline (Partners in Flight 2022). Tree cover within the range is lost at a rate of 3% over three generations (Global Forest Watch 2021, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). The species depends on forests, but is occasionally found in degraded and edge habitat (Collar and Bonan 2020). Population declines are therefore likely slow, not exceeding 10% over three generations.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Bolivia	extant	native	yes
Colombia	extant	native	yes
Ecuador	extant	native	yes
Panama	extant	native	yes
Peru	extant	native	yes
Venezuela	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	55 - 3520 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/golden-headed-quetzal-pharomachrus-auriceps on 18/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 18/12/2024.