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title: "Goudkopquetzal"
description: "Pharomachrus auriceps — Vogels. The golden-headed quetzal or corequenque (Pharomachrus auriceps) is a strikingly coloured bird in the genus Pharomachrus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/golden-headed-quetzal
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Goudkopquetzal

> Pharomachrus auriceps — Vogels. The golden-headed quetzal or corequenque (Pharomachrus auriceps) is a strikingly coloured bird in the genus Pharomachrus.

- Scientific name: *Pharomachrus auriceps*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1265
- Wikidata: [Q248541](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q248541)
- iNaturalist taxon: [20853](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/20853)

## Names

- en: Golden-headed Quetzal
- de: Goldkopftrogon
- es: Quetzal de cabeza dorada
- fr: Quetzal doré
- nl: Goudkopquetzal
- pt: Quetzal-de-cabeça-dourada
- pl: Kwezal złotogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

EC (644), CO (228), PE (193), BO (15), VE (3)

## Summary

The golden-headed quetzal or corequenque (Pharomachrus auriceps) is a strikingly coloured bird in the genus Pharomachrus. It is found in moist mid-elevation forests from eastern Panama to northern Bolivia.
The golden-headed quetzal is known for its iridescent green colour, which it shares with other quetzals, and its distinctive golden head. The female of the species is less brightly coloured, displaying more brown tones than the male. The golden-headed quetzal's diet consists mainly of fruit, and occasionally insects. It is generally a solitary and quiet bird unless it is breeding season, when the male and female…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-headed_quetzal

## Photo

![Goudkopquetzal](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-headed-quetzal/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nico · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292615953

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/golden-headed-quetzal?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).