The presence of the resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno in Oaxaca, México

Biología y Sociedad 2026 Open access

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Authors: Elí García-Padilla, Ramón Castellanos-Giralda, Bertha Patricia Escalante-Pliego, Isadora Heredia-López, Iván Villalobos-Juárez, Leonel Bautista-Bautista, Donato Acuca Vazquez, Graciela Alcántara-Salinas
DOI: 10.29105/bys9.17-234
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Abstract

The Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) is reported in Oaxaca, Mexico, seven decades after the Scottish-born, naturalized Mexican explorer and naturalist Thomas MacDougall first discovered it between La Gloria and Cerro Azul in the Los Chimalapas region of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca. With this discovery and the compilation of other records, the Los Chimalapas region represents a site of great importance for further research and for promoting the community conservation system of its biodiversity, which is the highest in the country.

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Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Primate Behavior and Ecology Plant and soil sciences

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Journal / source
Biología y Sociedad
Volume
9
Issue
17
Pages
101–106
Publication date
9 January 2026