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297:vertebrates
236:Neotropical
1548:Trogonidae
1542:Categories
1479:Euptilotis
1190:Apaloderma
1106:2017-09-07
1035:Biotropica
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147:Euptilotis
124:Trogonidae
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399:Guatemala
389:The word
351:quetzalli
341:The name
337:Etymology
268:Guatemala
228:highlands
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74:Eukaryota
1427:Northern
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1180:Species
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1172:Genus
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429:φάρος
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216:birds
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