Definition of Quetzals. Meaning of Quetzals. Synonyms of Quetzals

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Definition of Quetzals

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Quesal Que*sal", n. (Zo["o]l.) The long-tailed, or resplendent, trogon (Pharomachus mocinno, formerly Trogon resplendens), native of Southern Mexico and Central America. Called also quetzal, and golden trogon. Note: The male is remarkable for the brilliant metallic green and gold colors of his plumage, and for his extremely long plumes, which often exceed three feet in length.

Meaning of Quetzals from wikipedia

- for eared quetzals. Quetzals are fairly large (all over 32 cm (13 in) long), slightly bigger than other trogon species. The resplendent quetzal is the national...
- Quetzals use the methods of "hovering" and "stalling" in order to selectively pick the fruit from near the tips of the branches. Resplendent quetzals...
- northern Bolivia. The golden-headed quetzal is known for its iridescent green colour, which it shares with other quetzals, and its distinctive golden head...
- to the resplendent quetzal (P. mocinno). It is one of five species of the genus Pharomachrus known as quetzals. The term "quetzal" was originally used...
- The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes /troʊˈɡɒnɪfɔːrmiːz/ which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. The family Trogonidae...
- rare nonbreeding. The Eared Quetzal is present in the southern distribution only from October to late March. Eared quetzals feed on insects, small vertebrates...
- The quetzal (locally [keˈtsal]; code: GTQ) is the currency of Guatemala, named after the national bird of Guatemala, the resplendent quetzal. In ancient...
- up Quetzal or quetzal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Quetzal is a group of colourful birds of the trogon family found in the Americas. Quetzal (sometimes...
- The Ruta Quetzal (also called Aventura 92 and Ruta BBVA in different stages) is an education and cultural exchange project for young people directed by...
- Quetzal is a bilingual (Spanish-English) Chicano rock band from East Los Angeles, California. The band was founded by Quetzal Flores in 1993 in a Chicano...