Quetzals
Resplendent Quetzal
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae Genus: Pharomachrus de la Llave. 1832 Euptilotis Gould, 1858
Species
P. antisianus P. auriceps P. fulgidus P. mocinno P. pavoninus E. neoxenus Quetzal can refer to Quetzal colourful birds of the trogon family found in tropical regions of the Americas. ... Image File history File links ResplendentQuetzal. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). ... Genera Apaloderma Euptilotis Harpactes Pharomachrus Priotelus Trogon Ref: ITIS 178094 2002-10-06 The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes. ... Genera Apaloderma Euptilotis Harpactes Pharomachrus Priotelus Trogon Ref: ITIS 178094 2002-10-06 The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes. ... Dr. Pablo de la Llave (1773–1833) was a Mexican Catholic priest, politician, and naturalist. ... John Gould John Gould (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist. ... Binomial name (Gould, 1842) The Golden-Headed Quetzal (Pharomachrus auriceps) is a colorful bird native to South America. ... This entry is about the bird called Quetzal. ... Binomial name (Gould, 1838) The Eared Quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus), also known as the Eared Trogon, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. ...

Quetzals are strikingly colored birds of the trogon family (Trogonidae) found in tropical regions of the Americas. For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). ... Genera Apaloderma Euptilotis Harpactes Pharomachrus Priotelus Trogon The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. ...

The word "quetzal" was originally used for just the Resplendent Quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno, the famous long-tailed quetzal of Central America, which is the national symbol of Guatemala. It still often refers to that bird specifically but now also names all the species of the genera Pharomachrus and Euptilotis. The six quetzal species and their English common names are: Binomial name Pharomachrus mocinno (De la Llave, 1832) Ref: ITIS 553589 For other uses, see Resplendent Quetzal (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ...

• P. antisianus: Crested Quetzal
• P. auriceps: Golden-headed Quetzal
• P. fulgidus: White-tipped Quetzal
• P. mocinno: Resplendent Quetzal
• P. pavoninus: Pavonine Quetzal
• E. neoxenus: Eared Quetzal

Euptilotis neoxenus is related to Pharomachrus and is called the Eared Quetzal by some authorities, such as the American Ornithologists' Union, but the Eared Trogon by others. Binomial name (DOrbigny, 1837) The Crested Quetzal (Pharomachrus antisianus) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. ... Binomial name Pharomachrus auriceps (Gould,, 1842) The Golden-Headed Quetzal (Pharomachrus auriceps) is a colorful bird native to South America. ... Binomial name (Gould, 1838) The White-tipped Quetzal (Pharomachrus fulgidus) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. ... Binomial name Pharomachrus mocinno (De la Llave, 1832) Ref: ITIS 553589 For other uses, see Resplendent Quetzal (disambiguation). ... Binomial name (Spix, 1824) The Pavonine Quetzal (Pharomachrus pavoninus) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. ... Binomial name Euptilotis neoxenus (Gould, 1838) The Eared Quetzal, Euptilotis neoxenus, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. ... The American Ornithologists Union (AOU) an ornithological organization in the USA. Unlike the National Audubon Society, its members are primarily professional ornithologists rather than amateur birders. ...

Etymology or word origin

The name "quetzal" is from Nahuatl quetzalli, "large brilliant tail feather" (American Heritage Dictionary) or "tail coverts of the quetzal" (Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary), from the Nahuatl root quetz = "stand up" used to refer to an upstanding plume of feathers. Nahuatl is a native language of central Mexico. ... The root is the primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. ...

Pharomachrus is from ancient Greek pharos, "mantle", and makros, "long", referring to the wing and tail coverts of the Resplendent Quetzal. (The second h is unexplained.)

See also

• List of English words of Nahuatl origin
• List of Spanish words of Nahuatl origin

For a list of words with Nahuatl language origins, see the Nahuatl derivations category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Words of Nahuatl origin have entered many European languages. ... This is a list of Spanish words that come from Nahuatl. ...

External links

• TSN 553589. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Mangoverde.com For images of four quetzal species, select "Trogons".
• Trogon videos, including quetzals, on the Internet Bird Collection