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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Cuban Trogon	Quetzal
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Priotelus temnurus	Pharomachrus mocinno
Ordnung	Trogoniformes	Trogoniformes
Familie	Trogonidae	Trogonidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Near Threatened
Länge	—	36,0 cm (14.2 in)
Flügelspannweite	24,2 cm (9.5 in)	50,0 cm (19.7 in)
Gewicht	59,21666666666667 g (2.09 oz)	210,0 g (7.41 oz)
Ernährung	--	Primarily wild avocados and other laurel family fruits, supplemented with insects, lizards, and frogs. A …
Gelegegröße	3-4	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Cuban Trogon —

Quetzal 36,0 cm

Flügelspannweite

Cuban Trogon 24,2 cm

Quetzal 50,0 cm

Gewicht

Cuban Trogon 59,21666666666667 g

Quetzal 210,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

🌲 Wald

Cuban Trogon only

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Quetzal only

🌾 Grasland

Quetzal

Montane cloud forests at elevations between 1,200 and 3,000 meters. Requires old-growth forest with dead trees for nesting cavities.

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Song & Call Comparison

Cuban Trogon

Quetzal

Gesang

Melodious, repetitive cooing: a series of 'kowee-kowee-kowee' or 'woh-woh-woh-woh' phrases. Male sings from high exposed perches in cloud forest canopy. Evocative highland call.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Cuban Trogon

Quetzal

Southern Mexico through Central America to western Panama. Resident in mountain cloud forests.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Cuban Trogon

Near Threatened

Quetzal

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How to Tell Them Apart

Cuban Trogon

Quetzal

Gefieder

Males have iridescent emerald-green upperparts, a crimson-red breast, and extraordinarily long green tail coverts streaming up to 65 cm beyond the tail. Females are duller with grey breasts.

Schnabel

Short, broad, bright yellow bill partially hidden by green feathers

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About These Birds

Cuban Trogon

Quetzal

Der Quetzal galt den Maya und Azteken als göttlich und wurde mit der gefiederten Schlangengottheit Quetzalcoatl in Verbindung gebracht. Sein schillernd grünes Gefieder und die langen Schwanzfedern machen ihn zu einem der schönsten Vögel der Welt. Die Landeswährung Guatemalas ist nach diesem Vogel benannt.

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