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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ	White-tipped Quetzal	Resplendent Quetzal
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์	Pharomachrus fulgidus	Pharomachrus mocinno
อันดับ	Trogoniformes	Trogoniformes
วงศ์ตระกูล	Trogonidae	Trogonidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์	Least Concern	Near Threatened
ความยาว	—	36.0 cm (14.2 in)
กว้างปีก	36.5 cm (14.4 in)	50.0 cm (19.7 in)
น้ำหนัก	160.0 g (5.64 oz)	210.0 g (7.41 oz)
อาหาร	--	Primarily wild avocados and other laurel family fruits, supplemented with insects, lizards, and frogs. A …
จำนวนไข่	2	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

White-tipped Quetzal —

Resplendent Quetzal 36.0 cm

กว้างปีก

White-tipped Quetzal 36.5 cm

Resplendent Quetzal 50.0 cm

น้ำหนัก

White-tipped Quetzal 160.0 g

Resplendent Quetzal 210.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

🌲 Forest

White-tipped Quetzal only

ไม่มี

Resplendent Quetzal only

🌾 Grassland

Resplendent 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

White-tipped Quetzal

Resplendent Quetzal

เสียงร้อง

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

White-tipped Quetzal

Resplendent Quetzal

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

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

White-tipped Quetzal

Near Threatened

Resplendent Quetzal

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-tipped Quetzal

Resplendent Quetzal

ขนนก

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.

ปาก

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

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About These Birds

White-tipped Quetzal

Resplendent Quetzal

The resplendent quetzal was considered divine by the Maya and Aztec civilizations, associated with the feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl. Its iridescent green plumage and long tail streamers make it one of the most beautiful birds in the world. Guatemala's currency is named after this bird.

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