Quetzal Facts: BEAUTIFUL BIRDS | Animal Fact Files

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A quetzal is considered some of the most beautiful birds alive today. The quetzal's iridescent green feathers and bright red bellies set them apart from other trogon species. Learn more quetzal facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Genus - Pharomachrus
Range: Mexico to Brazil or Bolivia depending on the species
Habitat: humid mountain forests, like cloud forests
Size: average 15 inches in body length, but tail can more than double this in males
Diet: fruits are preferred, but also eat insects, lizards, and frogs
Threats: squirrels, toucans, hawks, etc.
Lifespan: unknown in wild, have lived more than 20 years in captivity

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Quetzal SPECIES 0:00
Quetzal HABITAT 0:40
Quetzal APPEARANCE 1:36
Quetzal CALL 2:17
Quetzal LIFE CYCLE 2:40
Quetzal DIET 3:19
Thanks / Outro 4:02
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Image and Video Credits:
Bettina Arrigoni - https://flickr.com/photos/barrigoni/50283838091
ryanacandee - https://flickr.com/photos/31267353@N03/16615222902 ; https://flickr.com/photos/31267353@N03/16430062979
Francesco Veronesi - https://flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/25882675293 ; https://flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/25880624434
Conecto Mexcio - https://vimeo.com/190967757 ; https://vimeo.com/110326518 ; https://vimeo.com/144052220
Diego Rizzo - https://vimeo.com/170030359 ; https://vimeo.com/211711731
Cephas - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pharomachrus_mocinno_Monteverde.ogv
Niels Krabbe - https://xeno-canto.org/251335 ; https://xeno-canto.org/251334
Raymond Barlow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mlaLRxRnKE
Garima Bhatia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmsG_x0kUfo

Research Credits:
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=553589#null
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pharomachrus
https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=A3896AE9326DDFFD
https://neotropical.pensoft.net/article/72273
https://www.britannica.com/animal/quetzal
https://books.google.com/books?id=D3sPEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT764
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-tropical-ecology/article/acoustic-competition-within-a-tropical-bird-community-the-case-of-the-resplendent-quetzal-pharomachrus-mocinno-in-guatemala/6EAE291BCB320E616908D280B0704C3A
https://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?pid=S0034-77442010000100026&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pharomachrus_mocinno
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pharomachrus_antisianus
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pharomachrus_auriceps

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