Quetzal resplendent quetzal (the second "h" is unexplained). The quetzal is also known in Spanish as the . Genus "Pharomachrus": Genus "Euptilotis": Quetzal Quetzals () are strikingly colored birds in the trogon family. They are found in forests, especially in humid highlands, with the five species from the genus "Pharomachrus" being exclusively Neotropical, while a single species, the eared quetzal, "Euptilotis neoxenus", is found in Mexico and very locally in the southernmost United States. Quetzals are fairly large (all over 32 cm or 13 inches long), slightly bigger than other trogon species. The quetzal is the country bird of Guatemala. Quetzals
Pavonine quetzal Pavonine quetzal The pavonine quetzal ("Pharomachrus pavoninus") is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the trogons. It is also known at the peacock trogon, red-billed train bearer, or "viuda pico rojo" in Spanish. The pavonine quetzal lives in the Neotropics, more specifically in the northern region of the Amazon basin, spreading from Colombia to Bolivia. The most notable characteristics helpful in identifying this bird are its plumage, red beak (male; females have grey bills), and its distribution - it is the only quetzal occupying the lowland rainforest east of the Andes. The pavonine quetzal belongs to the Trogon