Quetzal ("Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary"), from the Nahuatl root = "stand up" used to refer to an upstanding plume of feathers. The word entered English through Spanish. The word "quetzal" was originally used for just the resplendent quetzal, the long-tailed quetzal of Guatemala, (more specifically a town called Petén) which is the national bird and the name of the currency of Guatemala. It still often refers to that bird specifically but now also names all the species of the genera "Pharomachrus" and "Euptilotis". "Pharomachrus" is from Ancient Greek , "mantle", and , "long", referring to the wing and tail coverts of the
Quetzal (band) a very inclusive manner. "This band functions as a core unit but it also functions as a family. And everybody in the band past and present is still a part of our family," said Flores, the son of farmworker-organizer social activists. Quetzal was featured in the soundtrack to the 2004 short film, "", from Visual Communications (VC). In 2013 the band won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop, Rock or Album. Martha Gonzalez and Quetzal Flores are co-producers of "Entre Mujeres," a cd released in 2012. Quetzal's creative and innovative music earned them an invitation to speak and perform in