
:''This entry is about the bird called Quetzal. For the Guatemalan currency, see Quetzal (currency). For the file format, see Quetzal file format.'' ''P. antisianus''
''P. auriceps''
''P. fulgidus''
''P. mocinno''
''P. pavoninus''
Ref: [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=553589 ITIS 553589] The Resplendent Quetzal (''Pharomachrus mocinno'') is a colorful bird of the trogon family found in tropical areas of southern Mexico and of Central America. This quetzal plays an important role in Mesoamerican myth. Although "quetzal" is used to name all the species of the genus ''Pharomachrus'', the word alone is often used to name one particular species, the Resplendent Quetzal (''P. mocinno mocinno''). There is also a subspecies, the Costa Rican Resplendent Quetzal, ''P. mocinno costaricensis''. Other quetzals include: * ''P. antisianus'': Crested Quetzal * ''P. auriceps'': Golden-headed Quetzal * ''P. fulgidus'': White-tipped Quetzal * ''P. pavoninus'': Pavonine Quetzal * species: Pharomachrus antisianus * species: Pharomachrus auriceps * species: Pharomachrus fulgides * species: Pharomachrus fulgidus * species: Pharomachrus mocinno * species: Pharomachrus mocino * species: Pharomachrus pavoninus Baby resplendant quetzals feature vestigial claws (like archæopteryx and pterosaurs) on the "wrist". These claws are lost as the bird matures. Resplendent Quetzals have striking appearances, with a green body, red breast. Males possess unusually long and splendid green tailfeathers. They have a mixed diet, consuming, for example, insects, fruit and frogs. Their habitat is mountain forests. The quetzals lay two eggs in a tree hole nest. The Resplendent Quetzal is an endangered species. The bird plays a prominent role in the region's Pre-Columbian mythology and in modern legend. Ancient MesoAmerica kings and high priests wore headdresses of quetzal feathers. In several Mesoamerican languages, the term for ''quetzal'' can also mean ''precious'', ''sacred'' or ''erected''. The Resplendent Quetzal has never been successfully bred or been held for any long time in captivity, and indeed is noted for usually dying soon after if captured or caged. For this reason it is considered a symbol of freedom. An image of a Quetzal is on the flag and national seal of Guatemala. One Guatemalan legend claims that the quetzal used to sing beautifully before the Spanish conquest, but has been silent ever since—but will sing once again when the land is truly free. == See also == *Quetzalcoatl *Quetzaltenango ==Links== *[http://www.nature.com/news/2004/041213/full/041213-5.html 14 December 2004, Nature: Mystery of 'chirping' pyramid decoded] Acoustic analysis shows how temple transforms echoes into sounds of nature. Quote: "...sound waves ricocheting around the tiered steps of the El Castillo pyramid, at the Mayan ruin of Chichén Itzá near Cancún in Mexico, create sounds that mimic the chirp of a bird and the patter of raindrops...The bird-call effect, which resembles the warble of the Mexican quetzal bird, a sacred animal in Mayan culture...He himself is now sceptical of the quetzal theory..." **[http://www.ocasa.org/MayanPyramid.htm ocasa.org: An archaeological study of chirped echo from the Mayan pyramid of Kukulkan at Chichen Itza by David Lubman. Acoustical Consultant], [http://www.ocasa.org/MayanSounds/shrtquetz59mon.wav Hear the Quetzal in the cloud forest. (AV)], [http://www.ocasa.org/MayanSounds/qqcaca.wav "You will hear two Quetzal bird chirps (recorded in a rain forest) followed by two chirped echoes stimulated by a handclaps at the pyramid" (AV)] Trogoniformes
This should probably be a disambiguation page; should we put the stuff at Quetzal (bird) and Quetzal (currency), or can the bird stay at its scientific name and can we put the currency here? User:Jheijmans :I'm not so sure - the currency is named for the bird, after all? Part of my thinking this is because the bird has a lot of history and myth related to it, and it might not be apparent to a reader that it's the bird they're looking for? I guess the currency would need some more prominent mention in that case though, otherwise that gets hard to see. Then again, maybe the disambiguation page could have some qualifying info on it - but then someone will object to *that*. All this would probably be contrary to rules, I guess. Just my thoughts - User:OlofE ::Talking to myself... the current disambiguation page is an attempt at making sure any reader knows which one they want. -- User:OlofE :My instinct tells me that it would be best to have the bird here and the currency elsewhere if the currency was in fact named for the bird. If this is the case then a sentence in the first paragraph should mention this fact. --User:Maveric149
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Quetzal
:''This entry is about the bird called Quetzal. For the Guatemalan currency, see Quetzal (currency). For the file format, see Quetzal file format.'' ''P. antisianus''
''P. auriceps''
''P. fulgidus''
''P. mocinno''
''P. pavoninus''
Ref: [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=553589 ITIS 553589] The Resplendent Quetzal (''Pharomachrus mocinno'') is a colorful bird of the trogon family found in tropical areas of southern Mexico and of Central America. This quetzal plays an important role in Mesoamerican myth. Although "quetzal" is used to name all the species of the genus ''Pharomachrus'', the word alone is often used to name one particular species, the Resplendent Quetzal (''P. mocinno mocinno''). There is also a subspecies, the Costa Rican Resplendent Quetzal, ''P. mocinno costaricensis''. Other quetzals include: * ''P. antisianus'': Crested Quetzal * ''P. auriceps'': Golden-headed Quetzal * ''P. fulgidus'': White-tipped Quetzal * ''P. pavoninus'': Pavonine Quetzal * species: Pharomachrus antisianus * species: Pharomachrus auriceps * species: Pharomachrus fulgides * species: Pharomachrus fulgidus * species: Pharomachrus mocinno * species: Pharomachrus mocino * species: Pharomachrus pavoninus Baby resplendant quetzals feature vestigial claws (like archæopteryx and pterosaurs) on the "wrist". These claws are lost as the bird matures. Resplendent Quetzals have striking appearances, with a green body, red breast. Males possess unusually long and splendid green tailfeathers. They have a mixed diet, consuming, for example, insects, fruit and frogs. Their habitat is mountain forests. The quetzals lay two eggs in a tree hole nest. The Resplendent Quetzal is an endangered species. The bird plays a prominent role in the region's Pre-Columbian mythology and in modern legend. Ancient MesoAmerica kings and high priests wore headdresses of quetzal feathers. In several Mesoamerican languages, the term for ''quetzal'' can also mean ''precious'', ''sacred'' or ''erected''. The Resplendent Quetzal has never been successfully bred or been held for any long time in captivity, and indeed is noted for usually dying soon after if captured or caged. For this reason it is considered a symbol of freedom. An image of a Quetzal is on the flag and national seal of Guatemala. One Guatemalan legend claims that the quetzal used to sing beautifully before the Spanish conquest, but has been silent ever since—but will sing once again when the land is truly free. == See also == *Quetzalcoatl *Quetzaltenango ==Links== *[http://www.nature.com/news/2004/041213/full/041213-5.html 14 December 2004, Nature: Mystery of 'chirping' pyramid decoded] Acoustic analysis shows how temple transforms echoes into sounds of nature. Quote: "...sound waves ricocheting around the tiered steps of the El Castillo pyramid, at the Mayan ruin of Chichén Itzá near Cancún in Mexico, create sounds that mimic the chirp of a bird and the patter of raindrops...The bird-call effect, which resembles the warble of the Mexican quetzal bird, a sacred animal in Mayan culture...He himself is now sceptical of the quetzal theory..." **[http://www.ocasa.org/MayanPyramid.htm ocasa.org: An archaeological study of chirped echo from the Mayan pyramid of Kukulkan at Chichen Itza by David Lubman. Acoustical Consultant], [http://www.ocasa.org/MayanSounds/shrtquetz59mon.wav Hear the Quetzal in the cloud forest. (AV)], [http://www.ocasa.org/MayanSounds/qqcaca.wav "You will hear two Quetzal bird chirps (recorded in a rain forest) followed by two chirped echoes stimulated by a handclaps at the pyramid" (AV)] Trogoniformes
Quetzal
This should probably be a disambiguation page; should we put the stuff at Quetzal (bird) and Quetzal (currency), or can the bird stay at its scientific name and can we put the currency here? User:Jheijmans :I'm not so sure - the currency is named for the bird, after all? Part of my thinking this is because the bird has a lot of history and myth related to it, and it might not be apparent to a reader that it's the bird they're looking for? I guess the currency would need some more prominent mention in that case though, otherwise that gets hard to see. Then again, maybe the disambiguation page could have some qualifying info on it - but then someone will object to *that*. All this would probably be contrary to rules, I guess. Just my thoughts - User:OlofE ::Talking to myself... the current disambiguation page is an attempt at making sure any reader knows which one they want. -- User:OlofE :My instinct tells me that it would be best to have the bird here and the currency elsewhere if the currency was in fact named for the bird. If this is the case then a sentence in the first paragraph should mention this fact. --User:Maveric149
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