Quetzal Facts: BEAUTIFUL BIRDS | Animal Fact Files

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:
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Conecto Mexcio - vimeo.com/190967757 ; vimeo.com/110326518 ; vimeo.com/144052220
Diego Rizzo - vimeo.com/170030359 ; vimeo.com/211711731
Cephas - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Niels Krabbe - xeno-canto.org/251335 ; xeno-canto.org/251334
Raymond Barlow - • Quetzal - The Pure Col...
Garima Bhatia - • Golden-headed Quetzal
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These birds are absolutely stunning! It would be so cool to see one in the wild!
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[@kevinquinonez838]

In Guatemala the currency is called Quetzal named after the bird

[@younglingmaid2526]

That's so cool! 👀

[@Chomperc1aws]

I almost have all of Guatemala’s currency.

[@bakedvegan6379]

And they can’t be kept in captivity 😮

[@CarlosLosChapin62]

The feathers were considered a currency to the Maya

[@eunaekim9216]

If this were a Pokémon, its power would be its ability to dazzle the eye of any human who saw it!

[@Hyperion-5744]

Quetzal's are pretty elegant looking birds. Good video by the way.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Many thanks!

[@eduardotrochez1215]

I didn't know that's how you pronounce Quetzal in English. I have always pronounce it (k-salt) spanish since I live in belize near Guatemala.

[@Bombchellebettie]

Quetzal is a not ENGLISH. So you can’t say it in English. This man isn’t pronouncing it correctly.

[@StoryTeller796]

These little beauties are just so lovely to hear about. =)

[@jadenl629]

wow these birds are colorful🤩 loved the images too!😁

[@AphidKirby]

Absolutely phenomenal thumbnail choice!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Thanks! We've been trying to improve them. Glad it paid off!

[@indyreno2933]

Can you do fact files on gallopheasants?

[@jacquelinegonzalezhurtado7505]

Such beautiful birds!

[@elijah12springer35]

Can you do a video of black swans next i really love them and want to know facts about them 🦢🦢

[@spitfirebird]

Would you guys mind if i request something? I think a really cool idea would be to do a series called “paleo fact files” where you cover prehistoric animals from the past and also recently extinct animals

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Once we reach our Patreon goal we will be doing this! Thanks so much ❤️

[@spitfirebird]

@@AnimalFactFiles you’re very much welcome 😊. Also i edited this comment to say both prehistoric animals from the past as well as recently extinct animals so that you guys could talk about two of my favorite extinct animals: the North Island Giant Moa and the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker.

[@moltenmermaid1517]

Quetzals? Where they named after the God I wonder?

[@ThePopo543]

Wait hold up... TOUCANS EAT BABY BIRDS?!?!!

[@jperez7893]

do they lose their tail feathers every year? from molting?

[@cyclommatus11]

I want I video on crab spiders.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Not to be confused with spider crabs.

[@comradeweismann6947]

Comments for the algorithm

[@pedrogabrielduarte4544]

A bird a god and a pterosaur

[@deliafrancisc7457]

GUATEMALA QUETZAL 🇬🇹 simple on the flags it a Government bird it is illegal to have one as a pet

[@lovechad9875]

s some werhey animal fact files i know a animal you could do in your next video its called a scale insect it some werid bug

[@sandymartelly]

Bro they are Guatemala birds smh

[@roslyn1748]

Quetzals are from Guatemala, not Mexico.

[@Humanofplanetearth]

They’re native to both lands . They been here before we gave borders to these lands.

[@Rolo_Plex]

Next time pronounce it right

[@AnimalFactFiles]

How is it pronounced?

[@mayanmaster92]

Quetzal

[@Trevor-Philips-BestieWestie]

​@@AnimalFactFilesQue-Sal say it in a hispanic accent