Burung tropis (Tropical Birds)
Resplendent Quetzal
Pharomachrus mocinno
- langka
- 129 km/h
- Hampir terancam
Sacred to the Aztecs, gorgeous to everyone. Trailing emerald tail feathers shimmer in flight.
- Populasi
- 50,000-499,999 mature individuals, decreasing
- Habitat
- Humid montane cloud forest and pine-evergreen forest, typically ~900-3,200 m elevation (a wider elevational limit of ~170-3,420 m for the species overall); needs old-growth trees with cavities for nesting and is intolerant of large-scale forest loss
- Fakta menarik
- In breeding males the iridescent green upper tail coverts (not the true tail) grow into trailing streamers up to about a meter long (median ~75 cm, max recorded ~100.5 cm) — nearly three times the bird's own body length — plumes prized by the Maya and Aztec as symbols of royalty and freedom.
- Sebaran
- Southern Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas) through Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, to western Panama (Chiriquí); extent of occurrence ~500,000 km²
- Makanan
- Mainly frugivorous (favors wild avocados/laurels, ~41-43 fruit species); also takes insects, small frogs, lizards, and snails, with chicks fed more insect protein
- Ukuran
- 0,38 m
- Masa hidup
- 5 tahun
