Grey lower breasts, bellies, and bills, along with bronze-green heads are characteristic of females. These birds hollow holes in decaying trees or use ones already made by woodpeckers as a nest site. They are known to take turns while incubating, …

Physical Description. Male resplendents are much more colorful than the females. Length: This bird stretches to a length of 35-40cm. Weight: Female Quetzal weighs about 200g and male ones weigh under 300g. Color: Their body is of primarily green color.. Bill: The bill is not too long and is partially enclosed by green filamentous feathers.. Plumage: Resplendent are …

During mating season, male Resplendent Quetzals grow elongated upper tail coverts, forming a train of feathers up to three feet long. These long feathers play an important part in the bird's flight display, as the male rises above the canopy, then plunges down to the female, his long, magnificent train of feathers rippling behind him.

The female quetzal is very similar in color, yet far less conspicuous than males. The head of the female ranges from smoky-gray to bronze tinged with green at the edgings. The breast is sometimes gray or a muted shade of red far less vibrant than the males.

6 天之前 · Resplendent quetzal, male and female; hand-coloured lithograph by J. Gould (Click on image to enlarge) If ever there existed an ultimate symbol of the beauty embodied by birds, the resplendent quetzal would certainly qualify.

The female quetzals are far less conspicuous than males. The head of the female ranges from smoky-gray to bronze-tinged with green at the edgings. The breast is sometimes gray or a muted shade of red, far less vibrant than the male coloration.

Females do not have long trains, but they do share the brilliant blue, green, and red coloring of their mates. Male colors tend to be more vibrant. Resplendent quetzal pairs use their powerful...

2024年5月27日 · Quetzal birds use their strong beaks to make holes in rotting trees so that they can nest. The female between one and three eggs in the hole are incubated by both the female and the male alternately. However, due to the fact that the male Quetzal has tail feathers that can grow up to 3ft long, they are often seen sticking out of the nest when ...

Females are less striking in appearance than males, with more brown colorations than green. The resplendent quetzal is found in the canopy and sub-canopy of undisturbed humid montane cloud forest, thickly vegetated ravines and cliffs, and pastures at forest edges.

凤尾绿咬鹃（英文：Resplendent quetzal）以其多彩的羽毛而闻名。 它们的身体呈绿色(从金绿到蓝紫色的彩虹色)，胸部呈红色。 根据光线的不同，绿羽可以发出不同的颜色：绿色、钴色、石灰色、黄色，甚至深蓝色。