Quetzal
Quetzal daurat (Pharomachrus auriceps)
| Règne | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Embrancament | Chordata |
| Classa | Aves |
| Òrdre | Trogoniformes |
| Familha | Trogonidae |
Pharomachrus
De la Llave, 1832
Quetzal designa mantuna espècias d'aucèls de la zona neotropicala apartenent als genres Pharomachrus e Euptilotis, de la familha dels trogonids. Aqueles aucèls vivon en America centrala e an un plumatge verd. Lo mascle a de plomas caudalas longas e una tufa.
Etimologia
Lo nom "quetzal" ven del nahuatl quetzalli AFI:/keˈt͡salːi/, "pluma caudala larga lusenta" (American Audubon Dictionary) o "pluma caudala del quetzal" (Merriam–Webster's Collegiate Dictionary), de la raiç nahuatl quetz = "quilhat" per designar las plumas quilhadas.
Lo mot "quetzal" èra a l'origina utilizat sonque per lo quetzal resplendent, lo famós quetzal de longa coa del sud de Mexic e d'America Centrala, qu'es l'aucèl nacional de Guatemala e lo nom de sa moneda. Lo mot fa sovent referéncia a aquel aucèl mas tanben a d'autras espècias dels genres Pharomachrus e Euptilotis.
Pharomachrus ven del grèc ancian pharos, "mantle", e makros, "long", en referéncia a las plumas de las alas e de la coa del quetzal resplendent.
Espècias
- Gennre Pharomachrus:
- quetzal crestat, Pharomachrus antisianus.
- quetzal daurat, Pharomachrus auriceps.
- quetzal treslusent, Pharomachrus fulgidus.
- quetzal resplendent, Pharomachrus mocinno.
- quetzal pavonin, Pharomachrus pavoninus.
- Genres Euptilotis:
- quetzal aurelhut, Euptilotis neoxenus.
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