大咬鹃一种中美洲鸟,羽毛为鲜艳的铜绿色和红色,雄鸟有平滑的长尾覆羽。
A Central American bird that has brilliant bronze-green and red plumage and, in the male, long flowing tail feathers.
还长成的凤尾绿咬鹃在三周大时就可以飞了,不过,雄鸟在出生后的三年之内不会长出长长的尾羽。
Young quetzals can fly at about three weeks of age, but males do not begin to grow their long tail plumes for three years.
人们对凤尾绿咬鹃的崇拜已经有很长的历史了。在古代,人们将这种鸟献给古玛雅和阿兹·特克人作为祭祀品,皇室成员和神父则在仪式上身着凤尾绿咬鹃的羽毛。
Such admirers continue a long history of adoration for the quetzal. The bird was sacred to the ancient Maya and Aztec peoples, and royalty and priests wore its feathers during ceremonies.
人们对凤尾绿咬鹃的崇拜已经有很长的历史了。在古代,人们将这种鸟献给古玛雅和阿兹·特克人作为祭祀品,皇室成员和神父则在仪式上身着凤尾绿咬鹃的羽毛。
Such admirers continue a long history of adoration for the quetzal. The bird was sacred to the ancient Maya and Aztec peoples, and royalty and priests wore its feathers during ceremonies.
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