濒危咬鹃科(Trogonidae)绿咬鹃属(Pharomachrus)数种鸟类的统称。绿咬鹃在咬鹃科中最著名。
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.
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