Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno

[spiritbird]

I never heard of this bird until I looked at National Geo. web page on parrots.

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[plax]

Nice Dianne. But we should probably let everyone know that the Quetzal bird is not a parrot (psittacine). It's a beautiful bird, though :)

[Mare]

It IS a beautiful bird! I've seen them on televised programs before. :)

[spiritbird]

Sig. Looks nice. Thanks for correcting me T.

[Lady]

This is the bird I guessed wrongly on one of the games here.....

[plax]

Sig. Looks nice. Thanks for correcting me T.Hey Dianne, it wasn't necessarily a correction. I was just pointing out that the Quetzal isn't a parrot for the purpose of general information. This forum site is really about any bird species that has pet potential. I'm unsure if Quetzals have ever been kept by humans... but you never know :D