quetzals
Central American birds
Quetzals are brilliantly colored birds of Central American rainforests, prized for their iridescent green plumage and the male's extraordinarily long tail feathers.
The resplendent quetzal was sacred to the Maya and Aztecs.
Quetzal is also the monetary unit of Guatemala, named after the bird: The exchange rate was eight quetzals to the dollar.
Impressively beautiful, richly shining
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- emeraldGreen precious beryl
- tail feathersPosterior flight plumes
Central America · cloud forest · Guatemala · nesting · avocado · male · crest · breeding
Of ancient Mesoamerican civilization
- AztecAncient Mexican civilization
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- deityWorshipped supernatural being
- QuetzalcoatlAztec feathered serpent god
mythology · symbol · freedom · royalty · headdress · nobility · featherwork · pre-Columbian
Central American republic
- moneyCurrency for transactions
- centavosLatin American small coins
- banknotesPaper currency notes
- coinsMetal money units
exchange rate · Guatemalan · denomination · Central American · peso · economy · monetary · bills
resplendent
Impressively beautiful, richly shining
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- emeraldGreen precious beryl
tail feathers · Central America · cloud forest · Guatemala · nesting · avocado · male · crest · breeding · birdwatching
Mayan
Of ancient Mesoamerican civilization
Quetzalcoatl · mythology · symbol · freedom · royalty · headdress · nobility · featherwork · pre-Columbian · Mesoamerican
Guatemala
Central American republic
coins · exchange rate · Guatemalan · denomination · Central American · peso · economy · monetary · bills · inflation
- rainforest lifetoucans, orangutans, macaws, sloths, parrots
- cloud forestsepiphytes, mosses, bromeliads, orchids, tree ferns
- Maya archaeologyTikal, Chichen Itza, stelae, glyphs, hieroglyphs
- Tropical HighlandsAndes, cloud forests, volcanic peaks, cool climate, altitude sickness
- YucatanYucatan, Chichen Itza, Cancun, Merida, cenotes
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Large carrion-eating raptors
crows · ravens · pigeons · feral pigeons · sparrows
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Flightless aquatic seabirds
seabirds · albatrosses · puffins · arctic terns · emperor penguins