Resplendent quetzal

E84175

Neotropical bird animal bird vertebrate

The resplendent quetzal is a vibrantly colored Central American bird famed for its iridescent green plumage and long tail feathers, and holds deep cultural and historical significance in Mesoamerican civilizations.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
resplendent quetzal	6
Resplendent quetzal canonical	2
quetzal	2
First Quetzal Macaw	1
Pharomachrus mocinno	1
Radiant First Quetzal Macaw	1
resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T705475 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Resplendent quetzal
Context triple: [Guatemala, nationalBird, Resplendent quetzal]

A. Juan Fernández firecrown hummingbird
The Juan Fernández firecrown hummingbird is a critically endangered, brightly colored hummingbird species found only on Chile’s remote Juan Fernández Islands.
B. Himalayan monal
The Himalayan monal is a brightly colored pheasant species native to the Himalayan forests, renowned for the iridescent plumage of the males and its cultural significance across the region.
C. Pavo
Pavo is a genus of large, colorful birds in the pheasant family that includes the well-known peafowls.
D. Scissor-tailed flycatcher
The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is a striking North American songbird known for its extremely long, forked tail and graceful aerial insect-hunting displays.
E. Indian peafowl
The Indian peafowl is a large, colorful pheasant species best known for the male’s spectacular iridescent tail display and is widely recognized as a symbol of beauty and grace in South Asia.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Resplendent quetzal
Target entity description: The resplendent quetzal is a vibrantly colored Central American bird famed for its iridescent green plumage and long tail feathers, and holds deep cultural and historical significance in Mesoamerican civilizations.

A. Juan Fernández firecrown hummingbird
The Juan Fernández firecrown hummingbird is a critically endangered, brightly colored hummingbird species found only on Chile’s remote Juan Fernández Islands.
B. Himalayan monal
The Himalayan monal is a brightly colored pheasant species native to the Himalayan forests, renowned for the iridescent plumage of the males and its cultural significance across the region.
C. Pavo
Pavo is a genus of large, colorful birds in the pheasant family that includes the well-known peafowls.
D. Scissor-tailed flycatcher
The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is a striking North American songbird known for its extremely long, forked tail and graceful aerial insect-hunting displays.
E. Indian peafowl
The Indian peafowl is a large, colorful pheasant species best known for the male’s spectacular iridescent tail display and is widely recognized as a symbol of beauty and grace in South Asia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Neotropical bird ⓘ animal ⓘ bird ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ
activityPattern	diurnal ⓘ
associatedWith	Mesoamerican mythology ⓘ
billColor	yellow in adult males ⓘ
binomialName	Pharomachrus mocinno ⓘ linked to: Resplendent quetzal
bodyLength	approximately 36 to 40 centimeters without tail streamers ⓘ
breedingBehavior	both parents incubate eggs ⓘ nests in tree cavities ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
clutchSize	usually 2 eggs ⓘ
commonName	resplendent quetzal ⓘ
conservationStatus	Near Threatened ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem	IUCN Red List ⓘ linked to: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
culturalSignificance	sacred bird in Aztec culture ⓘ sacred bird in ancient Maya culture ⓘ
diet	frugivore ⓘ
eats	fruits ⓘ insects ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ
family	Trogonidae ⓘ
featuredOn	coat of arms of Guatemala ⓘ flag of Guatemala ⓘ
genus	Pharomachrus ⓘ
habitat	humid highland forest ⓘ montane cloud forest ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
migration	altitudinal migrant in some parts of its range ⓘ
nameUsedFor	Guatemalan currency quetzal ⓘ
nationalBirdOf	Guatemala ⓘ
nativeTo	Central America ⓘ Costa Rica ⓘ El Salvador ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ Honduras ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ southern Mexico ⓘ western Panama ⓘ
notableFor	bright red breast ⓘ iridescent green plumage ⓘ long upper tail coverts ⓘ
order	Trogoniformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor	iridescent green ⓘ red underparts ⓘ
sexualDimorphism	males have much longer tail feathers than females ⓘ
symbolOf	Guatemala ⓘ
tailLengthMale	up to about 65 centimeters for upper tail coverts ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ

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