Colorful male quetzal in his natural habitat in the forest

Quetzal is a group of colourful birds of the trogon family found in the Americas. They are found in forests, especially in humid highlands, with the five species from the genus Pharomachrus being exclusively Neotropical, while a single species, the eared quetzal, Euptilotis neoxenus, is found in Mexico and very locally in the southernmost United States.