Resplendent Queta 世界上最美的鸟：凤尾绿咬鹃

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中美洲是一片难以言说的神奇之地。虽然只是一道狭窄的地峡，却拥有着大片苍翠的热带雨林和色彩斑斓的各类生物。这里是世界物种密度最高的区域之一，并且就在这片山林之间，生活着世界上最美的鸟一凤尾绿咬鹃。

The resplendent quetzal is considered as one of the world's most beautiful birds.It is well known for its colorful 1）plumage.Those beautiful birds live in the mountainous， tropical forests of Central America.They are considered specialized fruit-eaters， although they mix their diet with insects， frogs， lizards.

The resplendent Quetzals usually lives alone when not breeding.But during mating season， resplendent quetzal pairs use their powerful beaks to hollow hole nests in rotted trees or stumps.Inside， they take turns incubating two or three eggs.The 2）incubation period lasts about 18 days， during which the male generally incubates the eggs during the day while the female incubates them at night.When the eggs hatch， both parents take care of the young， feeding them fruit， berries， insects， lizards， and small frogs.However， the female often neglects and even 3）abandons the young near the end of the rearing period， leaving it up to the male to continue caring for the offspring until they are ready to survive on their own.

Young quetzals can fly at about three weeks of age， but males do not begin to grow their long tail plumes for three years.

The resplendent quetzal is also known as guatemalan quetzals， and the birds are the symbol of that nation.Guatemala also trades in currency known as the “quetzal”.

The Resplendent Quetzal is classed as near threatened on theIUCN Red List.They are sometimes 4）trapped for captivity or killed， but their primary threat is the disappearance of their tropical forest homes.

詞组加油站

take turns轮换;替换，轮流;更替;倒换

is classed as被列为

1）plumage['plu：mid3]n.鸟类羽毛

2）incubation[Inkja'be[n]n.孵卵;潜伏期;熟虑，筹划

3）abandon[e'baendan]vt.放弃，抛弃

4）trap[traep]vi.设圈套，设陷阱vt.诱捕，诱骗，抓住

凤尾绿咬鹃是世界上最美丽的鸟之一。它因华美的羽毛而闻名。这种美丽的鸟生活在中美洲多山的热带森林里，它们通常被认为只吃水果，但其实它们也会吃昆虫、青蛙和蜥蜴。

凤尾绿咬鹃通常在没有繁殖的时候独自生活。但在交配季节，它们会用其强有力的喙在腐烂的树或树桩上挖洞筑巢。在里面，它们轮流孵化两三个卵。孵化期约为18天，在这期间，雄性一.般在白天孵化卵，而雌性则在晚上孵化卵。当卵孵化时，父母都照顾幼崽，给它们吃水果、浆果、昆虫、蜥蜴和小青蛙。然而，雌性往往忽略甚至在育龄期结束时抛弃幼崽，让雄性继续照顾幼崽，直到它们准备好自己生存为止。

幼小的凤尾绿咬鹃可以在大约三周大的时候飞行，但是雄鸟在三年内不会长出长长的尾巴。

凤尾绿咬鹃也被称为危地马拉绿咬鹃，是危地马拉的国鸟。危地马拉的通用货币也被称为“奎扎尔”。

凤尾绿咬鹃被列为世界自然保护联盟（IUCN）红色名录上的濒危物种。他们有时被抓捕或杀害，但他们的主要威胁是热带森林家园的消失。

世界自然保护联盟红色名录：于1963年开始编制，根据严格准则去评估数以千计物种及亚种的绝种风险所编制而成，是全球动植物物种保护现状最全面的名录，也被认为是生物多样性状况最具权威的指标。