Editing Quetzal (section)

== Physical attributes ==
Quetzals have iridescent green or golden-green [[wing covert]]s, back, chest and head, with a red belly. Their wings are suited to camouflage under rainy conditions, because their feathers blend well with wet and shiny green area.<ref name="LaBastille, Allen, & Durrell 1972 pp. 339–348">{{cite journal |last1=LaBastille  |first1=A. |last2=Allen |first2=D. G. |last3=Durrell |first3=L. W. |title=Behavior and Feather Structure of the Quetzal |journal=The Auk |volume=89 |issue=2 |year=1972 |issn=0004-8038 |doi=10.2307/4084210 |pages=339–348 |jstor=4084210 |oclc=7793011322|doi-access=free }}</ref> They are strongly [[sexually dimorphic]], and parts of the females' [[plumage]] are brown or grey. The tails of the male quetzals may take up to three years after reaching maturity to grow to the maximum length.<ref name=Tremain>{{Cite journal |last=Tremain |first=Cara Grace |date=2016-05-19 |title=Birds of a Feather: Exploring the Acquisition of Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) Tail Coverts in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica |journal=Human Ecology |volume=44 |issue=4 |pages=399–408 |doi=10.1007/s10745-016-9827-8 |bibcode=2016HumEc..44..399T |issn=0300-7839}}</ref> These largely solitary birds feed on fruits, berries, insects and small [[vertebrate]]s (such as frogs).<ref name=Restall/><ref name=Ridgely/> Even with their famous bright plumage, they can be hard to see in their natural wooded habitats.