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Eared quetzal

Euptilotis neoxenus (Gould, 1838)

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The eared quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh 115.5 g to 130.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Eared quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus)
Photo: Dario · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the eared quetzal

Weight
115.5 g – 130.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the eared quetzal live?

Not recorded

What is the eared quetzal?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The eared quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus), also known as the eared trogon, is a species of bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. It is native to streamside pine-oak forests and canyons in the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico from northern Sonora and Chihuahua south to western Michoacán. The species has occurred on rare occasions in southeastern Arizona, where it has been recorded nesting.

From the Wikipedia article “Eared quetzal” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eared_quetzal&oldid=1379733929), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the eared quetzal endangered?

The eared quetzal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the eared quetzal classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderTrogoniformes
  5. familyTrogonidae
  6. genusEuptilotis
  7. SpeciesEuptilotis neoxenus (Gould, 1838)

Synonyms Euptilotus neoxenus, Harpactes neoxenus, Trogon neoxenus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Eared trogonEnglish
  • Eared trogonEnglish
  • كويتزال ذو الأذنينArabic
  • quetzal orellutCatalan
  • kvesal ušatýCzech
  • trogon ušatýCzech
  • trogon clustiogWelsh
  • ØretrogonDanish
  • KieferntrogonGerman
  • HaarbüscheltrogonGerman
  • OhrentrogonGerman
  • orela kvecaloEsperanto
  • Trogón orejónSpanish
  • Quetzal OrejónSpanish
  • kõrvukketsalEstonian
  • korvatrogoniFinnish
  • Quetzal oreillardFrench
  • füles trogonHungarian
  • Quetzal orecchiutoItalian
  • ミミキヌバネドリJapanese
  • ausytasis trogonasLithuanian
  • ausainais kvecalsLatvian
  • Geoorde TrogonDutch
  • øreketsalNorwegian
  • kwezal ciemnyPolish
  • quetzal-orelhudoPortuguese
  • quetzal-d'orelhasPortuguese
  • Ушастый трогонRussian
  • Ушастый кетцальRussian
  • kvesal uškatýSlovak
  • Ušati kvecalSerbian
  • örontrogonSwedish
  • öronquetzalSwedish
  • Kulaklı KetzalTurkish
  • квезал вухатийUkrainian
  • 角咬鵑Chinese
  • 角咬鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the eared quetzal

Other species in the same family Trogonidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the eared quetzal?

An adult eared quetzal weighs 115.5 g – 130.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the eared quetzal endangered?

The eared quetzal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the eared quetzal?

The eared quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Eared quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/eared-quetzal

MLA

“Eared quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/eared-quetzal.

BibTeX
@misc{eared_quetzal_2026,
  title = {Eared quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eared-quetzal},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}