User:Anakalia Sarrasri/sandbox

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quokka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resplendent_quetzal

Journal articles: --> https://ac.els-cdn.com/S0006320703000545/1-s2.0-S0006320703000545-main.pdf?_tid=cea7e0e8-1296-11e8-aa6f-00000aab0f6b&acdnat=1518730147_304575cb348b100002b1e93b52ba100f     (quetzal conservation) on verge of extinction --> https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10745-016-9827-8.pdf (quetzal breeding/nesting/symbol to the mayans) https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v089n02/p0339-p0348.pdf (quetzal behavior) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/r/resplendent-quetzal/ https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/resque1/breeding --> http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2389058.pdf?refreqid=excelsior:749ede70e199c361255d045561e1c8e2 (feeding habits) --> http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2997805.pdf?refreqid=excelsior:e5179a538a15e598bf4cefb6594a3508 (aztec)

I would add on quetzal conservation, discuss its behavior, and talk about its breeding/nesting habits.

https://watermark.silverchair.com/86-4-683.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAeEwggHdBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggHOMIIBygIBADCCAcMGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMHNbnSNnfn7aU42XVAgEQgIIBlBpnFq01wtlO9zsim7HPpGQAXT24nu2Dl-WAV9Q6InTPtP9G2IAj1RzTSGokdg5mft7BHRmTIip-y35cOWAT7wIP_Nq1T6evD-V9lC-hRsivNNxudbuvktpnBtQF8b6ctc5iRa07wa4CSFy6NuNYgzXnPZYPhiXHktaoGvgKfIuxUDZ7IHOez1Hrga25pd260d_EcVok2Yuqn9Rpz-wgz5WY1ll3DPtk_MjY1bli5GG_4a_u4yd0n8SUZ--sfEZfm7i6swb0onZd_HL20We4jKHK89hpX0FIQYl0Ps1iHUxvY2WllW1xO6fwMiGbfwmyb_tNFojgwSCN9NmJc6WblgH0UYdsNzafNG9thcPd5id8iCdkBGHkxDYQoyGxCntmWfrqY1_8-HTbjs0vCaMxcDg6uFzvgaUDS9ifY9QfYlERVzspzK-eXyWwTUmUo6uHTp1mIVMQhpGiV9xAirj-5QwEK7Sl42PPFJh5XjwCdCXOFoEXE0xqACf2Un8TS0ESfV1WUcE40C0f-jMLSP0_GEDrGthk  (quokka habitat preference)

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1017/S0952836904005060/epdf (living situation)

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150306-quokkas-selfies-animals-science-photography-australia/ (human interaction)

https://australianmuseum.net.au/quokka (mating/life style)

I would add more about its life style, reaction to human interaction, and its habitat. -

The resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno), found from Southern Mexico to Central America, is a bird widely recognized for its vibrant plumage. They dwell in tropical cloud forests and have an omnivorous diet, eating lizards, fruits, and insects. Their iridescent feathers, which causes them to appear shiny and green like the canopy leaves, are a camouflage adaptation to hide within the canopy during rainy weather. They create their nests over 200 feet up in the air and court in the air with specific calls. Their feathers are so renown, that even the Aztecs used them for ceremonial tributes. However, quetzals are now a near threatened species due to deforestation. Preservation of forests is a priority not only for the bird's survival, but also for economic benefits. Quetzals are not only threatened by deforestation, but also by poachers and agricultural production. The resplendent quetzal is Guatemala's national bird. Quetzals feed more frequently in the midday hours. The adults eat a more fruit-based diet than the chicks, who eat primarily insects and some fruits. Over fifty percent of the fruit they eat come from the Lauraceae family. Quetzals use the methods of "hovering" and "stalling" in order to selectively pick the fruit near the tips of the branches. Quetzals are almost never found on the ground, staying at least 75 feet in the trees. Depending on the light, quetzal feathers can shine in a variant of colors: green, cobalt, lime, yellow, to ultramarine. Compared to the males, female quetzals do not have the long train of tail feathers and their feather colorations are duller. Though quetzal plumages appear green, they are actually brown due to the melanin pigment .Six specific vocal calls have been recorded: the two-note whistle, gee-gee, wahc-ah-wahc, wec-wec, coouee whistle, uwac, chatter, and buzzing. The first call is related to male territorial behavior, while the coouee whistle is identified as a mating call. To create a nest, quetzals dig holes in rotted stumps of trees with their beaks. A female quetzal lays about two to three light blue eggs per clutch and both parents take turns incubating them. During the incubation period, when a parent approaches the nest hole, they land and rotate their head side to side before entering, otherwise known as "bowing in". This process ends when the chicks hatch. Young quetzals begin flying after three weeks old but for the males, their long tail feathers take three years to develop. Resplendent quetzals tend to lay two clutches per year and are known to have a high rate of nest failure, around 70 percent. Quetzals have been integrated within human lives since the age of the Mayans and Aztecs. The Aztecs would pluck handfuls of tail feathers from the quetzal to be placed upon crowns for priests. The quetzal also became a symbol in religion. The Aztecs and Mayans worshipped the god Quetzalcoatl, a serpent with the plumes of a quetzal. On the other hand, Europeans captured the birds for their skins, nearly causing the species to become extinct.