2♠ · Resplendent Quetzal · Air · The Flyers
Resplendent Quetzal
Guatemala · National bird (the currency is named after it)
Stay wild. Stay free.
The Free Spirit
Power · Body
10
Instinct · Mind
46
Resilience · Spirit
22
The message
Legend says the Resplendent Quetzal cannot live in a cage, which is why it stands for liberty on Guatemala's flag. Notice where you have boxed yourself in. Open one door today.
Ask yourself
Which box have I outgrown?
The animal
The male's shimmering green tail feathers can grow longer than its body.
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About the animal
- Scientific name
- Pharomachrus mocinno
- Country
- Guatemala
- Status
- National bird (the currency is named after it)
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- True story
- Sacred to the Maya; legend says it cannot live in a cage.
- In the game
- Underdog: this 2 topples any Ace or royal it meets.
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