The resplendent quetzal () ("Pharomachrus mocinno") is a bird in the trogon family. The resplendent quetzal was first described by Mexican naturalist Pablo de La Llave in 1832. This includes one of the country's most elusive and beautiful birds, the endangered resplendent quetzal. They wore expensive materials like red ocher and headdresses made of quetzal feathers. The resplendent quetzal plays an important role in various types of Mesoamerican mythology. The most well-known variety, the resplendent quetzal, is known for its beauty. Important elite-status trade goods included jade, fine ceramics, and quetzal feathers. The capital letter Q is used as the currency sign for the Guatemalan quetzal. It also lends its name to the country's currency, the Guatemalan quetzal (abbreviation GTQ). It replaced the peso at the rate of 60 pesos = 1 quetzal. Though quetzal plumages appear green, they are actually brown due to the melanin pigment. It is made of quetzal and other feathers with sewn-on gold detailing. His nickname is "Quetzal splendente", from the brightful and colourful South American bird Quetzal. Tlapaltecatl Opochtzin was chosen to be outfitted to wear the quetzal owl costume. The release takes its name from the quetzal, a species of Central American birds.