Habitat
Montane pine, pine-oak and pine-evergreen forests, in the upper and middle storeys of forest, particularly along watercourses in canyons. From 1,800 - 3,000 m.
Voice
Call is a long, upslurred squeal, ending in a 'chuck' note. Also a loud, hard cackling 'ka-kak', sometimes uttered in flight. Song is a long, quavering series of whistled notes that increase in volume.
Eared Quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus) [XC569283]
by Scott Olmstead from San Simon, Cochise County, Arizona, United States (alarm call, call, humans talking)
Eared Quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus) [XC337905]
by Richard E. Webster from Cerro Cinco Millas, near Madera, Chihuahua, Mexico (call)
Subspecies
Probably most closely related to Priotelus and Temnotrogon.