Quetzal is the currency used in Guatemala. It is named after the national bird of the country, which has the same name.
Guatemala
Bangladesh.
Switzerland
Turkey
Quetzal 1US=7.5/8 Quetzal Named after national Bird
This could be Turkey. There is also a bird caled a Guinea fowl.
Turkey!
Costa Rica has a currency named the colon, which is divided into 100 centimos (rather than centavos).El Salvador has a currency also named the colón, but uses the US dollar as the circulating currency.
Costa Rica and El Salvador
Peru once had a currency called the Inti, named after the Inca sun god. It was the official currency of Peru from 1985 to 1991, before being replaced by the nuevo sol.
The bird was named for the country. The turkey bird was mistakenly identified as a guineafowl when the British settlers arrived. Since guineafowl were from Turkey, the bird was named a turkey. Similar with other things that were misidentified and mislabeled (like Native Americans being called "Indians"), the title of turkey stuck for the animal, even though it has nothing to do with Turkey at all.