Where can you find Skeletal Quetzal in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Skeletal Quetzal spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Skeletal Quetzal?

A baby Skeletal Quetzal takes 5 days and 12 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 5°C and 6°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Skeletal Quetzal Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Skeletal Quetzal

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Skeletal Quetzal

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

Skeletal Quetzal does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.

Taming

Skeletal Quetzal is not tamable.

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp5°C – 6°C

Maturation Time5d 12h

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill1,431 XP

18 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat from a Skeletal Quetzal corpse. The corpse has 520 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~21~17 hits	60%~32~13 hits
Raw Meat	60%~24~17 hits	40%~16~13 hits
Raw Prime Meat	3%~1~17 hits	2%~1~13 hits
Quetzalcoatlus Bone CostumeDrop	—	—
Dinosaur BoneDrop	—	—

Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.

Damage Resistances

The Skeletal Quetzal's damage profile includes 15 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. With 7 resistances and 7 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +400% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

80%-20%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	18000.0	+3600.00	+4.00%
Stamina	750.0	+75.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	1850.0	+111.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1200.0	+120.00	+2.00%
Weight	780.0	+15.60	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+4.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Skeletal Quetzal has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Its weakest point is the Head at 3x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

Headc_jaw

3.00x

Can Damage

The Skeletal Quetzal can damage: Thatch, Wood. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Skeletal Quetzal Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Skeletal Quetzal - and contribute your own tips.

Welcome to the full Skeletal Quetzal guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.

The Skeletal Quetzal starts with 18,000 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 780 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.

Breeding Skeletal Quetzals produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 5°C and 6°C. Full maturation takes 5 days and 12 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the Skeletal Quetzal can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

Found throughout the ARKs, the Skeletal Quetzal is a flying, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Ignore category.

Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Skeletal Quetzal brings respectable melee power to the table. At 18,000 base HP, the Skeletal Quetzal is an absolute bullet sponge. Its base Stamina of 750 gives it massive stamina reserves. Weight capacity starts at 780, giving it excellent carrying capacity.

The Skeletal Quetzal roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 5°C and 6°C. A wild Skeletal Quetzal is worth 18 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.98 Element plus 0.1 Element per level.

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