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The Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) is a colorful bird of the trogon family found in tropical areas of southern Mexico and of Central America. This quetzal plays an important role in Mesoamerican myth.
Although "quetzal" is used to name all the species of the genus Pharomachrus, the word alone is often used to name one particular species, the Resplendent Quetzal (P. mocinno mocinno). There is also a subspecies, the Costa Rican Resplendent Quetzal, P. mocinno costaricensis.
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Quetzal
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Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
The Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) is the crown jewel of Costa Rica. Here, we see a nesting pair frequent their nest (one at a time). Note the avocado in the male's mouth. This video shows two entrances to the nest.
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Quetzal
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Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A male (Pharomachrus mocinno) visiting his nest.
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Quetzal
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Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A male Quetzal's call.
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Quetzal
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Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A Quetzal nest.
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Quetzal
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Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A quetzal nest showing the chick, the adult female, and the male in various feeding states.
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Quetzal
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Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A female quetzal going into the nest.
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Quetzal
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Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A male quetzal.
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Quetzal
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Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama (R. Hays Cummins, Miami University)
A female Quetzal visits and feeds her single youngster in Monteverde Preserve.
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