ABOUT THIS SPECIES
RESPLENDENT QUETZAL – (Species Account Weblog #100)
TAXONOMIC TREE:
- ORDER: Trogoniformes,
- FAMILY: Trogonidae, Trogons
- BINOMIAL NAME: Pharomachrus mocinno
Throughout time and cultures, the Resplendent Quetzal has been heralded for its nice magnificence. With an iridescent inexperienced sheen and uppertail covert feathers longer than its total physique, the chicken has attracted a lot consideration from pre-Columbian peoples, ornithologists, collectors, market hunters, and birders. (from Birds of the World)
SIMILAR SPECIES
The fuzzy crest (resulting from elongated feathers of the crown and nape) of each sexes of the Resplendent Quetzal and the extraordinarily lengthy tail coverts of the male make the species distinctive in its household. No different quetzal species overlaps with the Resplendent Quetzal in its vary.
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION
PERSONAL OBSERVATION ANECDOTES
In Costa Rica we noticed 3 Resplendent Quetzals in 2 totally different places. The primary two have been on goal and after a really lengthy, uphill stroll within the Copay hills. The second sighting was a really fortuitous encounter whereas consuming lunch on the Alma de Arbol Restaurant.
PHOTO GALLERY
**A few of these Picture Gallery pictures (all taken by me) have been taken in different close by international locations.
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