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Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno

Eats small wild avocados whole and brings the pit back up, planting new trees across the cloud forest.

Where to see it for real: Lives in cloud forests from southern Mexico to Panama.

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Lives in the Tropical rainforest habitat (Central and South America).

Resplendent Quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist. Cut out from the original photo.

Resplendent Quetzal facts

Family
Trogons
Length
15 in (38 cm)
Weight
7.4 oz (210 g)
Diet
Wild avocados and other fruit, plus insects and small frogs.
Range
Cloud forests from southern Mexico to western Panama.
Nest
A hole in a rotting tree trunk; the male's long tail feathers often stick out.
Song
A mellow, whistled "kyow" repeated in pairs.
Active
by day
Status
Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: close to qualifying as threatened.

What the Resplendent Quetzal sounds like

Recording 1: no rights reserved, CC0, original on iNaturalist. Trimmed and cleaned of low background noise.

More: bird songs and calls.

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