Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
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About Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Trogons
- Family: Trogons
Found in the canopy and sub-canopy of undisturbed humid montane cloud forest, thickly vegetated ravines and cliffs, and pastures at forest edges (2) (10). High mountain ranges (900 – 3,200 m) that are cool are often favoured (2) (5). The nest is a deep, unlined excavated cavity with a single entrance in a decaying tree trunk or stump, or occasionally enlarged from an old existing woodpecker's hollow (5). In Costa Rica, altitudinal migrations have been recorded, in which the bird moves to lower elevations in the non-breeding season (10).
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Visits
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2009-02-21Reserva Monteverde, Costa RicaBarbara saw it first in an avocado tree. It flew just as the tour group showed up. The tour guide could not find the bird in the brush, but luckily, I could. Maybe the first time ever I could find a bird before the professional.
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2009-03-01Volcan Baru, PanamaOne female
