Biology: Resplendent Quetzal

The Resplendent Quetzal is a bird found from southern Mexico to western Panama. Its body is about 35cm plus a 64cm tail.

Resplendent Quetzals are considered specialized fruit-eaters, although they mix their diet with insects (notably wasps, ants, and larvae) and frogs. Particularly important are wild avocados and other fruit of the laurel family, which the birds swallow whole before regurgitating the pits, which helps to disperse these trees.

The name Quetzal comes from the Nahuatl quetzalli for "tall upstanding plume".

These birds are threatened due to trapping, hunting and deforestation.

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