Typically, females appear less colorful than males; this adaptation helps protect females from predators. Such an adaptation ...

They live up to five years. The resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) is a stunning, turquoise, green and red bird that lives in the cloud forests stretching from southern Mexico to western ...

It is the resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno). This is a magnificent green bird that lives only in southern Mexico and parts of Central America in the high elevations of the cloud forests.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — "The Resplendent Quetzal — Tourism and Land Use in Costa Rica," is scheduled for Tuesday in the Main Floor of Brooks Memorial Library at ...

When I was young, I stood in a Costa Rican mountain cloud forest, desperately trying to find a resplendent quetzal with its dazzling plumage. Yet, a male bird had been perching in a tree 15 yards ...

at 7 p.m. This talk will provide an illustrated look at the life history of the Resplendent Quetzal, described as a dazzling, legendary bird of the highland forests of Central America that was revered ...

“But we don’t see them very often.” The resplendent quetzal migrates between forests at higher and lower elevations to feed and breed, so it requires a contiguous habitat to thrive.Credit ...