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Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno

 L 14" plus 25" tail Wt 7 oz

 

Spectacular trogon...in neotropical cloud
forests...Nat’l bird of Guatamala...
associated with the “snake god”
Quetzalcoatl.

Quetzal:

 • monetary unit in Guatamala

 • equal to 100 centavos

Savegre Lodge

Costa Rica

4Feb10

female

© Charles
Duncan

Macaulay
Library

Pharomachrus in Greek
means loose cloak.

José Mariano Mociño

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