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Golden-headed Quetzal
Pharomachrus auriceps
(L 13.25-13.74" Wt 5.64 oz)
Coppery golden head not
evident in these photos...in
Andes from 1000-2800 m
Mashpi Reserve
17Jan2011
near town of Sozoranga
15Feb2013
Pharomachrus in Greek
means large cloak;
auriceps means gold head.
They say if you cage a quetzal, 
the architecture of its sanity is diminished. 
(Ilseh Busarelo)
© Paul A.
Schwartz
Macaulay
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