RESPLENDENT QUETZAL
(Pharomachrus mocinno)
   
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Pharomachrus mocinno   One of the most striking birds of Neotropics.
Male - intense emerald green, with red belly and extremely long upper tail coverts, which are often confused with tail, which itself is white and concealed. Tail coverets can extend as far as 60 cm beyond the tail tip.
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  Pharomachrus mocinno
male
Montes Azules, Chiapas
© Eduardo Lugo
 
 

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