Resplendent Quetzal (female) at Curi-Cancha, Costa Rica

Curi-Cancha Wildlife Refuge, near Monteverde, Costa Rica (August 2012)

Thanks to our guide Andres Alvarado (Forest Alive) for spotting this bird. Black bill - assumed to be a female rather than a juvenile as there is no red plumage developing on the breast. Status is classified as Near Threatened.

For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Resplendent Quetzal / Internet Bird Collection
Resplendent Quetzal / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno

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