Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno). Costa Rica. Male perching on lichen covered branch of a fruiting wild Avocado tree.
Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno). Costa Rica. Male perching on lichen covered branch of a fruiting wild Avocado tree (Lauraceae sp. ). A just plucked avocado fruit held in the gape of the bill prior to ingestion.
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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
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