Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
  Resplendent Quetzal  (Pharomachrus mocinno) - male      Resplendent Quetzal  (Pharomachrus mocinno) - male      Resplendent Quetzal  (Pharomachrus mocinno) - female      Interesting facts:    Their habitat is montane cloud forest from Southern Mexico to western Panama.   The male has a helmet-like crest.   Depending on the light its feathers can shine in a variant of colors from green-gold to blue-violet.   In breeding males, tail coverts are longer than the rest of the body.   It is classified as near threatened due to habitat loss.      
 
 
 
 
 
 
