Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno

Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) in Panama by David MacLeman

Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)

Photo by Randall Arias

The resplendent quetzal, is a bird in the trogonand Costa Rica family. It is found from Chiapas, Mexico to western Panama (unlike the other quetzals of the genus Pharomachrus, which are found in South America and eastern Panama).