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Resplendent Quetzal
The Resplendent Quetzal
Food
These birds eats insects and fruits. Their main food source is wild avacados though avacados are normally poisonous to other birds. (IUCN59) They eat small vertebrates such as lizards, frogs and snails only if fruits are scarce. (RL)
Habitat
These beautiful birds are found in Central America, Southern Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvedor, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaeagua. They live in the canopy or sub canopy of montane humid cloud forest. They may also house on cliffs, or pastures at a forest edge. They live in a humid climate and live in nests.(ARK)
Adaptation
The Resplendent Quetzal uses on its beak and claws for protection when an enemy attacks. It also relays on trees because this bird can not fly well and can only fly short distances. When the bird eats, it uses its beak to crush the fruit and its feet to hold it. This bird will only hunt alone and will give the food to the hatchlings. (ARK)
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Photo 4 Credit: Myheimu Photography via Flickr