The Resplendent Quetzal is a very rare bird that can be found from the Southern part of Mexico to Panama. March and April is their mating season, and the cloud forest of Costa Rica gives the perfect opportunity to see them.

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The male is the most beautiful, with a very long tail, a yellow beak, and a wild “affro”.

Interesting Fact: From the staircases of the Pyramid of Kukulkan at Chichen Itza in Mexico, handclaps evoke chirped echoes that some say is the primary call of the Quetzal.