Respendent Quetzal C-RICA SER 2 (Pharomachrus mocinno)

I photographed this male bird in early daylight in the San Gerardo de Dota montane cloud forest area of Costa Rica. it was in a tree about 50 m distant from the roadside location of my tripod, in a pasture with scattered wild avocado trees. A much less ornate female was in a nearby tree. The birds feed on the fruit of wild avocado and related tree species, swallowing the whole fruit and dispersing the seeds.