Resplendent Quetzal

Living in Southern Mexico and Central America, the Resplendent Quetzal is an endangered bird that has been heavily affected by deforestation, there are estimated to be less than 50,000 left. This free-spirited species reacts EXTREMELY negatively to being caged or held in captivity, so negatively that they will not only abstain from procreating in captivity, they will abstain from eating entirely and kill themselves. They weigh about 1/2 lb and have long thin tailfeathers. Pairs of the Quetzal couples will join together to bust holes in trees to create a nice warm hole to put eggs in. Then the Quetzals put their thin tailfeathers into the hole to keep it warm. Their colors look amazing, especially seeing their tailfeathers mid-flight.