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New addition! 🌎 Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) #CentralAmericanBirds #NorthAmericanBirds | #ResplendentQuetzal #PharomachrusMocinno | #Quetzals #TrogonFamily #Trogoniformes 📷: Photo by Drosera74🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

🌎 Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)

The male Resplendent Quetzal is a stunning iridescent green with a red belly and an exceptionally long, flowing green tail train. Females are duller with a shorter tail. Quetzals inhabit montane cloud forests from Southern Mexico to Western Panama. Generally shy and quiet, they become more vocal and perform elaborate displays during the breeding season. They mainly eat fruit, especially wild avocados. Two subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited)

Conservation status: Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)

Fun fact: The Resplendent Quetzal is the National Bird of Guatemala. Its image is on the country's flag and coat of arms, and the national currency is called the Quetzal. It is the only bird in the world with the word "Resplendent" in its common name!

📷: Photo by Drosera74 via Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/photos/quetzal-bird-nature-colorful-9850089/

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turquoise🕊‎4． @444turquoise.bsky.social · 9h

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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 6h

Good morning. Time for the #BirdOfTheDay theme and it is #Beakful , so anything in the beak from food to nest material and the alternative is #wading Good luck!! #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

A female European Stonechat with a warm orange-brown breast and a light brown head perches among green leaves, holding a few wisps of dried grass or straw in its beak. The soft, blurred background highlights the bird’s detailed plumage and the delicate strands it carries, giving a sense of nesting activity in a calm natural setting.

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debmaluk.bsky.social @debmaluk.bsky.social · 9h

today's special....peanuts with bonus birdseed shower😂 #birds

A Blue Jay with a peanut on a table with birdseed and peanuts. There is another Blue Jay in flight above the table with the wings wide open and a peanut in it's beak. The edge of a tree and branches are on the left.

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Birds of the world 🌍🦜 @mybirdcards.com · 8h

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Vamsi @vamzphotos.bsky.social · 11h

Juvenile Resplendant Quetzal in Monteverde forest, Costa Rica. The adults are one of the most beautiful birds of Central America

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Juvenile Resplendant Quetzal in Monteverde cloud forest, Costa Rica. The adults are one of the most beautiful birds of Central America

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Birds of the world 🌍🦜 @mybirdcards.com · 1d

Name this bird! 🤔 (See alt-text for clue) 🌏 #NameThisBird #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

"I am an Australian cockatoo, instantly recognizable by my vibrant rose-pink face and chest contrasted with my grey wings and back. I am highly social and often seen foraging for seeds on the ground in large flocks across open woodlands and farmlands." What bird am I? 2.5 Flash (Edited)

📷: Photo by pen_ash via Pixabay
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Birds of the world 🌍🦜 @mybirdcards.com · 13h

Answer: Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) 🌏 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

Galah - Wikipedia

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Jeff Heldridge @jheldridge.com · 14h

#birds #birdphotography #NorthernFlicker #photography

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trailwalker13.bsky.social @trailwalker13.bsky.social · 13h

#FlyDay #Birds #EastCoastKin

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CatsAreGods @catsaregods.bsky.social · 14h

Black swan event at Safari West

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Adrian @adrianw-photo.bsky.social · 17h

It's nice when the light compliments the plumage of the bird. #birds #birdphotography #WoodDuck #birdsoftheworld #wildlife #NaturePhotography #BirdWatching #photography #GoldenHourBirds

A Wood Duck on a lake in some stunning golden light.

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Birds of the world 🌍🦜 @mybirdcards.com · 17h

Resplendent quetzal - Wikipedia

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Birds of the world 🌍🦜 @mybirdcards.com · 17h

New addition! 🌎 Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) #CentralAmericanBirds #NorthAmericanBirds | #ResplendentQuetzal #PharomachrusMocinno | #Quetzals #TrogonFamily #Trogoniformes 📷: Photo by Drosera74🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

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Hall Jameson @suhaja.bsky.social · 22h

Cedar waxwing. #best_birds_of_world #pacificnorthwest #birdwatching #ornithology #birdsoftheworld #cedarwaxwing #audubon #colorphotography

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Jiří Švestka photography @jirisvestkaphoto.bsky.social · 19h

🐦 Three moments from Helgoland Island in the North Sea 🌊
1️⃣ Northern gannet in flight – graceful and precise like an arrow.
2️⃣ Bathed in the golden light of sunset☀️
3️⃣ And finally – a loving pair of these stunning seabirds❤️
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franceflo.bsky.social @franceflo.bsky.social · 23h

Currently in Oaxaca ( Mexico ) and hummingbirds are everywhere.
Was lucky to catch the ruby throated hummingbird , broad bill , male , female and I believe immature .
#blueskyfriday #hummingbirds #colibri #oiseaux #birdsoftheworld #birdoftheday #birdspin #photography #birdphotography

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James Falletti @jamesfalletti.bsky.social · 23h

Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)

📍Teaneck Creek Conservancy (Teaneck, NJ)
🗓️ September 30, 2025
📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm

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@aba.org @billpaquin.bsky.social @mybirdcards.com @nycbirdalliance.org @abcbirds.bsky.social @nature.org

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