The Quetzal (pronounced “ketsal”) regurgitates an avocado pit and flips it in order for its stomach to digest the skin on the seed. Once its stomach acid has removed all the skin and nutrients, it spits it out onto the ground, allowing the chance for a new avocado tree to grow. And since they spit the pit out in an area different form where they picked it off the tree, this is how the avocado spreads throughout the forest. “My goal is to tell stories with my photos/videos that will leave you fee

5 Quetzal Species Flying in Central and South America

Watch and listen as **this Resplendent Quetzal singing** unfolds like a living melody above a misted cloud-forest limb. In this cinematic 4K short, the bird’s full-toned, mellow slurred notes and liquid whistles bloom slowly from pauses in the canopy — a rare perching performance captured with close attention to timing and tonal clarity. You’ll hear how subtle throat and head movements synchronize with luminous echoes while the bird preserves a rooted posture, emphasizing perching grace rather t

Clapping at the base of the El Castillo pyramid (Temple of Kukulcán) in Chichén Itzá, Mexico, produces a unique, high-pitched echo that sounds like the chirping of a Quetzal, a sacred Maya bird. This acoustic phenomenon is caused by the 91 steps on each side acting as sound diffusers, reflecting the sound waves to produce a chirp. #méxico #foryou 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽 | Cathy Maguire