Spotting the Quetzal

The legendary bird

Country

Panama

Duration

2 à 3 heures

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Two or three days was the minimum needed to spot and observe the quetzal, so wary and elusive is this bird, often well hidden in the dense foliage of its feeding trees. The Panamanian quetzal, without undertaking any major migration, moves with the seasons to find the fruit that makes up most of its diet. Between March and June, it favours a temporary territory on the Barú volcano, between 1,500 and 2,000 metres in altitude. This is the area it chooses each year to mate and breed. Afterwards, it moves back down to lower elevations.

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