Long-tailed, neon green and among Costa Rica’s greatest wildlife wonders, the resplendent quetzal is an aptly named bird — ...

Raúl Fernández’s whistle resonates through the wild avocado trees just off the main road in San Gerardo de Dota, a small mountain village where birds far outnumber humans. There is one particular bird ...

After catching my breath from the heart-throbbing view of a resplendent quetzal in Costa Rica, I thought about the bird's influence on people. Bygone Mayans and Aztecs of Mesoamerica believed the bird ...

While in Costa Rica to lead a bird-photography tour, we saw drawings or paintings of the resplendent quetzal everywhere we looked. The bird's stunning profile appears on postcards. On hotel signs.

When I was young, I stood in a Costa Rican mountain cloud forest, desperately trying to find a resplendent quetzal with its dazzling plumage. Yet, a male bird had been perching in a tree 15 yards away ...

The first thing the eye registers when it views the resplendent quetzal is the exceptionally long, bright-green tail. Then the focus darts to the shiny, stabbed in-the-heart-red breast, finally ...

An unimaginable array of flora and fauna can be found in Costa Rica‘s jungles amid the purr of jaguars, mist of clouds, and sputter of active volcanoes. From December to April, during the dry season, ...

The resplendent quetzal, with its shimmering emerald and crimson plumage, is one of the most sought-after sightings for birdwatchers visiting Central America. In Costa Rica, cloud forests like ...

Costa Rica set an all-time tourism record in 2015 with 2.6 million visitors. The country was an ecotourism pioneer, offering zipline and canopy adventures in its gorgeous rainforests before they were ...

Costa Rica is a dream for photographers, offering lush rainforests, vibrant wildlife, and dramatic coastlines. From elusive quetzals in Monteverde to sunsets over Pacific beaches, every moment is a ...

NMAI copy 39088019917459 from the library of H. Paul and Jane R. Friesema. Costa Rica lost almost half its forest cover from 1950 to 1990, much of it burned to clear pasture for cattle. In the last ...