A female resplendent quetzal holding a wild avocado in her beak.

Avocado Time

La Trinidad de Dota

A female quetzal shows off her favorite food, a wild avocado or aguacatillo. Unlike the cultivated avocado, the wild fruit is almost all pit, with only a thin layer of flesh around the inedible center.

Quetzals are threatened by loss of habitat and food sources as land is cleared for agriculture in the highlands; to combat this trend, some farmers leave the avocado trees standing and put up nest boxes for the quetzals to use instead.

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