The Replendent Quetzal in Aviculture    Costa Rican WebCam: "Milagro" and "Rayo Verde" successfully fledged 5/19/01! A baby under each wing! QuetzalCam:   One of several manmade nestboxes for the endangered Resplendent Quetzal in Costa Rica        Only about 20% of wild Quetzal nests succeed   Also see the movie of the hen feeding her 2000 chick a whole lizard!

Quetzals in True Capitivity ~  Houston Zoo     The Houston Zoo has received a Significant Achievement Award for the Captive Propagation of the Golden-Headed Quetzal (range: Northwest Venezuela, Andes of Columbia, south to northern Bolivia). Since the first hatching in October 1985, there have been nine nestings. Of  17 eggs, 15 hatched and 11 birds fledged.  Although the Golden-headed Quetzal is not endangered in the wild, the methodology may be applicable to the Resplendent Quetzal should captive propagation become necessary.    ~  Mexico The Resplendent Quetzal in captivity:  A possible solution for avoiding its definite extinction.         A link to Mónica Molina's article on a Conservation program run by Jesus Estudillo

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