Quetzals: Icons of the Cloud Forest

By: Poole, Alan F.

In Quetzals, the renowned ornithologist Alan F. Poole introduces readers to one of the world's most alluring group of birds. Native to the cloud forests of Mexico, and Central and South America, quetzals have played an essential role in the cultures of those lands, where their radiant, brightly colored feathers have been worshipped as sacred objects and coveted as luxury goods for millennia.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150177221X
• ISBN13: 9781501772214
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Comstock Publishing
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.8" x 10.2"