Resplendent Quetzal

 

an endangered species

Resplendent Quetzal's Wisdom Includes:

    ∞ Sacred bird of the ancient Mayas and Aztecs
    ∞ Sacred bird of the Cloud forest
    ∞ Freedom
    ∞ Symbol of wealth
    ∞ Invisibility
    ∞ Stillness
    ∞ Diversity

Mayan legend describes how the bird got its crimson breast. When the Mayan chieftain Tecun Uman fell in battle, mortally wounded by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado, a gold-and-green quetzal landed on his chest. As the chieftain died, the bird flew off, its breast forever stained with the blood of the Mayan.