Watch resplendent quetzals in the cloud forest clinging to the cool coffee highlands around Matagalpa and the Selva Negra reserve, Nicaragua's best place to see the species. Trails through the shade-coffee estate and adjoining forest are walked at dawn with guides to find the birds. The breeding season from February to May is the peak window.
Watch resplendent quetzals in the cloud forest clinging to the cool coffee highlands around Matagalpa and the Selva Negra reserve, Nicaragua's best place to see the species. Trails through the shade-coffee estate and adjoining forest are walked at dawn with guides to find the birds. The breeding season from February to May is the peak window.
Up to 80% sighting chance in Selva Negra, Matagalpa Highlands, Nicaragua. Best months: March, April, February.
In the Matagalpa highlands, especially around the Selva Negra reserve, where cloud forest meets shade-coffee estates.
The breeding season from February to May, the peak window for finding quetzals in the highland forest.
On dawn guided walks through the reserve trails and forest, arranged through the Selva Negra estate or local guides.
