Subphylum Vertebrata Family Todidae Scientific name Todus todus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Genus Todus Higher classification Tody | |
Similar Bird, Tody, Jamaican woodpecker, Broad‑billed tody, Jamaican oriole | ||
Jamaican tody by wendy lee
Found only in Jamaica, the Jamaican tody (Todus todus) is a small and colourful bird, predominantly green above, with a red throat and yellow underparts, with some pink on the sides. It has a large head and a long, flat bill. It perches on small branches, with its bills unturned and, like its Cuban relative (the Cuban tody), takes insects, larvae, and fruit. The Jamaican tody nests in burrows, which it excavates in muddy banks or rotted wood.
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