Jamaican tody
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| Genus: | Todus
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| Species: | T. todus
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| Todus todus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Found only in Jamaica, the Jamaican Tody 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 rotten wood.
References
- Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Animal, Smithsonian Institution, 2005
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