The todies are a family, Todidae, of tiny Caribbean birds in the order Coraciiformes, which also includes the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers. The family has one living genus, Todus, and one genus known from the fossil record, Palaeotodus.

All are approximately four inches long, with large heads, round bodies, long bills, short tails and puffy plumage. Their upperparts are brilliant green, underparts whitish, some with yellow or rosy flanks, and all species have ruby-red throats. Todies are closely related to kingfishers and motmots, which they resemble.

Jul 12, 2023 · The todies (Todidae) are small forest birds that occur naturally in the Caribbean. They occur naturally in the Greater Antilles: one species each is found in Puerto Rico, Jamaica Cuba, and adjacent islands. Two species occur on Hispaniola.

Tody, any of five species of small, brilliantly coloured forest birds constituting the genus Todus of the order Coraciiformes. They occur in the West Indies. Four distinct but closely related broad-billed todies may be found on the islands of Cuba, Puerto Rico, …

A small, colorful bird with a distinctly big-headed appearance. The most brightly colored member of the genus, the Cuban Tody has bright green upperparts with gleaming yellowish-green supercilia, yellow lores, red throat, pinkish flanks, whitish belly, and bright yellow crissum.

The Jamaican tody is a small, chunky bird that averages about 9 cm (or 4.25”) in size. The average weight of the Jamaican tody is around 6.4 grams. They have a bright green head, red throat and a long, broad and flat red bill.

The Cuban tody (Todus multicolor) is a bird species in the family Todidae that is restricted to Cuba and the adjacent islands. [2] The species is characterized by small size with a length of 11 cm (4.3 in) and weighing 5.9 g (0.21 oz). It has a large head relative to …

Todies are tiny, plump-bodied, large-headed, stub-tailed birds that characteristically perch with bill uptilted. Shining emerald-green above and creamy below, with a prominent crimson bib and a long, flat, bicolored red-and-black bill, each bird bears some resemblance to a miniature kingfisher or hummingbird.

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Its rather large head, long bill, and short tail create a unique profile. Also note the shimmering green upperparts and red throat. No similar species occur within its range. It usually hunts from low-to-middle level perches, sitting nearly still before leaping upwards to snatch prey.