Puerto Rican tody (Todus mexicanus) Description
Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus) in El Yunque National Forest
Date 15 May 2011, 12:35
Source Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus) in El Yunque National Forest https://www.flickr.com/photos/50352333@N06/5758722345/
Author Jay Sturner from USA https://www.flickr.com/people/50352333@N06
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Puerto_Rican_Tody_(Todus_mexicanus)_in_El_Yunque_National_Forest_-_Flickr_-_Jay_Sturner.jpg
The Puerto Rican tody (Todus mexicanus) is a bird native to the island of Puerto Rico. Despite its scientific name, the Puerto Rican tody is endemic to the island and is locally known as "San Pedrito" ("Little Saint Peter"). The Puerto Rican tody makes up one of the five endemic Todus species of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola has two endemic species, while Cuba, Jamaica and Puerto Rico each have one. The Puerto Rican tody differs from the other Greater Antilles todies in that it is the only species without pink or yellow-green colored feathers on their flanks. Order: Coraciiformes, Family: Todidae, Genus: Todus, Species: Todus mexicanus Lesson, 1838.