- Todus angustirostris
Identification
11cm. A tiny bird with bright green upperparts, red throat, whitish underparts. Lower mandible reddish, usuallly with a black tip. Some (but not all) photos show a blue eye ring
Similar species
Broad-billed Tody is best separated by voice.
Distribution
Hispaniola: Dominican Republic and Haiti but only on the major island, not on any of the larger outlying islands
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mature broadleaved forest, and in some pine forest -- prefers ravines. In specific areas in lowlands, but in most of Hispaniola it is found above 700 m asl. Particularly likes areas with dense, mossy understory.
Behaviour
Voice is typically a two (or three) syllable short song: Chick-tweee or Chick-twee-wee. Occasionally, one may hear a Chick-chick doublet instead.
Diet is mainly insects, but occasionally eats tiny lizards taken in flight.
To nest it excavates a tunnel in a soil bank to 30cm with a nest chamber at the end. Eggs are white.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Narrow-billed Tody. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Narrow-billed_Tody
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
