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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 11cm. | ||
| + | *Bright green upperparts | ||
| + | *Pale grey underparts | ||
| + | *Red throat patch | ||
| + | *Blue patch on side of neck | ||
| + | *Blue on shoulder of wing | ||
| + | *Pink flanks | ||
| + | *Blue iris | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Cuba]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | They nest in a tunnel in a sandbank, or a tree cavity. The tunnel is lined with grass, lichen and feathers. 3-4 white eggs are laid. | ||
| + | The diet includes insects and their larvae, caterpillars and spiders. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | Calls: short ''tot-tot-tot-tot'' or ''pprreeee-pprreeee''. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Wikipedia; Arthur Grosset | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Todus+multicolor}} | {{GSearch|Todus+multicolor}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Todus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Todus]] | ||
Revision as of 16:36, 17 March 2009
- Todus multicolor
Identification
11cm.
- Bright green upperparts
- Pale grey underparts
- Red throat patch
- Blue patch on side of neck
- Blue on shoulder of wing
- Pink flanks
- Blue iris
Distribution
Cuba.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
They nest in a tunnel in a sandbank, or a tree cavity. The tunnel is lined with grass, lichen and feathers. 3-4 white eggs are laid.
The diet includes insects and their larvae, caterpillars and spiders.
Vocalisation
Calls: short tot-tot-tot-tot or pprreeee-pprreeee.
References
Wikipedia; Arthur Grosset
