Broad-billed Tody

While its close relative, the Narrow-billed Tody is more prevalent in the higher altitude areas, the Broad-billed Tody prefers lower altitude habitats. To nest, it digs into a river bank, similar to a kingfisher.

The Broad-billed Tody is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Broad-billed Tody, Todus subulatus, is one of the two species of tody native to the island of Hispaniola. It can be identified by its small size, stubby beak, ruby-red throat, and green back. While its close relative, the Narrow-billed Tody is more prevalent in the higher altitude areas, the Broad-billed Tody prefers lower altitude habitats. To nest, it digs into a river bank, similar to a kingfisher. More

Hispaniola has two, the Broad-billed Tody in the lowlands (including Gonâve Island) and the Narrow-billed Tody in the highlands. More

and cloud forests, and the Broad-billed tody (Todus subulatus) of the desert and subtropical forest region. Ancestors of the tody migrated from North, Central, and South America, with fossils having been uncovered as far back as 24-37 million years ago. The todys have been called "living fossils," as they have all but disappeared on the continents from which they originated. Toadies exhibit a remarkable adaptive trait in their resistance to hurricanes and tropical storms. More

Broad-billed Tody, 1 metre or 3 feet in the Puerto Rican Tody) diagonally upward to glean it. They may also take prey from the ground, occasionally chasing it with a few hops. At all times they are sedentary; the longest single flight known for the Broad-billed Tody is 40 metres (130 feet). Their activity is greatest in the morning when sunny weather follows rain, and in March and September. More

Aspects of the topic broad-billed tody are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * classification (in tody (bird genus)) any of five species of small, brilliantly coloured forest birds constituting the genus Todus of the order Coraciiformes. They occur in the West Indies. More

Photos: Broad-billed Tody and Hispaniolan Trogon by Rob Williams - Itinerary - Day 1 - Arrival in Santo Domingo We will begin our tour with a meeting after dinner. Night in Santo Domingo. Day 2 - Santo Domingo to Barahona Before breakfast we drive to the Villa Isabella Ponds in Santo Domingo to search for the endangered West Indian Whistling-Duck. After a picnic breakfast, we head to the Botanical Gardens. More

Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus More

one species each, and Hispaniola has two, the Broad-billed Tody in the lowlands (including Gonâve Island) and the Narrow-billed Tody in the hi... More The todies are a family, Todidae, of Caribbean birds in the order Coraciiformes, which also includes the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers. The family has one genus, Todus. More

Broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) by Jesse Fagan from Dominican Republic XC34891 :: Broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) = Recording data Recordist Jesse Fagan Date 4-19-09 Time 1:00 PM Country Dominican Republic Location Santo Domingo National Zoo Longitude not specified Latitude More