narrow-billed tody

bird
Also known as: Todus angustirostris

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classification and description

  • Jamaican tody (Todus todus)
    In tody

    The fifth, the narrow-billed tody (T. angustirostris), is found only on Hispaniola. About 9 to 12 cm (3.5 to 5 inches) long, all have grass-green backs and bright red bibs. They dig tiny nest burrows in sandbanks and feed on insects, caught on the wing.

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