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Todus mexicanus
Easy to hear, but hard to spot since it's so little.
The Puerto Rican Tody can be found throughout the main island of Puerto Rico. It predominates in forested areas, specially in high altitude damp forests where insect concentrations are higher. It also can be found in forests with dense thickets and vines in the south region of the island.
Spotted on Jun 12, 2011
Submitted on Jun 21, 2011
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Thanks guys! I'd love to go back to hear it again.
Beautiful
Wonderful!!!
Is the Puerto Rican Tody the national bird of Puert Rico?
Thanks for all your feedback
Really nice shot of a lovely bird.
Marvelous creature. Thanks for sharing.
@alicelongmartin The Puerto Rican Tody belongs to the group of Coraciiformes. I copy from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tody):
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.
I assume related to the Hummingbird?
Beautiful bird+pics!