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Puerto Rican Tody
Todus mexicanus
Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus) — Kingfishers & Rollers of North America.
The Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus) is a member of the Todidae family found in North America. Adults weigh 5.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Coraciiformes
- Family Todidae Todies
- Genus Todus
- Species mexicanus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 5.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Todidae
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Puerto Rican Tody is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Puerto Rican Tody is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus) belongs to the Todidae family of the order Coraciiformes. Its range spans North America. Its distribution covers NA Puerto Rico.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 5.9 g, with a wing length of about 4.2 cm and a tail of around 3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 8,774 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Puerto Rican Tody?
The Puerto Rican Tody is a very small bird that weighs around 5.9 g.
Where does the Puerto Rican Tody live?
The Puerto Rican Tody is found across North America with a range covering NA Puerto Rico, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Puerto Rican Tody belong to?
The Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus) belongs to the Todidae family, in the order Coraciiformes.
What does the Puerto Rican Tody eat?
The Puerto Rican Tody is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Puerto Rican Tody migrate?
The Puerto Rican Tody is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Puerto Rican Tody endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Puerto Rican Tody make?
1 real field recording of the Puerto Rican Tody — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Puerto Rican Tody's range?
The Puerto Rican Tody has a mapped global range of about 8,774 km².
Conservation
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