Jamaican Tody
Todus todus
The Jamaican Tody (Todus todus) is a rare todi found only in Jamaica, weighing about 6 g. The Jamaican tody is a species of bird in the genus Todus endemic to Jamaica.
About the Jamaican Tody
The Jamaican tody is a species of bird in the genus Todus endemic to Jamaica. Local names for the Jamaican tody include rasta bird, robin and robin redbreast.
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How to identify it
The Jamaican tody is a small, chunky bird that averages about 9 cm (or 4.25") in size. The wing size for all tody species ranges between 42.8mm and 50.3mm. The Jamaican tody's wing size is intermediate between these sizes (about 46mm) compared to the Cuban and Puerto Rican todies, which tend to have smaller wings, and the broad-billed tody, which has the largest. The wing size of the Jamaican tody correlates with their average flight distance, which is about 1.5m, and their maximum flight distance, which is 26m. The average weight of the Jamaican tody is around 6.4 grams.
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Jamaican Tody?
- The Jamaican tody is a small, chunky bird that averages about 9 cm (or 4.25") in size. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Jamaican Tody?
- The Jamaican Tody is a tiny sized bird weighing about 6 g.
- Where can you see a Jamaican Tody?
- The Jamaican Tody is endemic to Jamaica, which is the only country where it occurs.
- What birds look similar to a Jamaican Tody?
- The Jamaican Tody is most easily confused with the Narrow-billed Tody, the Broad-billed Tody and the Cuban Tody.
- Is the Jamaican Tody endangered?
- The Jamaican Tody is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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