Cuban Tody

Vielfarbentodi

The Vielfarbentodi, also called Kubatodi, is a smaller representative of the family of Todi.

Description

The head and back plumage of the 10 -centimeter bird is dark green, the belly underside is white, on the sides of the wings it is pink and yellow orange on the tail. The bird has a toothed beak is black above and below dyed orange. The legs are brown. Males and females have the same flashy plumage.

Dissemination and lifestyle

The Vielfarbentodi occurs only in Cuba, where he inhabits open woods, river banks and the seashore. From a residence dating, mostly free nearby branches, he starts his attacks on insects, rare small animals ( eg lizards ). The bird is a loner, which tolerates the presence of conspecifics only during the mating season.

Brood

During the breeding season, in May or June, the birds build up to 50 centimeters long caves, which are located in clay or sandy banks of rivers. In this the female lays 2-6 glossy white eggs. Both birds incubate the eggs alternately about 20 days. As food for the young are mainly hunted by both parents insects. The nestling period the boy is 4 weeks.

Endangering

Although no accurate inventories of this type are present, the IUCN classifies this species as (Least Concern ) Threatened a.