Todidae
E700993
Todidae is a small family of colorful, insect-eating birds known as todies, which are native to the Caribbean and related to kingfishers and bee-eaters.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | todies ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
bright green upperparts
ⓘ
long flattened bill relative to body size ⓘ red throat patch in many species ⓘ |
| firstScientificDescriptionCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| flightPattern | weak fluttering flight ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
sallying from perches
ⓘ
sit-and-wait insect hunting ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | understory ⓘ |
| geographicEndemism | Caribbean endemic ⓘ |
| hasMember | Todus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedSpecies |
Todus angustirostris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Todus mexicanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Todus multicolor NERFINISHED ⓘ Todus subulatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Todus todus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greater Antilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestSite |
earth bank
ⓘ
rotten stump ⓘ |
| nestType | burrow nest ⓘ |
| numberOfGenera | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpecies | 5 ⓘ |
| order | Coraciiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage | colorful ⓘ |
| prey |
insects
ⓘ
spiders ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat |
thickets
ⓘ
tropical forest ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Alcedinidae
ⓘ
Meropidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Momotidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays white eggs ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalBillShape |
broad and flattened
ⓘ
slightly decurved upper mandible ⓘ |
| typicalTailShape | short tail ⓘ |
| typicalWingShape | short rounded wings ⓘ |
| vocalization | high-pitched calls ⓘ |
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