Puerto Rican tody

Puerto Rican tody
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Todidae
Genus: Todus
Species:
T. mexicanus
Binomial name
Todus mexicanus
Lesson, 1838

The Puerto Rican tody (Todus mexicanus) is a bird endemic to Puerto Rico. It is locally known in Spanish as "San Pedrito" ("little Saint Peter") and "medio peso" ("half-dollar bird").[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Todus mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683015A92973240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683015A92973240.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gleffe, Jessica D.; Collazo, Jaime A.; Groom, Martha J.; Miranda-Castro, Leopoldo (2006). "Avian Reproduction and the Conservation Value of Shaded Coffee Plantations". Ornitología Neotropical. 17: 271–282.