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Todus multicolor | ||||||||||
Gould , 1837 |
The multi- colorodi, also called kubatodi, is a smaller representative of the Todis family .
description
The head and back plumage of the 10 centimeter bird is dark green, the underside of the belly is white, on the sides of the wings it is pink and at the base of the tail it is yellow-orange. The bird has a toothed beak that is black above and orange below. The legs are brown. Males and females have the same showy plumage.
Distribution and way of life
The polychrome todi occurs only in Cuba , where it inhabits light forests, river banks and the sea coast. From a hide, mostly exposed branches, it starts its attacks on insects , rarely small animals (e.g. lizards ). The bird is a loner, which only tolerates the presence of conspecifics during the mating season.
Brood
During the breeding season, in May or June, the birds build caves up to 50 centimeters long, which are located in the clay or sand banks of rivers. The female lays 2–6 shiny, white eggs in these. Both birds incubate the eggs alternately for about 20 days. The main food for the young is insects hunted by both parents. The nestling duration of the young is 4 weeks.
Danger
Although no exact inventories of this species are available, the IUCN classifies this species as ( Least Concern ) not endangered.
literature
- Wilhelm owner (ed.), Erna Mohr: Encyclopedia of the animals. Volume 2, Weltbild, Augsburg 1991, ISBN 978-3-89350-361-2 , p. 343.
- Jiří Felix (ed.), Alena Čepická: America's fauna in color. Translated from the Czech by Jaroslav Konšal. Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen 1989, OCLC 247676131 , p. 61.
Web links
- Todus multicolor inthe IUCN 2012 Red List of Threatened Species . 2. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2013.