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ERROR : Server Busy(-1105) Cuban Tody, Soplillar, Zapata Swamp, Cuba, February 2005 - click on image for a larger view Cuban Tody (Todus multicolor)
 
 Cuban Tody
 (Todus multicolor)
 
 Cuba
 February 2005
 The Cuban Tody is
 endemic to Cuba
 and is thought to be the oldest surviving member of the Tody family which is confined to the Greater Antilles and comprises 5 species. It is found in a variety of habitats mainly forest and woodland where it feeds on caterpillars, insects and spiders.
 It is bright green above and pale grey below and has a bright red throat patch which bristles out when it is making its hard, chattering call. Its eyes are blue and there is a blue patch on the side of the neck as well as some blue on the shoulder of the wing. The flanks are pink.
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