Jamaican tody

Jamaican tody
Photo of Jamaican tody (Todus todus) taken by Dominic Sherony
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Todidae
Genus: Todus
Species:
T. todus
Binomial name
Todus todus
Green color shows range of species Todus todus - only found in Jamaica
Synonyms
  • Alcedo todus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Todus viridis Linnaeus, 1766

The Jamaican tody (Todus todus) is a species of bird in the genus Todus endemic to Jamaica. Local names for the Jamaican tody include rasta bird, robin and robin redbreast.