Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus)
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About Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
- Family: Todies
The Puerto Rican tody, locally known in Spanish as San Pedrito, is a bird endemic to the main island of Puerto Rico. In 2022, the tody was approved as the official national bird of Puerto Rico by the legislative assembly. However, the proposal did not advance, largely due to the scientific name of the bird which erroneously identifies it as a native of Mexico. In 2023, the assembly approved a petition to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) seeking the renaming of the tody as Todus borinquensis.
Source: Wikipedia
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Bosque Nacional El Yunque, United States of America -
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Bosque Nacional El Yunque, United States of America -
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Ceiba, United States of America -
2016-01-03
Bosque Estatal de Guanica, United States of America -
2016-01-05
Bosque Estatal de Maricao, United States of America -
2016-01-06
Bosque Estatal de Rio Abajo, United States of America
