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Broad-billed tody

Todus subulatus G. R. Gray, 1847

LCLeast Concernbirds

The broad-billed tody (Todus subulatus) is a species in the family Todidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.7 g to 8.85 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Broad-billed tody (Todus subulatus)
Photo: ZankaM · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the broad-billed tody

Weight
8.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the broad-billed tody live?

Not recorded

What is the broad-billed tody?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The broad-billed tody (Todus subulatus) is a species of bird in the family Todidae, and one of two Todus species found on Hispaniola, along with the narrow-billed tody. They are small insectivorous birds, characterized by their bright green feathers, pink flanks and red throats.

They occur at elevations lower than 1700 meters and prefer drier habitats to that of wet rainforests. The broad-billed tody does not migrate and occupies very small territories.

These birds are often seen hopping along perches, foraging for insects with their long bills among the leaves. Broad-billed todies have two principle vocalizations, the first being their general call which sounds like a whistle and the second call sounding more trilly, when they encounter a predator. They can also create a rattling noise by running wind through their feathers.

Their breeding season runs from April to July, in which the female will lay one clutch of eggs, containing one to four eggs. The nestlings take three weeks to mature into juveniles and then fly off to establish their own territory. Broad-billed todies are not a threatened species, and are therefore of least concern to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUNC).

From the Wikipedia article “Broad-billed tody” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Broad-billed_tody&oldid=1380657109), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the broad-billed tody endangered?

The broad-billed tody is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the broad-billed tody classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyTodidae
  6. genusTodus
  7. SpeciesTodus subulatus G. R. Gray, 1847

Synonyms Todus pulcherrimus

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • تودي واسع المنقارArabic
  • todi becampleCatalan
  • todi pigbraffWelsh
  • Brednæbbet TodiDanish
  • BreitschnabeltodiGerman
  • larĝbeka todoEsperanto
  • Barrancolí picogruesoSpanish
  • BarrancolíSpanish
  • BarranqueroSpanish
  • Cortacubas de Pico AnchoSpanish
  • lainokk-todiEstonian
  • leveänokkatodiFinnish
  • Todier à bec largeFrench
  • žutotrbi todiCroatian
  • szélescsőrű todiHungarian
  • Todo beccolargoItalian
  • ハシブトコビトドリJapanese
  • plačiasnapis todisLithuanian
  • DiksnaveltodieDutch
  • brednebbtodiNorwegian
  • płaskodziobek dużyPolish
  • tódi-de-bico-largoPortuguese
  • toda-de-bico-grossoPortuguese
  • Ширококлювый тодиRussian
  • todi širokozobýSlovak
  • rečni todiSlovenian
  • Širokokljuni todiSerbian
  • brednäbbad todiSwedish
  • Geniş Gagalı TodiTurkish
  • тоді широкодзьобийUkrainian
  • 闊嘴短尾鴗Chinese
  • 阔嘴短尾鴗Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the broad-billed tody

Other species in the same genus Todus.

LC, Least Concern
Cuban tody (Todus multicolor)

Cuban tody

Todus multicolor

Todidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the broad-billed tody?

An adult broad-billed tody weighs 8.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the broad-billed tody endangered?

The broad-billed tody is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the broad-billed tody?

The broad-billed tody (Todus subulatus) belongs to the family Todidae in the order Coraciiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{broad_billed_tody_2026,
  title = {Broad-billed tody (Todus subulatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-billed-tody},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}