pelobates cultripes is a toad species in the family pelobatidae .

it is known under many different common names , including the western spadefoot , iberian spadefoot toad , spanish spadefoot toad , and wagler 's spadefoot toad .

it is found in parts of france , spain , and portugal .

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s7 table . potential food sources contributing to the diet of the larvae of the species pelobates cultripes .
rana cultripes cultripes — schinz , 1833 , naturgesch . abbild rept . : 221 , by implication .
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pelobates cultripes — tschudi , 1838 , classif . batr . : 83 . boscá , 1877 , an . soc . esp . hist . nat . , 6 : 62 .
s2 table . initial total body length of the amphibian larvae and final total body length of the amphibian larvae or metamorphs of the species pelobates cultripes included in each of the experimental treatment of the experiment .
pelabates calcaratus — schinz , 1833 , naturgesch . abbild rept . : 233 . incorrect subsequent spelling of pelobates , attributed to wagler .
cultripes cultripes — leunis , 1844 , synops . drei naturr . , zool . , ed . 1 : 146 . leunis , 1860 , synops . drei naturr . , zool . , ed . 2 : 146 .
rana cultripes cuvier , 1829 , regne animal . , ed . 2 , 2 : 105 . types : not designated , although mnhnp 0 . 4454 , by museum records . type locality :
notre midi produit une grenouille ( r . cultripes , nob . )
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the south of our country harbors the frog r . cultripes , nob . )
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south of france
by cuvier , 1831 , animal kingdom ( m ' murtrie ) , 2 : 79 .
egg clutches of the western spadefoot toad pelobates cultripes were collected within the biological reserve of doñana national park with collecting permits granted by consejería de medio ambiente from junta de andalucía . the experimental procedures and euthanasia of tadpoles were conducted at estación biológica de doñana , cisc , following protocol ‘12 _ 53 - gomez’ approved by the institutional animal care and use committee ( iacuc ) at estación biológica de doñana .
δ 15 n and δ 13 c values ( mean ‰ ± se ) of h . meridionalis , p . cultripes , p . perezi , and t . pygmaeus muscle in three different density treatments : low density of amphibian larvae ( low ) , a three - fold increase of the density from the low treatment ( high ) , and exclusion of the competitive species p . cultripes ( no pc ) .
δ 15 n and δ 13 c values ( mean ‰ ± sd ) of the amphibians included in this study ( hyla meridionalis , pelobates cultripes , pelophylax perezi , and triturus pygmaeus ) pooled across all experimental treatments for a general view of differences in trophic status among species . resources are also shown as means ± sd . the discrimination factors were added to the sources and not subtracted to the consumers to allow different discrimination factors to be assigned to different sources .
rana calcarata michahelles , 1830 , isis von oken , 23 : 807 . types : not designated . type locality :
prope malagam
, portugal . synonymy ( with pelobates fuscus ) by bonaparte , 1838 , iconograph . fauna ital . , 2 ( fasc . 23 ) : 119 ; bonaparte , 1840 , mem . accad . sci . torino , ser . 2 , 2 : 444 ; duméril and bibron , 1841 , erp . gen . , 8 : 345 ; placed in synonymy of pelobates cultripes by schreiber , 1875 , herpetol . eur . : 92 , boulenger , 1882 , cat . batr . sal . coll . brit . mus . , ed . 2 : 38 , and schulze , 1891 , jahresber . abhandl . naturwiss . ver . magdeburg , 1890 : 174 .
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18 july 2003 .
- - - abstracts in english and spanish . au - maglia , anne m . au - missouri . dept . of conservation . kw - anura kw - development kw - frogs kw - pelobatidae er -
since t . pygmaeus is a carnivorous species , we only analyzed the variation of zooplankton in relation to detritus as potential food sources . detritus had a minor contribution to the diet in the absence of p . cultripes ( no pc ) , but considerably increased in the high - density treatment ( fig 4d ) .
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among tadpoles , spadefoot toads ( p . cultripes ) had the most enriched δ 15 n and δ 13 c values , close to the high values of larval newts . tadpoles of this species caused a great impact on the pond structure , mainly due to their high plant biomass consumption [ 18 ] . the high prevalence of macrophytes in their diet thus explains the elevated isotopic signature of this species .
δ 15 n and δ 13 c values ( mean ‰ ± se ) of h . meridionalis , p . cultripes , p . perezi , and t . pygmaeus muscle in the presence of native dytiscid larvae ( free or caged , nat free or nat caged ) , or in the presence of invasive red swamp crayfish ( free or caged , inv free , or inv caged ) , compared to absence of predators ( low ) .
mean estimated proportion of each of the seven potential sources ( detritus , algae , zooplankton , and four types of macrophytes ) in the diet of three anuran species under five different ecological scenarios : low and high larval density , absence of spadefoot toads ( p . cultripes ) , presence of free native dytiscid beetles , or presence of invasive red swamp crayfish . in the case of newts ( t . pygmaeus ) , only two sources were considered since they do not consume macrophytes or algae . also , no newts survived the presence of free crayfish .
in general , the trophic structure of tadpoles in our study shows a large tadpole species that stands out as the prime macrophyte consumer ( p . cultripes ) , and two species ( h . meridionalis and p . perezi ) in which other resources have higher importance than macrophytes , but show a wide variation in their proportions related to changes in their availability among treatments . all tadpoles included an additional amount of zooplankton as have been previously reported in their diet [ 38 ] and could be the result of scavenging , as suggested by the fact that they often co - vary with detritus consumption .
the exclusion of p . cultripes caused differences in δ 13 c values in all other species , with higher δ 13 c values for p . perezi ( low - no pc : f 1 , 62 = 28 . 7 ; p < 0 . 0001 ) , t . pygmaeus ( low - no pc : f 1 , 60 = 6 . 97 ; p = 0 . 01 ) and h . meridionalis ( low - no pc : f 1 , 60 = 7 . 57 ; p = 0 . 0078 ) , indicating that their carbon source was different in the absence of spadefoot toads . we found lower δ 15 n values in individuals of p . perezi and t . pygmaeus when p . cultripes larvae were absent ( low - no pc contrast ; p . perezi : f 1 , 62 = 10 . 7 , p = 0 . 0034 ; and t . pygmaeus : f 1 , 60 = 11 . 68 ; p = 0 . 0011 ; fig 2 ) . instead , we observed no changes in nitrogen values among treatments for h . meridionalis ( low - nopc : f 1 , 60 = 0 . 25 ; p = 0 . 62 ) .
for both sources and amphibians we show the delta 13c x 1000 ( corrected for the amphibians following the equation from caut et al . 2013 ) , elemmental composition of carbon ( mass fraction cx100 or massc100 ) , delta 15n x 1000 , and elemmental composition of nitrogen ( mass fraction nx100 , or massn15 ) . for the sources ( first tab ) , we also show the division of mass fraction c and mass fraction n ( c / n ) , the discrimation factor for δ 13 c ( following the equation in caut et al 2013 ; δ 13 c = - 0 . 35 * δ 13 c - 7 . 7 ) and the discrimation factor for δ 15 n ( following the equation in caut et al 2013 ; δ 15 n = 0 . 53 * δ 15 n - 0 . 37 ) of tadpoles for the various resources available . we also show the enriched13c and δ 15 n , after taking into account the discrimation factors for each resource . for the amphibians , we show the treatment for each sampled individual ( more details in the text ) , the type ( met if metamorphic , and tad if tadpole ) , the date ( in the year 2011 ) and the weight in grames . each tab includes the data for each amphibian species included in the experiment ( hyla meridionalis , pelobates cultripes , pelophylax perezi , triturus pygmaeus ) .
we detected a non - significant trend towards lower δ 15 n values in tanks with free invasive crayfish for p . perezi ( low - invf ; f 1 , 62 = 3 . 09 ; p = 0 . 08 ) , but crayfish did not affect h . meridionalis or p . cultripes . there were no survivors of t . pygmaeus when free crayfish were free and thus no isotopic analyses could be conducted . however , δ 15 n values for newts were lower when crayfish were caged compared to the absence of predators ( low - invc ; f 1 , 60 = 3 . 94 ; p = 0 . 0518 , fig 3 ) .
cultripes provincialis müller , 1832 , isis von oken , 25 : 538 . type ( s ) : not designated . type locality :
provence
, france . synonymy by schinz , 1833 , naturgesch . abbild rept . : 221 ; tschudi , 1838 , classif . batr . : 83 ; duméril and bibron , 1841 , erp . gen . , 8 : 483 ; günther , 1859
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, cat . batr . sal . coll . brit . mus . : 40 ; schreiber , 1875 , herpetol . eur . : 92 ; boulenger , 1882 , cat . batr . sal . coll . brit . mus . , ed . 2 : 438 .
predators influenced the isotopic signatures of carbon and nitrogen ( fig 3 and s5 table ) . native predators only exerted significant changes in isotopic values in the newts . we found higher δ 13 c value in t . pygmaeus when native dytiscid were free in the tanks compared to when they were caged ( natc - natf : f 1 , 60 = 8 . 95 ; p = 0 . 006 ) although these changes were not significant in the absence of predators ( low - natf : f 1 , 60 = 2 . 5 ; p = 0 . 12 ) . free crayfish , however , caused the biggest differences in isotopic values . we found significantly lower δ 13 c in the presence of free crayfish compared to the absence of predators for h . meridionalis ( low - invf : f 1 , 59 = 4 . 21 ; p = 0 . 045 ) and for p . cultripes ( low - invf : f 1 , 81 = 5 . 24 ; p = 0 . 025 ) , or when crayfish were caged ( invc - invf : f 1 , 59 = 4 . 97 ; p = 0 . 044 and f 1 , 81 = 6 . 77 ; p = 0 . 015 for hyla and pelobates respectively ) . on the contrary , p . perezi showed higher δ 13 c in the presence of free crayfish , both compared to the absence of predators ( low - invf : f 1 , 62 = 4 . 86 ; p = 0 . 031 ) and when the crayfish was caged ( invc - invf : f 1 , 62 = 6 . 25 ; p = 0 . 02 ) .
the isotopic values of each of the four amphibian species changed between low and high density treatments , especially for δ 13 c . all species showed a decrease in 8–16 % of δ 13 c values [ ( final δ 13 c value - initial δ 13 c ) / initial δ 13 c ] at high density than at low density ( low - high , all p < 0 . 05 , fig 2 and s5 table ) . however , δ 15 n values were not significantly affected by high density ( all p > 0 . 05 ) . only p . cultripes showed a trend towards a decrease in δ 15 n when at high density , although it was marginally non - significant ( low - high : f 1 , 81 = 2 . 98 ; p = 0 . 088 ; fig 2 ) .
we found significant species - by - treatment interactions for both isotopes ( δ 13 c : f 16 , 262 = 3 . 54 ; p < 0 . 0001 ; δ 15 n : f 16 , 262 = 4 . 66 ; p < 0 . 0001 ) indicating that the effect of experimental treatments on the diet varied among species . muscle δ 13 c and δ 15 n values differed among species ( δ 13 c : f 3 , 262 = 13 . 33 ; p < 0 . 0001 ; δ 15 n : f 3 , 262 = 81 . 1 ; p < 0 . 0001 ) and among treatments ( δ 13 c : f 6 , 262 = 23 . 83 ; p < 0 . 0001 ; δ 15 n : f 6 , 262 = 8 . 07 ; p < 0 . 0001 ) . pooling across treatments , we found higher δ 15 n values in p . cultripes and t . pygmaeus , and the lowest values in p . perezi . for δ 13 c , we also found the lowest values in p . perezi ( fig 1 ) .
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justification : listed as near threatened because this species is probably in significant decline ( but probably at a rate of less than 30 % over ten years ) because of widespread habitat loss through much of its range and the impacts of invasive predators , thus making the species close to qualifying for vulnerable .
this species is present in most of the iberian peninsula ( except the northern area of the peninsula and parts of central and northern portugal ) , and southern france . there are also isolated populations in western france . it occurs from sea level ( france and spain ) up to 1 , 770 m asl ( spain ) . its area of occupancy is much smaller than its extent of occurrence , as it is restricted to a specific type of habitat .
this species is generally common in suitable habitat . however , population declines have been observed in most of its range .
the burrowing habits of this species generally restrict its distribution to areas with sandy or soft soils . it occurs in dunes , oak forest , scrub , cultivated land , and open areas , sometimes close to human habitation . in france it is largely restricted to coastal regions . it breeds in temporary pools and livestock ponds with thick vegetation that occasionally may be brackish . this species has a long larval development period , which makes it vulnerable to introduced predators and desiccation of ponds .
in iberia threats include the isolation of populations by agricultural intensification , destruction of wetland habitats ( by urban development ) and their pollution ( with agrochemicals ) , and introduction of predatory louisiana crayfish ( procambarus clarkii ) and fish ( such as gambusia holbrooki ) to breeding areas . mortality on roads , and tourism development , are causing localized declines in some populations . in france , tourism and wetland drainage are the principal threats to this species . overall , the severity of the threats to this species appears to be increasing .
it occurs in a number of protected areas , including several natura 2000 sites , and is listed on appendix ii of the bern convention and on annex iv of the eu habitats directive . it is protected by national legislation in spain , and is listed in a number of national and subnational red data books .
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tympanic membrane absent . skin smooth . sternum ossified . pupil of the eye is vertical . webs between the toes well - developed . inner metatarsal tubercle of the hind fooot quite large and spade - shaped . no male resonators . body robust , hind legs short , head large . dorsal coloration is quite variable , from grey , brown , and yellowish to dark - brown or greenish , with small light spots . sometimes the coloration is uniform . belly light , with darker spots . the male is smaller than female . during the reproductive period the male possesses tubercles on the palms and forearms .
the species inhabits iberian peninsula ( except for its north ) , southeastern and western france ( departments charente - maritime , vendee , north of gironne , and loire - atlantique ) . the species seems to be most common along the coast of france and in some areas in spain : cataluna and western andalucia .
lives in various open landscapes , such as dunes , agricultural landscapes , fields , meadows etc . reproduction occurs in stagnant water bodies .
in the northern parts of the range , a short hibernation occurs , whereas in the south aestivation is supposed . reproduction occurs from october to may , depending on latitude and altitude . amplexus is pelvic ( inquinal ) . embryonic and larval development takes about 4 - 6 months . some larvae apparently delay their metamorphosis , and attain very large size ( to 120 mm ) . longevity in this species is estimated to 10 - 15 years old . food of adults consists mainly of crawling terrestrial arthropods : carabids , spiders etc .
the species is generally not threatened , except for some peripheral populations ( see above ) . the main threats are isolation of populations by agriculture , destruction of natural habitats , introduction of fishes in breeding ponds , modification and contamination of wetlands etc .
the species occurs in human neighborhood , but in anthropogenic landscapes its populations undergo certain threats ( see above ) .
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bufo calcaratus — schinz , 1833 , naturgesch . abbild rept . : 233 .
didocus calcaratus — cope , 1866 , j . acad . nat . sci . philadelphia , ser . 2 , 6 : 81 .
western spadefoot ( arnold and burton , 1978 , field guide rept . amph . brit . eur . : 67 ; ananjeva , borkin , darevsky , and orlov , 1988 , dict . amph . rept . five languages : 108 ; lizana , 1997 , in gasc et al . ( eds . ) , atlas amph . rept . eur . : 108 ; arnold , 2002 , rept . amph . eur . , ed . 2 : 68 ) .
iberian spadefoot toad ( lizana , 1997 , in gasc et al . ( eds . ) , atlas amph . rept . eur . : 108 ) .
spanish spadefoot ( hellmich , 1962 , rept . amph . eur . : 62 ) .
spanish spadefoot toad ( ananjeva , borkin , darevsky , and orlov , 1988 , dict . amph . rept . five languages : 108 ) .
iberian spadefoot ( stumpel - rienks , 1992 , ergänzungsband handbuch rept . amph . eur . , trivialnamen der herpetofauna eur . : 51 ) .
wagler ' s spadefoot toad ( frank and ramus , 1995 , compl . guide scient . common names amph . rept . world : 96 ) .
iberian peninsula ( excluding the atlantic coastal region and pyreannean regins of spain and central portugal ) and southern and western france in isolated populations .
lizana , 1997 , in gasc et al . ( eds . ) , atlas amph . rept . eur . : 108 - 109 , discussed relevant literature and distribution . nöllert and nöllert , 1992 , die amph . eur . : 272 - 274 , provided an account and polygon map . arnold , 2002 , rept . amph . eur . , ed . 2 : 68 - 69 , provided a brief account , figure , and map . lizana , 1997 , in pleguezuelos ( ed . ) , dist . biogeogr . anf . rep . esp . portugal : 140 - 142 , provided a brief account , photograph , and detailed map for iberia . llorente , montori , santos , and carretero , 1995 , atlas amf . rept . catalunya andorra : 61 - 63 , provided an account and detailed range map for catalunya . see statement of geographic range , habitat , and conservation status in stuart , hoffmann , chanson , cox , berridge , ramani , and young , 2008 , threatened amph . world : 627 . crottini , galán , and vences , 2010 , amphibia - reptilia , 31 : 443 - 448 , reported on mitochondrial variation in northwestern spain . rivera , escoriza , maluquer - margalef , arribas , and carranza , 2011 , amf . rept . catalunya : 69 - 71 , provided a brief account for northeastern spain and adjacent france . speybroeck , beukema , bok , and van der voort , 2016 , field guide amph . rept . brit . eur . : 141–142 , provided a brief account and range map .
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funding : funding for this study was provided by grants cgl2009 - 11123 and cgl2012 - 4044 from plan nacional i + d from ministerio de ciencia e innovación , from the spanish severo ochoa program ( sev - 2012 - 0262 ) , and dissertation grant bes2010 - 042243 awarded to ra by the spanish ministry of economy and competitivity .
studying the diet of individuals within a community provides key ecological insight about food web structure essential to understand trophic relationships , ecological roles , and niche partitioning [ 1 – 3 ] . this information is of utmost importance to understand the structure of natural communities and to predict the consequences of ecological disturbances such as habitat modification , global climate change , or introduction of invasive species [ 4 , 5 ] . interactions among individuals and with the environment modulate variations in community diversity , structure , and dynamics [ 6 ] , and also influence niche width of the interacting species at an ecological and evolutionary scale [ 7 , 8 ] . trophic niche partitioning within aquatic communities has been studied through the analysis of functional groups in macroinvertebrates [ 9 , 10 ] and fish [ 11 ] , and more recently via determination of isotopic signatures [ 12 – 16 ] .
amphibian larvae , dytiscid beetle larvae , and red swamp crayfish were collected within the biological reserve at doñana national park with collecting permits granted by consejería de medio ambiente from junta de andalucía . the experimental procedures and euthanasia of tadpoles were conducted at reserva biológica de doñana , csic , following protocols approved by the institutional animal care and use committee ( iacuc ) at csic ( ref . cgl2012 - 40044 ) .
overview of the experimental treatments specifying name , acronym , number of replicates and details of each treatment .
each treatment was replicated 12 times for a total of 96 tanks distributed in 12 randomized blocks .
we could only take samples for isotopic analyses from four out of the six species of amphibians , because there were no survivors of b . calamita and very few survivors of d . galganoi at the end of the experiment . we collected one or two individuals from each species and tank , when available , and euthanized them by immersion in ms - 222 . the anesthetic ms - 222 is commonly used for euthanizing aquatic organisms and no effects have been reported on stable isotope measurements ( e . g . , [ 43 , 44 ] ) . we collected individuals as they metamorphosed and larvae from tanks from which we had not yet recovered metamorphic individuals . metamorphs and larvae of each species collected were kept at - 20 °c until processed for isotopic analysis . most individuals processed of h . meridionalis had already metamorphosed by the end of the experiment , whereas most individuals of p . perezi were still in the larval stage ( see table 2 ) , as is usually the case in natural ponds .
number of individuals ( metamorphs and larvae ) used for isotopic analyses in each species and treatment .
we determined carbon and nitrogen isotopic values ( δ 13 c and δ 15 n ) from muscle samples of amphibians , dissecting tail muscle from tadpoles and newts , and leg muscle from anuran metamorphs ( n = 288 , but see table 2 for specific number of individuals processed per species and development stage ) . each sample was kept in a separate labeled eppendorf tube , oven - dried at 50°c to constant mass and ground to a fine and homogeneous powder with mortar and pestle .
we collected between 7 and 18 individuals per species per treatment ( nested within tank ) , summing up a total of 288 individuals for determination of isotopic values . the number of individuals analyzed for each species is shown in table 2 ( larval and metamorph sizes are described in s1 – s4 tables for each species ) . values of δ 13 c and δ 15 n did not differ between tadpole and metamorph stages within species ( all t - tests p > 0 . 09 ) and we therefore pooled all samples within species regardless of stage for further analyses .
stable isotopic values for each amphibian species in the density treatments of the experiment .
stable isotopic values for each amphibian species in the presence / absence of predators .
the food sources available for tadpoles in our tanks differed in their δ 13 c ( k - w χ 2 6 = 28 . 62 , p < 0 . 001 ) and δ 15 n ( k - w χ 2 6 = 32 . 45 , p < 0 . 001 ) as well as in the percentage of c ( k - w χ 2 6 = 36 . 68 , p < 0 . 001 ) and n ( k - w χ 2 6 = 33 . 54 , p < 0 . 001 ) ( table 3 ) . we used a different discrimination factor for each food source in the model input , as δ 13 c ranged from - 0 . 85 to 2 . 67 and δ 15 n from 0 . 91 to 4 . 93 ( table 2 ) .
n ) of the potential food sources for amphibian larvae in the experimental arrays of the study .
the contribution of the different sources to the diet of amphibians revealed differences among species and among experimental treatments ( see fig 4 and s6 – s9 tables ) .
differences in δ 15 n and δ 13 c among species and treatments revealed differences among species in their trophic niche , as well as showed substantial flexibility in the use of alternative food sources within species depending on the environmental conditions experienced .
the amphibian species studied did not equally respond to variations in the environmental factors manipulated , like larval density or predator presence . changes in tadpole feeding may be related to changes in relative abundance of appropriate food items or to the quality of food sources [ 20 ] . the inferred changes in diet through stable isotope analysis are consistent with observed changes in the environmental conditions across the experimental treatments , such as altered macrophyte biomass , changing zooplankton composition , and algal abundance .
s1 table . initial total body length of the amphibian larvae and final total body length of the amphibian larvae or metamorphs of the species hyla meridionalis included in each of the experimental treatment of the experiment .
s3 table . initial total body length of the amphibian larvae and final total body length of the amphibian larvae or metamorphs of the species pelophylax perezi included in each of the experimental treatment of the experiment .
s4 table . initial total body length of the amphibian larvae and final total body length of the amphibian larvae or metamorphs of the species triturus pygmaeus included in each of the experimental treatment of the experiment .
s5 table . stable isotopic values of carbon and nitrogen ( mean ± se ) of the four amphibian species included in the experiment .
s6 table . potential food sources contributing to the diet of the larvae of the species hyla meridionalis .
s8 table . potential food sources contributing to the diet of the larvae of the species pelophylax perezi .
s9 table . potential food sources contributing to the diet of the larvae of the species triturus pygmaeus .
we thank p . burraco , l . asencio , g . calvo , m . ramírez , f . bonilla , d . romero , c . pérez , cs . wu , and g . toral for their unconditional assistance in the field and for their help in the preparation of the isotopic analysis .
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the todies are a family , todidae , of tiny caribbean birds in the order coraciiformes , which also includes the kingfishers , bee-eaters and rollers .

the family has one living genus , todus , although another genus is known from the fossil record .

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the broad - billed tody is the largest ( ca 6 - 7 g ) of all five tody species and is more stout than the narrow - billed tody ( kepler 1977 ) . the bill is approximately twice the width of the narrow - billed tody .
the broad - billed tody is similar to the narrow - billed tody ( todus angustrirostris ) , cuban tody ( todus multicolor ) , jamaican tody ( todus todus ) , and puerto rican tody ( todus mexicanus ) . of these species , however , the broad - billed tody overlaps geographically only with the narrow - billed tody . narrow - billed tody usually is whiter on the breast , and the mandible usually has a dusky tip ; broad - billed tody is tinged with yellow on the breast , and the mandible is entirely red . the two species also differ by voice , which often is the best way of differentiating them in the field .
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not threatened . in 1970 , common in protected guantanamo naval base . cuba ' s poverty and unstable economy may affect tody populations . recent pesticide use has reduced tody populations .
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puerto rican tody is the only endemic tody on puerto rico ; other tody species do not overlap the range of this species . additionally , all other species of todies have some pink with yellow or yellow green coloration on their flanks , whereas puerto rican tody has no pink on the flanks ( kepler 1972 , bond 1985 ) . puerto rican tody is the only small species that is primarily bright green in puerto rico , other than hummingbirds ( raffaele 1989 ) .
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description : puerto rican tody is commonly known as “san pedrito” and it is endemic to puerto rico .
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the jamaican tody is found in all forest types , from arid to wet ( raffaele et al . 2003 ) .
lulu ' s tody - tyrant is classified as endangered ( en ) on the iucn red list ( 1 ) .
the broad - billed tody ( todus subulatus ) is a typical tody : a small , short - tailed , chunky bird with bright colors and a long , flattened bill . it is found on hispaniola , which is the only island on which more than a single species of tody occurs : the narrow - billed tody ( todus angustirostris ) tends to occur at higher elevations on the island , above 700 m , while the lowlands of hispaniola are occupied by the broad - billed tody . the two species are similar in plumage - bright green above , with a red throat and paler underparts - but the broad - billed tody is washed with yellow on the breast , and mandible is entirely red ( lacking the dusky tip on the mandible of narrow - billed ) . the two species also have different vocalizations , and different foraging behaviors : the broad - billed tody consistently forages higher above the ground than does the narrow - billed tody .
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cuban tody ( todus multicolor ) . handbook of the birds of the world alive . 2012 . web . 13 september 2015 .
kepler ( 2001 ) suggest that the main threats facing the jamaican tody are habitat destruction and predation by herpestes mongooses and rural children .
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oscine cuban tody ( todus multicolor ) ” . wilson journal of ornithology . march 2011 . web of science . web . 4 september 2015 .
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tody parents may not be over - attentive incubators , but once the chicks hatch they become highly diligent , supplying enormous quantities of insects to the offspring .
todies : todidae – cuban tody ( todus multicolor ) : species account . jrank free encyclopedia : p 892 . 2015 . web . 7 september 2015 .
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the jamaican tody feeds on adult and larval insects and , occasionally , on fruit , usually foraging 1 to 5 meters above the ground ( kepler 2001 ) .
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protection / threats / status : puerto rican tody lives in restricted range , but its populations are not globally threatened . it is common and widespread in its range .
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daniel , john . “the cuban tody ( todus multicolor ) ” . the wilson bulletin . 1902 : 113 - 116 . jstor . web . 4 september 2015 .
rodriguez , rafy . cartacuba - cuban tody - todus multicolor . digital image . flickr . creative commons , 24 may 2013 . web . 23 sept . 2015 .
found only in jamaica , the jamaican tody ( todus todus ) is a small and colourful bird , predominantly green above , with a red throat and yellow underparts , with some pink on the sides . it has a large head and a long , flat bill . it perches on small branches , with its bills unturned and , like its cuban relative ( the cuban tody ) , takes insects , larvae , and fruit . the jamaican tody nests in burrows , which it excavates in muddy banks or rotted wood .
all five species of tody ( todus ) are very small , chunky , short - tailed birds , with green upperparts , a red throat , and a long , flattened bill . the broad - billed tody is grayish white , with a yellow tinge to the breast and belly , pinkish red flanks , and yellow lower belly and undertail coverts .
puerto rican tody is endemic to and widespread throughout puerto rico ( bond 1985 ) . offshore islands were searched intensively for todies but none have been discovered there ( kepler 1972 ) .
all tody species nest by using excavated burrows in embankments ( typical nesting strategy for most coraciiformes ) . the average nest dimensions for the broad - billed tody is 3 . 7 cm wide by 4 . 0 cm high ( n = 45 ; kepler 1977 : 93 , table 1 ) . the depth of the burrow is 30 to 60 cm in the broad - billed tody . the bank height where the burrows are excavated is approximately 1 . 5 m . both male and females of the species ( including all tody species ) dig the burrow and usually begin as early as september , with excavation continuing through june . they vigorously defend the burrow from any trespassers ( humans and mongooses included ) ( kepler 1977 ) .
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voracious tody appetites require super - abundant annual food supplies . for example , for three years , feeding rates of puerto rican todies averaged 1 . 9 insects per minute in arid scrub and 1 . 1 per minute in rainforest . one of the highest chick feeding rates ever recorded for birds was when 420 feeds per day were delivered to a brood of three tody nestlings .
the jamaican tody ( todus todus ) is one of just five species in the todidae , with the remaining four tody species occurring in cuba , hispaniola ( one species at higher elevations , another at lower elevations ) , and puerto rico . the jamaican tody is a very small ( 9 to 11 cm , 7 g ) , brightly colored bird . it is green above , with a red throat and long , broad reddish bill ; the abdomen and sides of the breast are pale yellow , with sparsely pinkish flanks . ( kepler 2001 ; raffaele et al . 2003 )
puerto rican tody ( eng . ) , san pedrito ( sp . ) , todus mexicanus ( sci . ) , information compiled by víctor m . cuevas , biological scientist , eynf / lef
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the puerto rican tody is endemic to puerto rico , but there are also other endemic todies in each of the greater antilles : one in cuba , two in hispaniola , and one in jamaica .
the family ' s geographical distribution is restricted to the greater antilles , west indies . cuba , jamaica , and puerto rico each have one species , while hispaniola supports two ( narrowbilled tody [ todus angustirostris ] and broad - billed tody [ todus subulatus ] ) . the latter species are usually separated by habitat and elevation ; where overlap occurs , foraging behavior provides classic insights into ecological isolating mechanisms .
the jamaican tody is endemic to ( i . e . , found only in ) jamaica , where it is widespread and common from the coast to the mountains ( raffaele et al . 2003 ) .
kepler , a . k . comparative study of todies ( todidae ) , with emphasis on the puerto rican tody , todus mexicanus . no . 16 . cambridge , ma : nuttall ornithology club , 1977 .
voice : sounds by xeno - canto puerto rico tody makes loud , nasal “beep” . it also utters raspy calls “neeet” or “prrrrrreeet” . this bird produces rattling sounds with the wings when it performs short flights .
at least four tody - flycatchers foraging and singing in head - high brush , about 3 m from me . many single - element songs , plus trilling songs at 0 : 17 and 1 : 02 .
it is dificult to see , but often heard . when perched this tody have the habit of pointing its bill upward and with rapid , jerky movements of the head scans the undersurface of leaves for insects . on spying its prey , the tody sallies out , snaps up the morsel and proceeds to a new perch all in one short , curved arc . look for it along trails , specially in mud banks areas .
a long time ago i relied on an index card system . but in today ' s world it just wasn ' t working for me . just never enough time to shuffle and organize my box . so i began the hunt for an app . i tried many . but there just wasn ' t anything close to the organization of the index card system i had . until i found tody . tody isn ' t perfect . but in my opinion is the best in the market . it keeps everything neat and is easy to use . it ' s simple to customize to your home and the specific jobs you want to do . you set the pace on when you want each job done and how frequently you want to do it . i even set other goals other than cleaning up with tody to keep on track . the only thing i would change - tody rolls on from whenever the last time you hit ' done ' . so if you set a task for every week - say it should be done on sunday and do it on wednesday then tody will remind you a week from wednesday . in some cases i like the rolling timeline but i wish there was an option of setting a hard date . other than that . tody rocks . 👍🏼
three major factors limit tody distribution : vegetation , insect abundance , and territory requirements—especially the availability of suitable nesting banks . they occupy diverse habitats , ranging from 160 ft ( 50 m ) below sea level to elevations
merola - zwartjes , m . , and j . d . ligon .
the ecological energetics of the puerto rican tody : heterothermy , torpor , and intra - island variation .
ecology ( in press )
tello , j . g . , and j . m . bates ( 2007 ) , molecular phylogenetics of the tody - tyrant and flatbill assemblage of tyrant flycatchers ( tyrannidae ) , auk 124 : 134 - 154 .
the cuban tody is not an endangered species but in fact is a very common bird in cuba ( behavior and reproduction ) . however , due to aerial spraying of pesticides , the cuban tody population is expected to decrease in some areas ( birdlife international ) . also on occasion , people in poor economic situations may eat todies and that can affect their population . most people , though , enjoy watching them as beautiful creatures ( behavior and reproduction ) .
flight : puerto rican tody performs flycatching for capturing insects , making short and rapid darts to catch them , and aerial sallies from perches . todies have short , rounded wings , in accord with their small territories and feeding behaviour .
todies prefer low - to - middle forest strata , often at eye level . broad - billed todies feed higher than narrow - billed todies , a survival tactic that has evolved in the only two tody species whose geographical ranges overlap .
the primary food eaten by this species is insects , and consequently this species like all todus species is classified as insectivorous ( kepler 1977 ) . kepler ( 1977 ) identified fourteen insect orders and 49 insect families that todies will eat ( see appendix 3 , kepler 1977 ) . the narrow - billed tody has not been found to prey on large butterflies and catepillars , which are included in the diet of the broad - billed tody todus subulatus ( latta and wunderle 1996 ) .
according to the los angeles county coroner ' s office , 50 - year - old tody smith had a muscle relaxant like soma and a mild anti - anxiety agent such as the drug equanil in his system at the time of his death .
puerto rican tody is a common and widespread endemic to puerto rico from the coast to the mountains . it habitat are forested areas , including damp forests of hills and mountains , shade coffee plantations and dense thickets in the arid lowlands of the south coast .
although natural predators on wildlife are inevitable , introduced predators present greater threats . todies are no exception ; their numbers are everywhere seriously reduced by indian mongooses ( herpestes auropunctatus ) , voracious mammals that destroy approximately 80 % of tody burrows in puerto rico ' s rainforests . as the world ' s human population increases exponentially , human predation also increases . many west indians are sufficiently poor that they seek supplemental protein , however scant . because tody nest holes are common along roads and trails , they succumb to such predation .
tody feeding behavior resembles that of tody - flycatchers ( tropical america ) . all capture insects using a distinctive aerial feeding technique , the underleaf - sally . with head directed upward , the bird scans undersides of leaves . alert , jerking head and eyes rapidly , it darts upward at a shallow angle and , winging a short parabolic flight path , snatches an insect and continues in an unbroken arc to another perch . occasionally , todies also swoop downward to snap insects from leaf surfaces , or hover in mid - air .
habitat : puerto rican tody may live in varied kinds of habitats , such as rainforests , woodlands , wet forests at high elevation , arid scrub , dense thickets , shaded coffee plantations , and often near watercourses . it can be found from sea level to mountains .
fresh tunnels are dug annually , primarily february to may . each requires about eight weeks . long , strong tody bills act as chisels to gouge out soil , while their tiny feet scrape away underneath . they tunnel energetically , initially visiting up to 60 times per hour .
little information is available concerning increasing pesticide use . on cuba ' s cayo coco , currently undergoing rapid tourism expansion , malathion is sprayed aerially in wetlands and forests ; hand - held fogging sprayers are also commonly used around hotels to combat mosquitoes . pesticides decimate tody populations .
ecologically adaptable . locally common in xeric ( extremely dry ) , moist , and wet forests ; mountains ; and lowlands , especially in gullies . only tody inhabiting shoreline vegetation . highest elevation recorded 8 , 184 ft ( 2 , 494 m ) ( sierra maestra ) .
a long time ago i relied on an index card system . but in today ' s world it just wasn ' t working for me . just never enough time to shuffle and organize my box . so i began the hunt for an app . i tried many . but there just wasn ' t anything close to the organization of the index card system i had . until i found tody . tody isn ' t perfect . but in my opinion is the best in the market . it keeps everything neat and is easy to use . it ' s simple to customize to your home and the specific jobs you want to do . you set the pace on when you want each job done and how frequently you want to do it . i even set other goals other than cleaning up with tody to keep on track .
typical tody . insectivorous , 50 % of diet is flies and beetles . also spiders , nematodes , millipedes , lizards , and fruits from six families ( principally ficus , chenopodium , rubus , xanthoxylum , psychotria , clusia ) . adults select sizes and variety of nestling foods .
diet : puerto rican tody feeds mainly on insects such as mantises , bees , wasps , ants , grasshoppers , crickets , beetles , bugs , moths , butterflies , dragonflies , flies , and also spiders . it occasionally takes small lizards . it can complete the chick diet with fruits .
puerto rican tody is small ( 11 cm ) and chunky , with bright green on the back like most species in the genus todus ( raffaele 1989 ) . they have a red throat and lower mandible , with a long , broad bill . the flanks are yellow with a white breast .
eggs : tody eggs are the smallest of all the coraciiformes ( considered roughly the size of wren eggs ) . the typical size of a broad - billed tody egg is 15 . 9 - 18 mm by 13 . 3 - 15 wide ( kepler 1977 ) . the eggs are white and unmarked , but with a distinct gloss , and often pick up reddish dirt stains ( wetmore and swales 1931 ) . clutch size for this species ( and all tody species ) is one to four eggs , usually laid between april and july . incubation for this species is approximately 2 - 3 weeks , depending on the season , with both sexes developing brood patches and jointly incubating the eggs ( the female has a larger proportion of the incubating times ) ( kepler 1977 ) . the nestling period is also approximately 2 - 3 weeks long , after that the young fledge and the nesting pair separates .
reported linear densities ( individuals / km ) for the jamaican tody range from 0 to 6 in montane rainforest and 4 to 14 in dry limestone forest to 16 in wet , mesic limestone forest . todies in general have breeding territories of around 0 . 6 to 1 . 0 hectares in wet forest . ( kepler 2001 ) .
tody castillo has been a performing songwriter for almost two decades . the material from two previous albums , his solid eponymous 2005 release and the superb windhorse from 2008 , covered traditional songwriter’s ground – love , loss , and struggle . with a storyteller’s nuance and a designer’s eye for detail , each song revealed depths of feeling and meaning .
most birds are homeotherms , just like people . this means they maintain a constant body temperature with little fluctuation . the puerto rican tody exhibits a rare thermoregulatory pattern in which its basic temperature varies widely . it can consciously control its normal body temperature by 27° f ( 15° c ) from 82 to 109° f ( 28–43° c ) .
like other todies , the jamaican tody often exhibits a distinctive aerial feeding technique known as the
underleaf - sally
. with bill and eyes directed upward , it scans the undersides of leaves and twigs , then darts upward at a shallow angle to capture a prey item , typically returning to a different perch . ( kepler 2001 )
jamaican tody molt begins after breeding , with molting of primaries starting in early august and that of the secondaries and rectrices from early september , with all flight feathers replaced by the end of october . the body feathers are molted at the same time , but molting continues for two months longer than for flight feathers . ( kepler 2001 )
the fifth , the narrow - billed tody ( t . angustirostris ) , is found only on hispaniola . about 9 to 12 cm ( 3 . 5 to 5 inches ) long , all have grass - green backs and bright red bibs . they dig tiny nest burrows in sandbanks and feed on insects , caught on the wing .
phylogenetic analyses indicate that the puerto rican tody ( todus mexicanus ) is probably the closest living relative of the jamaican tody ( overton and rhoads 2004 ) . this finding is consistent with earlier conclusions based on plumage , skeletal , and behavioral comparisons . kepler ( 2001 ) noted that , in contrast to the other 3 todies , the puerto rican and jamaican todies have few or no pink flank feathers , which are used by the other species in striking
flank displays
( these displays are absent or of low intensity in the puerto rican and jamaican todies ) . the vocalizations of the puerto rican and jamaican todies are nearly identical in quality and duration ( kepler 2001 ) .
fossils are unfortunately extremely scant : ancestral fossils ( palaeotodus emryi ) , are known from the oligocene of wyoming ( 37–24 million years ago ) , france , and switzerland . palaeotodus , although fragmentary , suggests close affinities with today ' s tody motmot ( hylomanes momotula ) and the swiss fossil protornis glarniensis , a missing link between contemporary todies and motmots .
there are only five species of todies in the world , and it is fascinating that they are all now found on the caribbean islands ( wildlife guideline ) . the todies do not migrate during the season changes and are protective of their territory ( animalia life ) . the cuban tody is a bird that is endemic to cuba ( birdlife international ) .
the cuban todies unlike other birds are more tame than wild acting when in front of people . they bob their heads , look right at the person and then freeze in a place in front of the person ( john ) . the cuban tody is a beautifully rainbow colored bird that is tiny as a stress ball , and very common throughout cuba .
reproduction : puerto rican tody nests in burrows . both sexes excavate long burrow in bank , of 25 to 35 cm in length . tunnel is horizontal , with terminal chamber after a curve . this chamber is unlined . the entrance , almost circular , sizes about 3 to 6 cm x 3 to 4 cm . burrow is excavated in earth bank . burrow is excavated from february to june , before wet season , and new tunnel is dug each year , requiring about 8 weeks of work . puerto rican tody excavates with its long , strong bill , used as chisel . then , the bird scrapes out the earth with its feet . during these works , male and female keep contact by low sounds .
as a family , todies seem reasonably secure . overall , they remain common in natural habitats with high insect abundance . only the narrow - billed tody is considered near threatened . todies have partly benefited from human activities , excavating burrows in road cuttings and trailside banks . clear - cutting and urbanization spell doom . they also cannot adapt to gardens , orchards , or pastures .
behaviour : puerto rican tody feeds mainly on wide range of insects . it is very active and voracious , feeding constantly each minute of the day by flycatching . the bird sallies out from a perch , for capturing insects on leaves , twigs or in flight . then , it alights on other perch in light movement . between sallies , it sits motionless among the foliage .
walther , b . ( 2018 ) . yellow - lored tody - flycatcher ( todirostrum poliocephalum ) . in : del hoyo , j . , elliott , a . , sargatal , j . , christie , d . a . & de juana , e . ( eds . ) . handbook of the birds of the world alive . lynx edicions , barcelona . ( retrieved from urltoken on 9 july 2018 ) .
there are several techniques todies use to capture prey items . most commonly , they leaf feed . the tody perches , points its bill upward , and scans the undersurfaces of leaves and bark above it for insects by rapidly jerking its head from side to side ( raffaele 1989 ) . perches used do not have dense leaves so the bird has a clear view above and below ( kepler 1972 ) . when an insect is spotted , the bird flies out , sweeps the insect off the leaf surface using a sideways motion of their flat beak , and flies to a new perch in a single short , curved flight ( raffaele 1989 , harris 2009 ) . the tody nearly exclusively uses this method to obtain food ( kepler 1972 , raffaele 1989 , rodriguez camacho 2006 ) . todies sometimes feed off the tops of leaves as well .
4 . 3 in ( 10 . 8 cm ) , wing chord 1 . 7 in ( 4 . 4 cm ) , estimated weight 0 . 21–0 . 23 oz ( 6–6 . 5 g ) . most brilliantly colored tody , with smallest bill . rosy flanks , yellow undertail coverts . sky - blue cheek patch and wrists ; yellow base of bill , whitish belly . yellow - green , almost iridescent eyebrow .
kepler , k . a . & kirwan , g . m . ( 2018 ) . jamaican tody ( todus todus ) . in : del hoyo , j . , elliott , a . , sargatal , j . , christie , d . a . & de juana , e . ( eds . ) . handbook of the birds of the world alive . lynx edicions , barcelona . ( retrieved from urltoken on 9 july 2018 ) .
kepler , k . a . & kirwan , g . m . ( 2018 ) . puerto rican tody ( todus mexicanus ) . in : del hoyo , j . , elliott , a . , sargatal , j . , christie , d . a . & de juana , e . ( eds . ) . handbook of the birds of the world alive . lynx edicions , barcelona . ( retrieved from urltoken on 9 july 2018 ) .
puerto rican tody is a flycatching insectivore . the average metabolism was estimated at 1 . 9 kcal / bird day ( faaborg 1977 ) , and experiments demonstrate the basal metabolic rate for nonbreeding adults is 3 . 24 ± 0 . 59 ml o2 / g / hour ( merola - zwartjes and ligon 2000 ) . in studies with captive todies , they can consume about 40 % of their body weight in insects per day ( raffaele et al 1998 ) .
the jamaican tody breeds from december to july . it digs a nesting burrow typically in a vertical earth bank ( vegetated or not ) at an average height above the ground of 1 . 3 meters . mean burrow height is 3 . 9 cm , width 3 . 5 cm . in limestone habitats , the burrow is close to the ground or in a narrow soil layer overlying a rocky outcrop . average clutch size is 2 . 8 eggs ( range 1 to 4 ) . ( kepler 2001 )
the cuban tody has the smallest eggs in the todus family ( animalia life ) . its eggs are a glossy , white color and have an extremely fragile shell . ( alexander ) . these birds breed between the months of april to june ( animalia life ) . the age and mating patterns of this bird’s species is common throughout multiple birds from cuba and similar to the birds in north america ( peter ) . as part of a bonding ritual male todies will exclusively feed their female mates . ( alexander ) .
cuban todies make three sounds , a “totting” sound that is very common , a second sound that is not as common but which has a shorter lower frequency and a third sound that is created from the movement of the wings ( ornithology ) . the tody’s high pitched voice has a rapid sound like that of an alarm , a sharp repetitive tot - tot - tot sound ( hand book of birds ) . between eastern and western cuban todies there is a variation of songs that is thought to be genetically determined ( eneider and emmanuel ) .
tody eggs are exceptional in the avian world in that they are huge compared to the bird ' s size . average egg weights are 26 % of the adult ' s body weight , comparable to the well - known case of new zealand kiwis . for comparison , egg - to - body - weight ratios of most birds range from 1 . 8–11 % . normally todies lay only one clutch ( average 2 . 4 eggs ) , but will re - lay if it is destroyed . eggs are tiny , white , glossy , and ovate .
4 . 4 in ( 11 cm ) , wing chord 1 . 7 in ( 4 . 3 cm ) , weight male 0 . 22 oz ( 6 . 3 g ) , female 0 . 21 oz ( 5 . 9 g ) . the least colorful , smallest tody . flanks yellow , no pink , no blue cheek patch , belly whitish . sexual dimorphism in eye color : slate ( males ) , white ( females ) . juveniles have four maturation stages ( three weeks ) when bill lengthens to adult size , grayish bib brightens to crimson , and yellow flanks develop .
tody plumage becomes worn during the breeding season as time spent grooming decreases due to the demands of parental activities , and an annual post - nuptial molt occurs ( kepler 1972 ) . body and flight feather molt was observed in guánica state forest beginning in fall ( september ) , with flight feather molt completed one to two months later and the body molt completed in mid - winter ( january ) ( j . toms , personal communication ) . however , the sample was limited , and timing of molt in guánica could be different from other parts of the island because guánica shows more pronounced seasonality .
the first ( and rather quaint ) published description of tody nesting habits comes from moritz of puerto rico ( 1836 ) :
in shady trees is seen once in a while the lovely green san pedrito , rattling hoarsely…the locals believe that it nests in holes in the earth .
it is true ; todies are burrow - nesters , like their kingfisher cousins . they excavate cylindrical , angled tunnels in vertical soil embankments that are typically low , amphitheater - shaped slippages , roadside cuts , or natural inclines . the most successful burrows are those hewn from moderately overgrown embankments providing soil stabilization and partial concealment from predators .
with this year’s new album ( title tbd ) , tody castillo has sharpened his best weapon . adding a decade of married fatherhood to his growing list of accomplishments , there’s undeniable weight to his vocals , new grit that before was only hinted at . the observations within nightfall seattle and old rodriguez – two of the new album’s best cuts – have castillo opening in a whispering tone that quickly changes as his voice rises , higher and stronger on the chorus , only to return grounded and confessional . castillo is blessed with pipes that make the conversational sound anthemic , and this new album is awash with this wonderful counterbalance .
because todies are among the smallest and most active feeders of all birds , it is only natural that they have evolved effective modes of conserving energy . they do not employ typical methods of keeping warm , such as group roosting and huddling . instead they rely on internal physiological mechanisms . the puerto rican tody , for instance , exhibits a very low normal body temperature of 98 . 1° f ( 36 . 7° c ) , rather than the 104° f ( 40° c ) typical of its relatives . this enables it to decrease its expected energy expenditure by 33 % , reducing the body ' s demand for additional heat production .
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diets change slightly with age . nestlings feed primarily on homoptera ( 30 % of diet ) , coleoptera ( 25 % ) , and lepidoptera ( 16 % ) ( kepler 1972 , waide 1996 ) . most food items brought to nestlings are lacewings ( neuroptera ) or moths ( lepidoptera ) , and adults show discrimination in which items they consume or bring to the nest ( kepler 1972 , merola 1995 ) . adults sometimes feed on small anolis lizards , but feed more frogs than lizards to nestlings ( waide 1996 ) . although the puerto rican tody is considered an insectivore , it has been observed to supplement the diet of nestlings with fruit from the clusia krugiana tree up to 18 . 4 % of the times food was brought to the burrow ( merola 1995 ) .
another foraging method is air - feeding , where the tody perches with bill pointed upward and then flies from the perch and snatches an insect in air like a flycatcher , and returns to a different perch ( kepler 1972 ) . aerial feeding is used less than 10 % of the time ; aerial feeding is used twice as often in dry scrub , where insect abundances are higher , than the rain forest ( kepler 1972 ) . other feeding methods included hovering with upward - tilted beaks , feeding off tree - trunks , or hopping along branches to glean from tops of leaves ( kepler 1972 ) . the surfaces todies most frequently forage from are , in order of preference : leaves ; trunks , branches and twigs ; air ; inflorescences , fruits and seedpods ; and the ground or small sloping banks either bare or covered in moss ( kepler 1972 ) .
i’ve been using tody everyday for over a year . it helps me to prioritize chores as a working mother—since i can only do so much in a day ! i never have that feeling that i don’t know where to begin because it shows me what needs my attention the most . and then once i accomplish that , i often end up doing the next item on the list , then the next and the next . i also love that it shows my progress over time and i am always challenging myself to keep the level lower than before . my house has definitely become consistently cleaner over time and i spent 0 time thinking about it . and for those days that i’m exhausted but could maybe accomplish “just one thing” . . . i know what to do . it manages that “overwhelmed and don’t know we’re to start” feeling because it shows you exactly what needs your attention the most . and it gauges my progress over time so i’m always trying to challenge myself . it has improved my home and my attitude over housekeeping and takes the thought process out , which is usually the very thing that keeps from getting started at all .
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most of us wish to live clean . we know that a clean home can have positive effects on our comfort and health . we make plans , lists etc .
often we have difficulties finding the time and motivation for cleaning . we get owerwhelmed by our own plans . surveys show that about 70 % of people feel guilty that their home is not clean enough .
by managing cleaning tasks by indicators of actual need rather than arbitrary dates you will clean just enough . do neither too much nor too little .
vizualizing progress is the perfect motivation . if you can track your progress , you are much more likely to reach your goals .
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