Puerto Rican Tody

My favorite bird in Puerto Rico is the endemic Puerto Rican Tody, "San Pedrito" ("Little Saint Peter")

Not only is he omnipresent, very colorful and very visible, he is so incredibly patient with photographers. This one stayed in one spot for a very long time. I just blended the background in the image to make the bird stand out.

comments (14)

Samba

Giant Tortoise

The national bird of PR is the Puerto Rican spindalis, also a very nice bird. But most Puerto Rican birders I know would like to see the Tody replace the Spindalis. I understand. Posted one year ago

Samba

Giant Tortoise

I have no idea why CHAD is showing up here. I clicked all the buttons for Puerto Rico, not chad. Posted one year ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  No problem -- I fixed it. Posted one year ago
2. 1. Samba
    
    Giant Tortoise
    
    Thank you! Posted one year ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Very exciting new species for the site! Posted one year ago
1. Samba
  
  Giant Tortoise
  
  Thank you! I am surprised no one posted the bird before. They are pretty common and very cute, IMHO. Posted one year ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    We've documented less than half of all bird species on this site, so there's room to grow :) Posted one year ago
  2. 1. Samba
      
      Giant Tortoise
      
      How do I search for what's missing? I MAY have a couple. :) Posted one year ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        That's not so easy to answer because JungleDragon only has a navigation structure of the species we did document:
        
        https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/chordata/aves
        
        Currently 4,841 bird species of more than 10,000 bird species known to science.
        
        It is possible to look up if we already have a species. The above page has a search box, if you type the species name in it, it will show results. If there are no results, it means it's not yet documented here.
        
        My advise is to just upload what you have, whether it is new or not, having multiple photos of the same species is a good thing.
        
        Posted one year ago
      2. Samba
        
        Giant Tortoise
        
        Thanks for the detailed explanation!
        I see from the page (Brilliant and Beautiful Shots) that William Bodine created and just added my Tody to, that members seem to be able to create pages. Is that right?
        
        If so, and IF I can figure out how to do it, may I create a page entitled something like First Timers?
        
        But it will not be for 2 weeks...or more. I will be off to bird in Colombia on Sunday and will just post what I am seeing.
        
        Posted one year ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Yes, what William created we call a "list". A list is simply a named collection of photos where you add the photos you like. You can create your own list using the "add to list" button found on any photo.
        
        If you want to know which species you personally introduced to JungleDragon, there's no need to do that manually, it's available here:
        https://www.jungledragon.com/user/10769/speciesintros
        Posted one year ago

Samba

Giant Tortoise

Thanks, Ferdy, for your patience. When I click on your link, I see 5 of my birds but neither my butterfly nor my wasp are there. And my Burrowing Owls are not there either. So is it only showing the species that were first timers? You say "personally introduced" and I wanted to clarify those words. Appreciation! Posted one year ago

nightjar6

Lion

What a bird to watch..... Posted 8 months ago
1. Samba
  
  Giant Tortoise
  
  I never tire of watching, Nightjar6! Posted 8 months ago