Despite this advantage, they are the least active of all the todies. The todies of the Caribbean employ a distinct version of sally-gleaning. The todies are endemic to the islands of the Caribbean. Soon after, tThroat-rattles were heard and the two todies flew away in separate directions. Todies are generally a sexually monomorphic genus. Todies use half the burrows they excavate. When todies are on the ground they hop. Todies eat small prey such as insects and lizards. The todies were placed in their own order, Todiformes, before being placed in the Coraciiformes. Todies are a group of small near passerine forest species endemic to the Caribbean.