The Jamaican tody is endemic to Jamaica. The Puerto Rican tody can be found throughout the main island of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican tody has an unusual nesting technique. When the Puerto Rican tody encounters an intruder it fluffs up and raises its crest. Local names for the Jamaican tody include rasta bird, robin and robin redbreast. The Puerto Rican tody is primarily insectivorous (85.9% of its diet). The Puerto Rican tody is a small, brightly colored, non-passerine forest bird. The Puerto Rican tody ("Todus mexicanus") is only found on the island of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican tody is the closest relative to the motmots of Central America. The major predatory threat to the Jamaican tody is the Indian mongoose. This tody is a common endemic species to the island of Puerto Rico. The vocalizations of the Jamaican tody are predominately a loud beep sound and a throat-rattle. The Jamaican tody also has blue-gray subauricular feathers. The Jamaican tody is a relatively quiet bird during the non-breeding season. Forest fragmentation may have an impact on the Jamaican tody.