Todies (Todidae) are a unique family of small active colorful birds confined to the Greater Antilles. Cuba, Jamaica and Puerto Rico each host one species while Hispanola has two. The Puerto Rican Tody is distinguishable from the others by its lack of red on its flanks.
Adults such as this have a bright red patch on the throat which the immatures lack. This individual is apparently a male based on eye color. Adult males are said to have gray eyes while females have white eyes.
The first time I glimpsed a Tody I thought it was a hummingbird, but they are actually more closely related to kingfishers. Like tiny kingfishers, they build their nest by excavating a hole in an earth embankment.
This little fluff-ball posed on the outside mirror of Hilda Morales's vehicle as she was guiding us around the El Yunque rain forest on our recent visit to Puerto Rico.
Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LZ5 | Nikon FieldScope III | 30XWA | hand-held (no adapter)