Cuba Collection
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Cuban Grassquit, Cici Petit-chanteur, Tomeguín del Pinar ,Tiaris Canorus.
The Cuban Grassquit is endemic to Cuba
This fabulous little Easter egg is the Cuban Tody and like a good Easter egg hunt we had to really search for this colorful beauty before we found it. The Cuban Tody, I am told, is a pretty common bird across the island but for whatever reason we only found them when we really looked for them, I can’t remember just stumbling across any during our visit.
I hope this precious little bird brightens everyone’s day as much as it does mine. Happy Easter!
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Todus multicolor
The call of the Black Hawk sounds like "Ba-tis-ta", so they say in Cuba. Typically found in coastal areas and on the cays where they feed on crabs and birds. The white markings near the base of the tail are more visible during flight.
I usually associate pygmy-owls with their familiar toot-toot-toot-toot… call so when we encountered this Cuban Pygmy Owl I was surprised to hear its call which was VERY different.
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Glaucidium siju
If only the adult Cuban Orioles were as cooperative as the youngsters… This little beauty put on quite a show for us but the adults seemed to prefer zipping around in the shadows. I can’t complain though, the youngsters are pretty nice looking and I don’t think I could have asked for a better pose.
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Icterus melanopsis