I know, right? I actually remember the first time I learned about todies. I was seventeen or eighteen years old, in my school library, going through a book for birds. All it had was just a little blurb for the Jamaican Tody that I totally would have passed over if it wasn't for a little two by three inch picture of one. I thought it was probably one of the prettiest birds I've ever seen and I've liked them ever since. Even though I've never seen one in person, they're still one of my favorites to look at.
There's a chance that's not green pigment. Blue is almost totally unheard of in the animal kingdom. Blue Jay feathers look blue because of how their structure refracts light. I think that might go for green feathers too. Thank you for signing up for feather facts. Text the word STOP to opt out of future feather facts