economical, but lower-quality product, which, coupled with the use of pesticides for local hotel resorts, has accelerated the habitat destruction of broad-billed todies. In regards to the conservation of this species, efforts must be made to protect wooded habitats and prevent further deforestation. Finally, encouraging population growth in wooded areas would be simple, needing only the return to canopy-grown coffee plantations and providing man-made embankments to encourage reproductive success. References External links BirdLife Species Factsheet Broad-billed tody on the Internet Bird Collection Stamps (for Dominican Republic) with RangeMap Broad-billed tody photo gallery VIREO broad-billed tody Endemic birds of the Caribbean Birds of Hispaniola Birds of the Dominican Republic Birds of Haiti Endemic birds of Hispaniola broad-billed tody broad-billed tody