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Abstract Todies (Aves: Todidae)—endemic to the Greater Antilles and one of the most characteristic components of the modern fauna of Cuba—have not yet been represented in the island’s fossil record. This article describes the first fossil find of a representative of this family in Cuba. A coracoid from the Upper Pleistocene of the cave El Abrón (Pinar-del-Río province) in general morphology and size is similar to that of the modern Cuban Tody Todus multicolor , but differs in structural details and thus can represent a distinct species. The distinctiveness of the Late Pleistocene tody from Cuba may also indicate an increased morphological variability of todies, which in most cases is not typical for birds.