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Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic
Map of Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic
American Kestrel (
Falco sparverius
)
Ridgway's Hawk (
Buteo ridgwayi
)
Antillean Piculet (
Nesoctites micromegas
)
Vervain Hummingbird (
Mellisuga minima
)
Ashy-faced Owl (
Tyto glaucops
)
Black-whiskered Vireo (
Vireo altiloquus
)
Yellow-throated Vireo (
Vireo flavifrons
)
Northern Parula (
Setophaga americana
)
Turkey Vulture (
Cathartes aura
)
White-necked Crow (
Corvus leucognaphalus
)
Cave Swallow (
Petrochelidon fulva
)
National Park
Trips
Dominican Republic
1/26/2014
: We spent our last three nights at a cool hotel with waterfalls running through the middle of everything. The hotel was right on the border of the national park.
Some of our highlights for the stay were taking a boat trip into the mangroves to see prehistoric cave paintings, walking around in the swamps around the hotel, and being attacked by the resident geese and horses.
On our last night, a couple of guys showed up with playback equipment. I tagged along on their search for the Ashy-Faced Owl. I am not sure that I am on board with using playback to see birds, however. The birds seemed very annoyed by the disruption in their daily pattern.
In addition to the birds listed, I heard a Hispaniolan Oriole and a Chuck Will's Widow.
Previous Visit (Bahia de Semana: 1/25/2014)
Next Visit (Santo Domingo - Botanical Gardens: 1/27/2014)
Species Recorded (43)
Birds ( 42 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Brown Pelican -
Pelecanus occidentalis
Frigatebirds ( Fregatidae )
Magnificent Frigatebird -
Fregata magnificens
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Western Cattle Egret -
Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Little Blue Heron -
Egretta caerulea
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Ridgway's Hawk -
Buteo ridgwayi
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
American Kestrel -
Falco sparverius
Limpkin ( Aramidae )
Limpkin -
Aramus guarauna
Guineafowl ( Numididae )
Helmeted Guineafowl -
Numida meleagris
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Royal Tern -
Thalasseus maximus
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Smooth-billed Ani -
Crotophaga ani
( Todidae )
Broad-billed Tody -
Todus subulatus
Barn Owl and Grass-owls ( Tytonidae )
Ashy-faced Owl -
Tyto glaucops
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Antillean Palm-Swift -
Tachornis phoenicobia
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Vervain Hummingbird -
Mellisuga minima
Hispaniolan Emerald -
Riccordia swainsonii
( Coccyzidae )
Mangrove Cuckoo -
Coccyzus minor
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Hispaniolan Woodpecker -
Melanerpes striatus
Antillean Piculet -
Nesoctites micromegas
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Hispaniolan Pewee -
Contopus hispaniolensis
Gray Kingbird -
Tyrannus dominicensis
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Cave Swallow -
Petrochelidon fulva
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
White-necked Crow -
Corvus leucognaphalus
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Northern Mockingbird -
Mimus polyglottos
Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Palmchat -
Dulus dominicus
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Black-whiskered Vireo -
Vireo altiloquus
Yellow-throated Vireo -
Vireo flavifrons
Flat-billed Vireo -
Vireo nanus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Black-and-white Warbler -
Mniotilta varia
Louisiana Waterthrush -
Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush -
Parkesia noveboracensis
Northern Parula -
Setophaga americana
Black-throated Blue Warbler -
Setophaga caerulescens
Prairie Warbler -
Setophaga discolor
Bananaquit ( Coerebinae )
Bananaquit -
Coereba flaveola
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Yellow-faced Grassquit -
Tiaris olivaceus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Village Weaver -
Ploceus cucullatus
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