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Dominican Republic: 1/19/2014 - 1/27/2014 (Center on Map)

Dominican Republic

Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris)



Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) Hispaniolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus) West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea) Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) Hispaniolan Emerald (Chlorostilbon swainsonii) Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
Hispaniolan Pewee (Contopus hispaniolensis) Palm Crow (Corvus palmarum) Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana) Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus)
American Coot (Carribbean Coot) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Ridgways 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) Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

A trip to visit the mountains of the Dominican Republic.

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Species Recorded (106)

Birds ( 101 )

Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis

Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus

Frigatebirds ( Fregatidae )
Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens

Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret - Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron - Butorides virescens
Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula

Flamingos ( Phoenicopteridae )
American Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris
West Indian Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna arborea

New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
Ridgway's Hawk - Buteo ridgwayi
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus

Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot - Fulica americana
Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata

Limpkin ( Aramidae )
Limpkin - Aramus guarauna

Guineafowl ( Numididae )
Helmeted Guineafowl - Numida meleagris

Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus

Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Common Ground-Dove - Columbina passerina
White-fronted Quail-Dove - Geotrygon leucometopia
Ruddy Quail-Dove - Geotrygon montana
Plain Pigeon - Patagioenas inornata
Scaly-naped Pigeon - Patagioenas squamosa
White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura

New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Hispaniolan Parrot - Amazona ventralis
Olive-throated Parakeet - Eupsittula nana
Hispaniolan Parakeet - Psittacara chloropterus

Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Smooth-billed Ani - Crotophaga ani

( Todidae )
Narrow-billed Tody - Todus angustirostris
Broad-billed Tody - Todus subulatus

Barn Owl and Grass-owls ( Tytonidae )
Ashy-faced Owl - Tyto glaucops

Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Burrowing Owl - Athene cunicularia

Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Least Pauraque - Siphonorhis brewsteri

Swifts ( Apodidae )
Antillean Palm-Swift - Tachornis phoenicobia

Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Hispaniolan Mango - Anthracothorax dominicus
Vervain Hummingbird - Mellisuga minima
Hispaniolan Emerald - Riccordia swainsonii

Trogons ( Trogonidae )
Hispaniolan Trogon - Priotelus roseigaster

( Coccyzidae )
Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo - Coccyzus longirostris
Mangrove Cuckoo - Coccyzus minor
Bay-breasted Cuckoo - Coccyzus rufigularis

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
Greater Antillean Elaenia - Elaenia fallax
Stolid Flycatcher - Myiarchus stolidus
Gray Kingbird - Tyrannus dominicensis

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
Cave Swallow - Petrochelidon fulva
Caribbean Martin - Progne dominicensis
Golden Swallow - Tachycineta euchrysea

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
White-necked Crow - Corvus leucognaphalus
Palm Crow - Corvus palmarum

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Bicknell's Thrush - Catharus bicknelli
Rufous-throated Solitaire - Myadestes genibarbis
Red-legged Thrush - Turdus plumbeus
La Selle Thrush - Turdus swalesi

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 )
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas
Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia
Louisiana Waterthrush - Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis
Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula - Setophaga americana
Black-throated Blue Warbler - Setophaga caerulescens
Prairie Warbler - Setophaga discolor
Yellow-throated Warbler - Setophaga dominica
Palm Warbler - Setophaga palmarum
Pine Warbler - Setophaga pinus
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla
Cape May Warbler - Setophaga tigrina

Bananaquit ( Coerebinae )
Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola

Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Western Chat-tanager - Calyptophilus tertius

Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Hispaniolan Spindalis - Spindalis dominicensis

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Yellow-faced Grassquit - Tiaris olivaceus

American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Shiny Cowbird - Molothrus bonariensis
Greater Antillean Grackle - Quiscalus niger

Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Hispaniolan Crossbill - Loxia megaplaga
Green-tailed Warbler - Microligea palustris
Black-crowned Palm-Tanager - Phaenicophilus palmarum
Antillean Siskin - Spinus dominicensis
White-winged Warbler - Xenoligea montana

Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
Village Weaver - Ploceus cucullatus

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