Trip Report: Dominican Republic (2014-01-19 - 2014-01-27)
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)
Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana)
Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus)
Palmchat (Dulus dominicus)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus)
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
Hispaniolan Palm-Crow (Corvus palmarum)
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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)
Olive-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula nana)
Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus)
Palmchat (Dulus dominicus)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus)
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
Hispaniolan Palm-Crow (Corvus palmarum)
A trip to visit the mountains of the Dominican Republic.
Sites Visited
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (108 records,
44 images)
Phylum: Chordates
(108 records,
44 images)
Class: Amphibians
(1 record,
0 images)
- Order: Toads and Frogs
(1 record)
- Family: True Toads
- Giant Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)
Class: Birds
(103 records,
41 images)
- Order: Anseriformes
(2 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
- West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Limpkin
- Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
- Order: Cuckoos (4 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(8 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Plain Pigeon (Patagioenas inornata)
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Ruddy Quail-Dove (Geotrygon montana)
- Scaly-naped Pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa)
- White-fronted Quail-Dove (Geotrygon leucometopia)
- White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(4 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (4 records)
- Family: Swifts
- Antillean Palm Swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(3 records)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(4 records)
- Family: Barn Owl and Grass-owls
- Ashy-faced Owl (Tyto glaucops)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis)
- Least Pauraque (Siphonorhis brewsteri)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
- Order: Parrots (3 records)
- Order: Pelicans
(15 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Family: Flamingos
- American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
- Family: Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Family: Pelicans
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(46 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger)
- Hispaniolan Oriole (Icterus dominicensis)
- Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)
- Family: Bananaquit
- Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Antillean Siskin (Spinus dominicensis)
- Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia megaplaga)
- Family: Chat-Tanagers
- Western Chat-tanager (Calyptophilus tertius)
- Family: Hispaniolan Tanagers
- Black-crowned Palm-Tanager (Phaenicophilus palmarum)
- Green-tailed Warbler (Microligea palustris)
- White-winged Warbler (Xenoligea montana)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Hispaniolan Palm-Crow (Corvus palmarum)
- White-necked Crow (Corvus leucognaphalus)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Warblers
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
- Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
- Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
- Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)
- Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
- Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
- Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
- Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
- Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)
- Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
- Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)
- Family: Palmchat
- Palmchat (Dulus dominicus)
- Family: Spindalis
- Hispaniolan Spindalis (Spindalis dominicensis)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
- Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
- Golden Swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli)
- Eastern Red-legged Thrush (Turdus ardosiaceus)
- La Selle Thrush (Turdus swalesi)
- Rufous-throated Solitaire (Myadestes genibarbis)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
- Hispaniolan Elaenia (Elaenia cherriei)
- Hispaniolan Pewee (Contopus hispaniolensis)
- Stolid Flycatcher (Myiarchus stolidus)
- Family: Vireos
- Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus)
- Flat-billed Vireo (Vireo nanus)
- Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
- Family: Plovers
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Order: Trogons
(1 record)
- Family: Trogons
- Hispaniolan Trogon (Priotelus roseigaster)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Puffbirds
(2 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Antillean Piculet (Nesoctites micromegas)
- Hispaniolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus)
Class: Mammals
(1 record,
1 image)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetaceans
(1 record)
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Class: Reptiles
(3 records,
2 images)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(2 records)
- Family: Anoles
- Hispaniolan Stout Anole (Anolis cybotes)
- Family: Whiptails and Tegus
- Hispanolan Giant Ameiva (Pholidoscelis chrysola)
- Order: Turtles
(1 record)
- Family: Fresh Water Turtle
- Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta)