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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

The Dominican Republic

Cumulative Checklist

With Gavin Bieber and local leaders

  • Column A = Number of years out of seven species has been recorded
  • Column B = Number of days seen during the 2012 tour
  • Column C = Maximum daily total seen during the 2012 tour
  • Column D = X= Seen in '12, H= Heard Only, E = Endemic
A B C D
5 West Indian Whistling-Duck 1 10 Dendrocygna arborea
4 White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
2 American Wigeon 1 100 Anas americana
5 Blue-winged Teal 2 200 Anas discors
1 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
1 Lesser Scaup 2 20 Aythya affinis
1 Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
5 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
7 Least Grebe 2 2 Tachybaptus dominicus
6 Pied-billed Grebe 3 4 Podilymbus podiceps
2 American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
5 Brown Booby 2 1 Sula leucogaster
7 Brown Pelican 3 35 Pelecanus occidentalis
7 Magnificent Frigatebird 2 40 Fregata magnificens
1 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
6 Great Blue Heron 2 2 Ardea herodias
7 Great Egret 6 10 Ardea alba
7 Snowy Egret 5 20 Egretta thula
7 Little Blue Heron 1 125 Egretta caerulea
6 Tricolored Heron 4 5 Egretta tricolor
2 Reddish Egret 1 1 Egretta rufescens
7 Cattle Egret 7 300 Bubulcus ibis
7 Green Heron 6 4 Butorides virescens
4 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 5 Nycticorax nycticorax
3 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2 5 Nycticorax violaceus
2 White Ibis 1 1 Eudocimus albus
5 Roseate Spoonbill 1 5 Platalea ajaja
7 Turkey Vulture 3 60 Cathartes aura
7 Osprey 3 1 Pandion haliaetus
6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 Accipiter striatus
4 Ridgway's Hawk 1 2 E Buteo ridgwayi
7 Red-tailed Hawk 4 5 Buteo jamaicensis
7 American Kestrel 7 15 Falco sparverius
6 Merlin 1 1 Falco columbarius
3 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
1 Clapper Rail 3 1 Rallus longirostris
1 Sora Porzana carolina
6 Common Gallinule 6 30 Gallinula galeata
1 American Coot Fulica americana
6 Caribbean Coot 2 4 Fulica caribaea
5 Limpkin 4 1 Aramus guarauna
4 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
3 Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
4 Wilson's Plover 2 1 Charadrius wilsonia
4 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
7 Killdeer 2 4 Charadrius vociferus
1 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
6 Spotted Sandpiper 1 6 Actitis macularia
6 Solitary Sandpiper 1 4 Tringa solitaria
4 Greater Yellowlegs 1 1 Tringa melanoleuca
5 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 3 Tringa flavipes
3 Willet 2 5 Tringa semipalmata
3 Ruddy Turnstone 1 2 Arenaria interpres
2 Sanderling Calidris alba
3 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
1 Western Sandpiper 1 1 Calidris mauri
6 Least Sandpiper 1 10 Calidris minutilla
1 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
1 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
5 Laughing Gull 1 2 Leucophaeus atricilla
2 Ring-billed Gull Larus delwarensis
1 Gull-billed Tern 1 35 Geochelidon nilotica
2 Caspian Tern 1 1 Hydroprogne caspia
6 Royal Tern 6 60 Thalasseus maxima
1 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
7 Rock Pigeon 5 250 Columba livia
7 Scaly-naped Pigeon 3 20 Patagioenas squamosa
3 White-crowned Pigeon 2 24 Patagioenas leucocephala
6 Plain Pigeon 1 5 Patagioenas inornata
7 White-winged Dove 6 30 Zenaida asiatica
4 Zenaida Dove 2 3 Zenaida aurita
7 Mourning Dove 7 30 Zenaida macroura
7 Common Ground-Dove 6 30 Columbina passerina
4 Key West Quail-Dove 1 1 Geotrygon chrysia
4 White-fronted Quail Dove 2 1 E Geotrygon leucometopia
5 Ruddy Quail-Dove 1 1 Geotrygon montana
7 Hispaniolan Parakeet 3 300 E Aratinga chloroptera
5 Olive-throated Parakeet 2 2 Aratinga nana
7 Hispaniolan Parrot 4 10 E Amazona ventralis
6 Mangrove Cuckoo 2 1 Coccyzus minor
7 Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo 6 4 E Coccyzus longirostris
5 Bay-breasted Cuckoo 1 1 E, H Coccyzus rufigularis
7 Smooth-billed Ani 6 25 Crotophaga ani
1 Barn Owl Tyto alba
4 Ashy-faced Owl 1 3 E Tyto glaucops
7 Burrowing Owl 2 2 Athene cunicularia troglodytes
1 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
2 Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis abbotti
5 Least Pauraque 1 1 E Siphonorhis brewsteri
6 Gr. Antillean "Hispaniolan" Nightjar 1 2 Caprimulgus [cubanensis] ekmani
7 White-collared Swift 3 10 Streptoprocne zonaris
7 Antillean Palm-Swift 7 50 Tachornis phoenicobia
7 Antillean Mango 6 10 Anthracothorax dominicus
7 Hispaniolan Emerald 4 6 E Chlorostilbon swainsonii
7 Vervain Hummingbird 3 7 Mellisuga minima
7 Hispaniolan Trogon 2 3 E Priotelus roseigaster
7 Broad-billed Tody 7 10 E Todus subulatus
7 Narrow-billed Tody 3 4 E Todus angustirostris
3 Belted Kingfisher 3 2 Ceryle alcyon
7 Antillean Piculet 4 2 E Nesoctites micromegas
7 Hispaniolan Woodpecker 7 25 E Melanerpes striatus
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
6 Greater Antillean Elaenia 3 3 Elaenia fallax
7 Hispaniolan Pewee 4 6 E Contopus hispaniolensis
7 Stolid Flycatcher 5 4 Myiarchus stolidus
7 Gray Kingbird 7 20 Tyrannus dominicensis
3 Loggerhead Kingbird 1 3 Tyrannus caudifasciatus
7 Flat-billed Vireo 1 1 E Vireo nanus
7 Black-whiskered Vireo 5 4 Vireo altiloquus
7 Palm Crow 1 14 Corvus palmarum
7 White-necked Crow 3 4 E Corvus leucognaphalus
7 Caribbean Martin 4 20 Progne dominicensis
7 Golden Swallow 3 30 E Tachycineta euchrysea
4 Cave Swallow 3 100 Pterochelidon fulva
4 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
7 Rufous-throated Solitaire 1 4 Myadestes genibarbis
3 Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli
7 La Selle Thrush 1 2 E Turdus swalesi
7 Red-legged Thrush 7 40 Turdus plumbeus
7 Northern Mockingbird 7 40 Mimus polyglottos
7 Palmchat 6 120 E Dulus dominicus
6 Ovenbird 5 6 Seiurus aurocapillus
1 Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
6 Northern Waterthrush 3 3 Parkesia noveboracensis
4 Louisiana Waterthrush 2 1 Parkesia motacilla
5 Black-and-white Warbler 4 4 Mniotilta varia
5 Common Yellowthroat 2 1 Geothlypis trichas
7 American Redstart 5 7 Setophaga ruticilla
7 Cape May Warbler 2 2 Setophaga tigrina
7 Northern Parula 2 6 Setophaga americana
2 Magnolia Warbler 1 1 Setophaga magnolia
6 "Golden" Yellow Warbler 2 3 Setophaga petechia petechia
7 Black-throated Blue Warbler 3 6 Setophaga caerulescens
7 Palm Warbler 4 8 Setophaga palmarum
7 Pine Warbler 3 8 Setophaga pinus chyrsolueca
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 1 Setophaga coronata
1 Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
5 Prairie Warbler 6 3 Setophaga discolor
1 Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
7 Green-tailed Warbler 2 8 E Microligea palustris
7 White-winged Warbler 1 4 E Xenoligea montana
7 Bananaquit 7 40 Coereba flaveola
7 Hispaniolan Spindalis 3 12 E Spindalis dominicensis
7 Black-crowned Palm-Tanager 6 6 E Phaenicophilus palmarum
2 Eastern Chat-Tanager 1 1 E Calyptophilus frugivorus
5 Western Chat Tanager E Calyptophilus tertius
6 Yellow-faced Grassquit 2 30 Tiaris olivacea
4 Black-faced Grassquit 1 1 Tiaris bicolor
7 Greater Antillean Bullfinch 4 6 Loxigilla violacea
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
7 Greater Antillean Grackle 5 10 Quiscalus niger
5 Shiny Cowbird 1 1 Molothrus bonariensis
7 Hispaniolan Oriole 3 3 E Icterus dominicensis
2 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
6 "Hispaniolan" Antillean Euphonia 3 5 Euphonia musica musica
6 Hispaniolan Crossbill 1 3 E Loxia megaplaga
5 Antillean Siskin E Carduelis dominicensis
7 House Sparrow 5 12 Passer domesticus
4 Village Weaver 2 12 Ploceus cucullatus
1 Nutmeg Manakin Lonchura cucullata

Amphibians and Reptiles

1 Dominican Treefrog Osteopilus dominicensis
1 American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
1 Cane Toad 1 X Bufo marinus
3 Hispaniolan Northern Green Anole 3 X Anolis chlorocyanus
4 Bark Anole 4 X Anolis distichus
2 Armoured Anole 1 X Anolis armouri
2 Hispaniolan Stout Anole 1 X Anolis cybotes
1 Ricord's Iguana Cyclura ricordi
1 Rhinocerous Iguana Cyclura cornuta
2 Khaki Curlytail 2 X Leiocephalus schreibersi
1 Hispaniolan Pale-bellied Curlytail 1 X Leiocephalus semilineatus
1 Hispaniolan Boa Epicrates striatus
1 Haitian Dwarf Boa 1 X Tropidophis haetianus
2 Hispaniolan Lesser Racer X Antillophis parvifrons

Butterflies and Skippers

2 Androgeus Swallowtail X Papilio androgeus
2 Zebra Longwing X Heliconius chartonius
2 Gulf Fritillary X Agraulis vaniliae
1 Tropical Buckeye Junonia genoveva
2 Purple Emperor X Doxocopa thoe
2 Malachite X Siproeta stelenes
2 Red Rim X Biblis hyperia
2 Pale Cracker X Hamadryas amphichloe
1 Antillean Daggerwing Marpesia eleuchea
2 Florida Purplewing X Eunica tatila
1 One-spotted Prepona Archaeoprepona demophon
2 Tiger Mimic-Queen X Lycorea cleobaea
1 Pineywoods Anetia Anetia pantherata
2 Hardwoods Anetia X Anetia briarea
2 Tropical Checkered Skipper X Pyrgus oileus

Butterflies

2 Polydamus Swallowtail X Battus polydamus
2 Julia X Dryas iulia
2 White Peacock X Anartia jatrophae
2 Monarch X Danaus plexippus
1 Queen Danaus gilippus