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The Dominican Republic

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Cumulative Checklist

With Gavin Bieber and local leaders

  • Column A = Number of years out of six species seen
  • Column B = Numer of days seen during the 2010 tour
  • Column C = Maximum daily total during the 2010 tour
  • Column D = X = Seen in '10. E = Endemic to Hispaniola H = Heard Only

This list has taxonomic notes.

A B C D
5 West Indian Whistling-Duck 1 4 Dendrocygna arborea
4 White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
4 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
5 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
6 Least Grebe 2 4 Tachybaptus dominicus
5 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
4 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
4 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
6 Brown Pelican 4 5 Pelecanus occidentalis
6 Magnificent Frigatebird 2 4 Fregata magnificens
5 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
6 Great Egret 3 4 Ardea alba
6 Snowy Egret 3 3 Egretta thula
6 Little Blue Heron 1 1 Egretta caerulea
5 Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
1 Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
6 Cattle Egret 6 40 Bubulcus ibis
6 Green Heron 3 3 Butorides virescens
4 Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
6 Turkey Vulture 2 100 Cathartes aura
6 Osprey 1 1 Pandion haliaetus
5 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
3 Ridgway's Hawk 1 2 E Buteo ridgwayi
6 Red-tailed Hawk 2 2 Buteo jamaicensis
6 American Kestrel 6 20 Falco sparverius
5 Merlin 1 1 Falco columbarius
3 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
6 Common Moorhen 2 8 Gallinula chloropus
6 Caribbean Coot 2 4 Fulica caribaea
4 Limpkin Aramus guarauna
4 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
3 Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
4 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
6 Killdeer 2 2 Charadrius vociferus
5 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
5 Solitary Sandpiper 1 7 Tringa solitaria
5 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
5 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
2 Willet Tringa semipalmata
4 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
4 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
5 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
2 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
2 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
4 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
1 Ring-billed Gull 1 2 Larus delwarensis
1 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
5 Royal Tern Thalasseus maxima
4 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
6 Rock Pigeon 5 100 Columba livia
6 Scaly-naped Pigeon 2 30 Patagioenas squamosa
2 White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
6 Plain Pigeon 1 1 Patagioenas inornata
6 White-winged Dove 3 6 Zenaida asiatica
6 Zenaida Dove 1 1 Zenaida aurita
6 Mourning Dove 6 20 Zenaida macroura
6 Common Ground-Dove 4 40 Columbina passerina
6 Key West Quail-Dove 3 1 Geotrygon chrysia
3 White-fronted Quail Dove 2 3 E Geotrygon leucometopia
4 Ruddy Quail-Dove 1 2 Geotrygon montana
6 Hispaniolan Parakeet 2 240 E Aratinga chloroptera
4 Olive-throated Parakeet 3 6 Aratinga nana
6 Hispaniolan Parrot 1 5 E-H Amazona ventralis
5 Mangrove Cuckoo 3 2 Coccyzus minor
5 Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo 5 7 E Coccyzus longirostris
4 Bay-breasted Cuckoo 2 2 E-H Coccyzus rufigularis
5 Smooth-billed Ani 5 40 Crotophaga ani
3 Ashy-faced Owl 1 2 E Tyto glaucops
6 Burrowing Owl 2 3 Athene cunicularia troglodytes
1 Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis abbotti
5 Least Pauraque 1 4 E Siphonorhis brewsteri
5 Gr. Antillean "Hispaniolan" Nightjar 2 8 Caprimulgus [cubanensis] ekmani
6 White-collared Swift 1 10 Streptoprocne zonaris
6 Antillean Palm-Swift 6 60 Tachornis phoenicobia
6 Antillean Mango 3 5 Anthracothorax dominicus
6 Hispaniolan Emerald 3 1 E Chlorostilbon swainsonii
6 Vervain Hummingbird 3 3 E Mellisuga minima
6 Hispaniolan Trogon 2 5 E Priotelus roseigaster
6 Broad-billed Tody 4 20 E Todus subulatus
6 Narrow-billed Tody 3 12 E Todus angustirostris
5 Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
6 Antillean Piculet 2 2 E Nesoctites micromegas
6 Hispaniolan Woodpecker 6 20 E Melanerpes striatus
5 Greater Antillean Elaenia 2 5 Elaenia fallax
6 Hispaniolan Pewee 2 2 E Contopus hispaniolensis
6 Stolid Flycatcher 2 8 E Myiarchus stolidus
6 Gray Kingbird 6 20 Tyrannus dominicensis
5 Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
6 Flat-billed Vireo 2 2 E Vireo nanus
6 Black-whiskered Vireo 5 6 Vireo altiloquus
6 Palm Crow 1 30 Corvus palmarum
6 White-necked Crow 2 3 E Corvus leucognaphalus
6 Caribbean Martin 2 2 Progne dominicensis
6 Golden Swallow 1 6 E Tachycineta euchrysea
5 Cave Swallow Pterochelidon fulva
4 Barn Swallow 1 2 Hirundo rustica
6 Rufous-throated Solitaire 2 4 Myadestes genibarbis
3 Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli
6 La Selle Thrush 1 2 E Turdus swalesi
6 Red-legged Thrush 2 6 Turdus plumbeus
6 Northern Mockingbird 6 10 Mimus polyglottos
6 Palmchat 7 100 E Dulus dominicus
6 Northern Parula 2 4 Parula americana
5 "Golden" Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia petechia
6 Cape May Warbler 1 2 Dendroica tigrina
6 Black-throated Blue Warbler 3 3 Dendroica caerulescens
1 Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
6 Pine Warbler 1 3 Dendroica pinus chyrsolueca
4 Prairie Warbler 1 1 Dendroica discolor
5 Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum
4 Black-and-white Warbler 4 6 Mniotilta varia
6 American Redstart 4 3 Setophaga ruticilla
1 Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
5 Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus
5 Northern Waterthrush 2 1 Seiurus noveboracensis
3 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 1 Seiurus motacilla
4 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
6 Green-tailed Warbler 3 4 E Microligea palustris
6 White-winged Warbler 2 8 E Xenoligea montana
6 Bananaquit 5 30 Coereba flaveola
6 Hispaniolan Spindalis 2 24 E Spindalis dominicensis
6 Black-crowned Palm-Tanager 4 6 E Phaenicophilus palmarum
1 Eastern Chat-Tanager E Calyptophilus frugivorus
6 Western Chat Tanager 2 4 E Calyptophilus tertius
6 Yellow-faced Grassquit 1 12 Tiaris olivacea
6 Black-faced Grassquit 1 4 Tiaris bicolor
6 Greater Antillean Bullfinch 3 4 Loxigilla violacea
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
6 Greater Antillean Grackle 1 6 Quiscalus niger
6 Shiny Cowbird 1 4 Molothrus bonariensis
6 "Hispaniolan" Gr. Antillean Oriole 1 3 E Icterus dominicensis dominicensis
2 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
6 "Hispaniolan" Antillean Euphonia 3 6 Euphonia musica musica
5 Hispaniolan Crossbill 1 2 E-H Loxia megaplaga
6 Antillean Siskin 1 1 E Carduelis dominicensis
6 House Sparrow 4 12 Passer domesticus
4 Village Weaver 1 5 Ploceus cucullatus

Amphibians and Reptiles

1 Dominican Treefrog Osteopilus dominicensis
3 American Bullfrog X Rana catesbeiana
3 Khaki Curlytail X Leiocephalus schreibersi
1 Armoured Anole Anolis armouri
3 Hispaniolan Northern Green Anole X Anolis chlorocyanus
1 Hispaniolan Southern Green Anole X Anolis coelestinus
3 Bark Anole X Anolis distichus
2 Rhinocerous Iguana X Cyclura cornuta
1 Hispaniolan Boa Epicrates striatus
1 Hispaniolan Lesser Racer Antillophis parvifrons

Butterflies and Skippers

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

Butterflies

2 Tropical Buckeye X Junonia genoveva
1 White Peacock Anartia jatrophae
2 Monarch X Danaus plexippus
2 Queen X Danaus gilippus

Taxonomic Notes