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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

The Dominican Republic

with Puerto Rico Extension

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Cumulative Checklist

With Gavin Bieber and local leaders

  • Column A= Number of tours out of five on which this species has been recorded
  • Column B = Number of days this species was seen on the 2009 tour
  • Column C = Maximum daily count for this species on the 2009 tour
  • Column D = X = Seen in ‘09. P=Puerto Rico. D=Dominican Rep. H=Heard Only
A B C D
4 West Indian Whistling-Duck 2 24 P,D Dendrocygna arborea
4 White-cheeked Pintail 3 6 P,D Anas bahamensis
1 American Wigeon Anas americana
4 Blue-winged Teal 1 10 P Anas discors
1 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
4 Masked Duck 1 4 P Nomonyx dominicus
5 Ruddy Duck 3 11 P,D Oxyura jamaicensis
5 Least Grebe 3 6 P,D Tachybaptus dominicus
5 Pied-billed Grebe 4 12 P,D Podilymbus podiceps
4 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
5 White-tailed Tropicbird 1 4 P Phaethon lepturus
4 Brown Booby 1 1 P Sula leucogaster
5 Brown Pelican 7 9 P,D Pelecanus occidentalis
1 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax olivaceus
5 Magnificent Frigatebird 5 6 P,D Fregata magnificens
4 Least Bittern 2 1 H-P Ixobrychus exilis
5 Great Blue Heron 6 4 P,D Ardea herodias
5 Great Egret 8 20 P,D Ardea alba
5 Snowy Egret 7 25 P,D Egretta thula
5 Little Blue Heron 3 1 P,D Egretta caerulea
5 Tricolored Heron 5 12 P,D Egretta tricolor
1 Reddish Egret 1 2 D Egretta rufescens
5 Cattle Egret 9 600 P,D Bubulcus ibis
5 Green Heron 5 4 P,D Butorides virescens
3 Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 1 P Nycticorax nycticorax
2 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax violaceus
2 Glossy Ibis 1 12 P Plegadis falcinellus
1 White Ibis Eudocimus albus
4 Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
5 Turkey Vulture 5 60 P,D Cathartes aura
5 Osprey 4 9 P,D Pandion haliaetus
5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 D Accipiter striatus
2 Ridgway's Hawk 1 2 D Buteo ridgwayi
5 Red-tailed Hawk 9 4 P,D Buteo jamaicensis
5 American Kestrel 8 20 P,D Falco sparverius
4 Merlin 2 2 P,D Falco columbarius
3 Peregrine Falcon 2 1 P,D Falco peregrinus
2 Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris
3 Sora 1 2 H-P Porzana carolina
2 Yellow-breasted Crake Porzana flaviventer
4 Purple Gallinule 1 7 P Porphyrula martinica
5 Common Moorhen 8 20 P,D Gallinula chloropus
2 American Coot 1 1 P Fulica americana
5 Caribbean Coot 3 12 P,D Fulica caribaea
4 Limpkin Aramus guarauna
4 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
3 Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
3 Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia
4 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
5 Killdeer 3 8 P,D Charadrius vociferus
1 American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
5 Black-necked Stilt 2 40 P Himantopus mexicanus
5 Spotted Sandpiper 1 1 P Actitis macularia
4 Solitary Sandpiper 1 6 D Tringa solitaria
5 Greater Yellowlegs 3 18 P,D Tringa melanoleuca
5 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 80 P,D Tringa flavipes
2 Willet Tringa semipalmata
1 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
4 Ruddy Turnstone 2 20 P,D Arenaria interpres
3 Sanderling 1 1 P Calidris alba
4 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 4 P Calidris pusilla
3 Western Sandpiper 1 1 P Calidris mauri
5 Least Sandpiper 2 10 P Calidris minutilla
2 Stilt Sandpiper 1 100 P Calidris himantopus
2 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 60 D Limnodromus griseus
2 Wilson's Snipe 1 1 P Gallinago delicata
4 Laughing Gull 2 5 P,D Leucophaeus atricilla
1 Ring-billed Gull Larus delwarensis
1 Herring Gull Larus argentatus
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
1 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
1 Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
1 Gull-billed Tern Geochelidon nilotica
1 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
1 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
5 Royal Tern 5 50 P,D Thalasseus maxima
4 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
5 Rock Pigeon 7 160 P,D Columba livia
5 Scaly-naped Pigeon 4 20 P,D Patagioenas squamosa
2 White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
5 Plain Pigeon 1 6 D Patagioenas inornata
2 Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 20 P Streptopelia decaocto
5 White-winged Dove 6 30 P,D Zenaida asiatica
5 Zenaida Dove 5 20 P,D Zenaida aurita
5 Mourning Dove 6 40 P,D Zenaida macroura
5 Common Ground-Dove 7 16 P,D Columbina passerina
5 Key West Quail-Dove 1 2 P Geotrygon chrysia
2 White-fronted Quail Dove 1 2 D Geotrygon leucometopia
3 Ruddy Quail-Dove 1 5 D Geotrygon montana
5 Hispaniolan Parakeet 4 240 D Aratinga chloroptera
3 Olive-throated Parakeet 1 20 D Aratinga nana
2 Monk Parakeet 1 2 P Myiopsitta monachus
5 Hispaniolan Parrot 3 24 D Amazona ventralis
1 Puerto Rican Parrot Amazona vittata
1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
5 Mangrove Cuckoo 4 3 P,D Coccyzus minor
5 Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo 2 7 P Coccyzus vieilloti
5 Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo 5 20 D Coccyzus longirostris
4 Bay-breasted Cuckoo 1 1 D Coccyzus rufigularis
5 Smooth-billed Ani 9 48 P,D Crotophaga ani
1 Barn Owl Tyto alba
2 Ashy-faced Owl 1 1 D Tyto glaucops
4 Puerto Rican Screech-Owl 2 2 P Otus nudipes
5 Burrowing Owl 1 4 D Athene cunicularia troglodytes
1 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
1 Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis abbotti
2 Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
4 Least Pauraque 1 3 D Siphonorhis brewsteri
4 Gr. Antillean "Hispaniolan" Nightjar 1 5 D Caprimulgus [cubanensis] ekmani
5 Puerto Rican Nightjar 1 9 P Caprimulgus noctitherus
5 White-collared Swift 1 30 D Streptoprocne zonaris
5 Antillean Palm-Swift 6 50 D Tachornis phoenicobia
5 Antillean Mango 7 15 P,D Anthracothorax dominicus
5 Green Mango 1 5 P Anthracothorax viridis
5 Green-throated Carib 1 5 P Eulampis holosericeus
3 Antillean Crested Hummingbird 1 1 P Orthorhyncus cristatus
5 Hispaniolan Emerald 3 7 D Chlorostilbon swainsonii
5 Puerto Rican Emerald 2 2 P Chlorostilbon maugaeus
5 Vervain Hummingbird 2 12 D Mellisuga minima
5 Hispaniolan Trogon 2 9 D Priotelus roseigaster
5 Broad-billed Tody 6 30 D Todus subulatus
5 Narrow-billed Tody 4 7 D Todus angustirostris
5 Puerto Rican Tody 3 9 P Todus mexicanus
5 Belted Kingfisher 3 3 P,D Ceryle alcyon
5 Antillean Piculet 3 2 D Nesoctites micromegas
5 Puerto Rican Woodpecker 3 6 P Melanerpes portoricensis
5 Hispaniolan Woodpecker 6 35 D Melanerpes striatus
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
5 Caribbean Elaenia 1 2 P Elaenia martinica
4 Greater Antillean Elaenia 2 12 D Elaenia fallax
5 Hispaniolan Pewee 2 6 D Contopus hispaniolensis
5 Puerto Rican Pewee 1 2 P Contopus [latirostris] portorincensis
5 Stolid Flycatcher 5 20 D Myiarchus stolidus
5 Puerto Rican Flycatcher 3 6 P Myiarchus antillarum
5 Gray Kingbird 9 24 P,D Tyrannus dominicensis
5 Loggerhead Kingbird 1 3 P Tyrannus caudifasciatus
5 Puerto Rican Vireo 3 24 P Vireo latimeri
5 Flat-billed Vireo 1 2 D Vireo nanus
5 Black-whiskered Vireo 8 16 P,D Vireo altiloquus
5 Palm Crow 3 5 D Corvus palmarum
5 White-necked Crow 3 2 D Corvus leucognaphalus
5 Caribbean Martin 4 12 P,D Progne dominicensis
5 Golden Swallow 2 14 D Tachycineta euchrysea
5 Cave Swallow 4 300 P,D Pterochelidon fulva
3 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
5 Rufous-throated Solitaire 2 8 D Myadestes genibarbis
3 Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli
5 La Selle Thrush 1 3 D Turdus swalesi
5 Red-legged Thrush 7 12 P,D Turdus plumbeus
5 Northern Mockingbird 9 24 P,D Mimus polyglottos
5 Pearly-eyed Thrasher 2 4 P Margarops fuscatus
5 Palmchat 4 80 D Dulus dominicus
5 Northern Parula 4 4 D Parula americana
5 "Golden" Yellow Warbler 3 4 P,D Dendroica petechia petechia
1 Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
5 Cape May Warbler 3 3 D Dendroica tigrina
5 Black-throated Blue Warbler 3 7 D Dendroica caerulescens
1 Yellow-rumped "Myrtle" Warbler Dendroica coronata
1 Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
5 Adelaide's Warbler 3 20 P Dendroica adelaidae
5 Pine Warbler 2 16 D Dendroica pinus chyrsolueca
3 Prairie Warbler 5 6 P,D Dendroica discolor
5 Palm Warbler 1 12 D Dendroica palmarum
1 Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
5 Elfin Woods Warbler 2 2 P Dendroica angelae
3 Black-and-white Warbler 6 8 P,D Mniotilta varia
5 American Redstart 4 5 P,D Setophaga ruticilla
1 Worm-eating Warbler 1 2 D Helmitheros vermivorum
5 Ovenbird 4 2 D Seiurus aurocapillus
4 Northern Waterthrush 3 4 P,D Seiurus noveboracensis
2 Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
4 Common Yellowthroat 1 1 D Geothlypis trichas
2 Hooded Warbler 1 2 P Wilsonia citrina
5 Green-tailed Warbler 2 6 D Microligea palustris
5 White-winged Warbler 2 8 D Xenoligea montana
5 Bananaquit 9 36 P,D Coereba flaveola
5 Hispaniolan Spindalis 2 10 D Spindalis dominicensis
5 Puerto Rican Spindalis 3 3 P Spindalis portoricensis
5 Puerto Rican Tanager 2 4 P Nesospingus speculiferus
5 Black-crowned Palm-Tanager 5 6 D Phaenicophilus palmarum
1 Eastern Chat-Tanager 1 2 H-D Calyptophilus frugivorus
5 Western Chat Tanager 1 3 H-D Calyptophilus tertius
5 Yellow-faced Grassquit 3 6 P,D Tiaris olivacea
5 Black-faced Grassquit 3 30 P Tiaris bicolor
5 Puerto Rican Bullfinch 2 4 P Loxigilla portoricensis
5 Greater Antillean Bullfinch 3 15 D Loxigilla violacea
2 Grasshopper Sparrow 1 3 P Ammodramus savannarum borinquensis
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
1 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
5 Yellow-shouldered Blackbird 1 36 P Agelaius xanthomus
5 Greater Antillean Grackle 9 120 P,D Quiscalus niger
5 Shiny Cowbird 2 3 P Molothrus bonariensis
5 "Hispaniolan" Gr. Antillean Oriole 2 3 D Icterus dominicensis dominicensis
5 "Puerto Rican" Gr. Antillean Oriole 1 4 P Icterus dominicensis portoricensis
4 Venezuelan Troupial 1 2 P Icterus icterus
2 Baltimore Oriole 1 1 D Icterus galbula
5 "Hispaniolan" Antillean Euphonia 3 8 D Euphonia musica musica
5 "Puerto Rican" Antillean Euphonia 1 2 P Euphonia musica sclateri
4 Hispaniolan Crossbill 2 2 D Loxia megaplaga
5 Antillean Siskin 3 8 D Carduelis dominicensis
5 House Sparrow 5 12 P,D Passer domesticus
3 Village Weaver 1 8 D Ploceus cucullatus
4 Nutmeg Manakin 2 8 P Lonchura cucullata

Mammals

2 Lesser Indian Mongoose 1 1 P Herpestes javanicus

Amphibians and Reptiles

1 Dominican Treefrog D Osteopilus dominicensis
1 Puerto Rican Coqui P Eleutherodactylus coqui
1 American Bullfrog D Rana catesbeiana
1 Pig Frog P Rana grylio
1 Central American Slider P Trachemys stejnegeri
1 Red-eared Slider D Trachemys scripta
1 Puerto Rican Ameiva P Ameiva exsul
1 Blue-tailed Ameiva P Ameiva wetmorei
1 Puerto Rican Crested Anole P Anolis cristatus
1 Barred Anole P Anolis stratulus
1 Hispaniolan Green Anole D Anolis chlorocyanus
1 Bark Anole D Anolis distichus
1 Rhinocerous Iguana D Cyclura cornuta
1 Green Iguana P,D Iguana iguana
1 Hispaniolan Boa D Epicrates striatus
1 Puerto Rican Racer P Alsophis portoricensis
1 Hispaniolan Lesser Racer D Antillophis parvifrons

Reptiles

1 Spectacled Caiman P Caiman crocodilus

Butterflies and Skippers

1 Androgeus Swallowtail D Papilio androgeus
1 Zebra Longwing D Heliconius chartonius
1 Gulf Fritillary P,D Agraulis vaniliae
1 Purple Emperor D Doxocopa thoe
1 Pale Cracker P,D Hamadryas amphichloe
1 Antillean Daggerwing D Marpesia eleuchea
1 Pineywoods Anetia D Anetia pantherata
1 Hardwoods Anetia D Anetia briarea

Butterflies

1 Polydamus Swallowtail D Battus polydamus
1 Julia D Dryas iulia
1 Tropical Buckeye P Junonia genoveva
1 White Peacock D Anartia jatrophae
1 Malachite P Siproeta stelenes
1 Red Rim P Biblis hyperia
1 Florida Purplewing P Eunica tatila
1 One-spotted Prepona D Archaeoprepona demophon
1 Monarch D Danaus plexippus
1 Queen D Danaus gilippus
1 Tropical Checkered Skipper D,P Pyrgus oileus

Brushfoots

1 Tiger Mimic-Queen D Lycorea cleobaea