Dominican Republic
Birds
during FONT Birding 
& Nature Tours 

(including those in adjacent Haiti)

1994 thru 2008

(during the months of January, February, 
March, April, July, December)


A Dominican Republic bird list compiled by Armas Hill


PHOTO AT RIGHT: HISPANIOLAN TROGON

Cumulatively 189 species of birds have been found 
during 17 FONT birding & nature tours in the Dominican Republic since 1994.  

Codes:

(t): a globally threatened or rare species or subspecies, designated by Birdlife International
  (t1): critical
  (t2): endangered
  (t3): vulnerable
(nt): a near-threatened species, or subspecies, globally
(He): endemic in Hispaniola
(Hi): introduced in Hispaniola

(HA): Seen in Haiti, adjacent to southwestern Dominican Republic. 
Haitian name follows HA.
Dominican Republic (Spanish) bird names follow English names in the first line. 
Scientific names in the second line.

The numbers following the bird-names indicate the number of tours during which the species has been found (out of 17).


An excellent new book entitled "Hispaniola, a Photographic Journey through Island Biodiversity", by Eladio Fernandez, has just been published (by Harvard University Press, in 2007). 
In the book, there are some superb photographs of the nature of the Dominican Republic. In the following list, pages in that book are referred to that have photos of the particular species -  noted with a (p.xx).  
Among the outstanding bird photographs in the book are those of:
- a Stygian Owl roosting in a pine tree in the daytime,  
- the first Western Chat-Tanager nest ever documented (a photo of the bird & a photo of the eggs),    
- an adult Hispaniolan Highland Tanager feeding a young bird (both birds on a branch),  
- a male Hispaniolan Crossbill (a wonderful, close photo),
- an adult Ridgeway's Hawk, with 3 young (an Hispaniolan endemic that's one of the world's rarest birds)   



Links:

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in the Caribbean

Birds during previous FONT Tours in the West Indies (with photos)

Rare Birds of the Caribbean today & those that have gone extinct 

Birds:

1. Helmeted (or Common) Guinea-Fowl  (Guinea) (Hi)  ______  (11)
   Numida meleagris
   
   
2. Northern Bobwhite  (Cordoniz)  (Hi)  ______  (1)
   Colinus virginianus
   
   
3. (Feral) Red Junglefowl  (Gallo (male) / Gallina (female))  (Hi) ______ (3)
   Gallus gallus
   
   
4. West Indian Whistling Duck  (Yaguaza)  (t3) ______  (3)  (has also been called West Indian Tree Duck)
   Dendrocygna arborea  (monotypic)
   
   
5. White-cheeked Pintail  (Pato de la Orilla)  ______  (14) (HA): Kanna Tet Blan
   Anas b. bahamensis (t3)
   
   
6. Blue-winged Teal  (Pato de la Florida)  ______  (12) (HA): Kanna Sasel
   Anas discors  (monotypic)
   
   
7. American Wigeon  (Pato Cabecilargo)  ______  (7) (HA): Kanna Zel Blan
   Anas americana  (monotypic)
   
   
8. Northern Shoveler  (Cuchareta)  ______  (4) (HA): Kanna Souche
   Anas clypeata  (monotypic)
   
   
9. Lesser Scaup  (Pato Turco) ______  (1) (HA): Kanna Tet Nwa
   Aythya affinis  (monotypic)
   
   
10. Ruddy Duck  (Pato Espinoso/Pato Rojizo)  ______  (4) (HA): Kanna Plonjon
    Oxyura j. jamaicensis
    
    
11. Masked Duck  (Pato Criollo)  ______  (1)
    Nomonyx (formerly Oxyura) dominicus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
    
    
12. Least Grebe  (Tigua) ______  (6)
    Tachybaptus (formerly Podiceps) d. dominicus
    
    
13. Pied-billed Grebe  (Zaramagullon)  ______ (12)  (HA): Plonjon Fran
    Podilymbus podiceps antillarum
    
    
14. American Flamingo  (Flamenco) ______  (16) (HA): Flamant Rose  (p. 60-61, 64, 218-219)  (was considered conspecific with the Greater Flamingo of the Old World) 
    Phoenicopterus ruber
    
    
15. Glossy Ibis  (Coco Oscuro/Coco Prieto)  ______  (11) (HA): Ibis Peche
    Plegadis falcinellus  (now said to be monotypic)
    
    
16. American White Ibis  (Coco Blanco) ______  (11)
    Eudocimus albus  (monotypic)
    
    
17. Roseate Spoonbill  (Cuchareta) ______  (12)
    Platalea ajaja  (monotypic)
    
    
18. Green Heron  (Cra-Cra/Cuaco) ______  (17)  (HA): Valet de Caiman  (p. 333)  (was for a time considered conspecific with the nearly-cosmopolitan Striated Heron, and was then called Green-backed Heron) 
    Butorides virescens maculata
    
    
19. Cattle Egret  (Garza Ganadera) ______ (17)
    Bubulcus i. ibis  (the single member of its genus) 
    
    
20. Great Blue Heron  (Garza Ceniza)  ______  (14) (HA): Crabier Bleu
    Ardea h. herodias 
    
    
21. Great Egret  (Garza Real) ______  (16) (HA): Crabier Blanc
    Ardea (formerly Casmerodius or Egretta) alba egretta
    
    
22. Snowy Egret  (Garza de Rizos)  ______  (15) (HA) : Zegret Blan  (p. 358-359)
    Egretta (formerly Leucophoyx) thula brewsteri
    
    
23. Little Blue Heron  (Garza Azul)  ______  (14) (HA): Metis Krabye Ble  
    Egretta (formerly Florida) caerulea  (monotypic)
    
    
24. Tricolored Heron  (Garza Pechiblanco)  ______  (15) (HA): Crabier Aux Trois Couleurs  (was called Louisiana Heron)
    Egretta (formerly Hydranassa) tricolor ruficollis
    
    
25. Reddish Egret  (Garza Rojiza)  ______  (14) (HA): Zegret Ble  (p. 88)
    Egretta (formerly Dichromanassa) r. rufescens
    
    
26. Black-crowned Night Heron  (Rey Congo) _______  (7)
    Nycticorax nycticorax hoactii
    
    
27. Yellow-crowned Night Heron  (Rey Congo) ______  (8)
    Nyctanassa violacea bancrofti  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
28. Least Bittern  (Martinetito) ______  (7)
    Ixobrychus e. exilis
    
    
29. White-tailed Tropicbird  (Rabijunco)  ______  (1)
    Phaethon lepturus catesbyi
    
    
30. Magnificent Frigatebird  (Tijereta) ______  (17)
    Fregata magnificens (now said to be monotypic)
    
    
31. Brown Pelican  (Alcatraz/Pelicano) ______  (16)  (p. 86-87)
    Pelecanus o. occidentalis
    
    
32. Brown Booby  (Bubi) ______  (2)
    Sula l. leucogaster
    
    
33. Turkey Vulture  (Aura Tinosa)  ______  (6)
    Cathartes a. aura
    
    
34. Peregrine Falcon  (Halcon de Patos)  ______  (2)
    Falco peregrinus anatum (from North America)
    Falco peregrinus tundrius (from North America, north of F. p. anatum)
    
    
35. Merlin  (Halconito)  ______  (10)
    Falco c. columbarius
    
    
36. American Kestrel  (Cuyaya/Cernicalo)  ______  (17)  (p. 355)
    Falco sparverius dominicensis  (this subspecies endemic to Hispaniola)
    
    
37. Osprey  (Guincho)  ______  (12) (HA): Malfini Lanme
    Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (migrant North American breeder)
    Pandion haliaetus ridgwayi (breeder in Caribbean area)
    
    
38. Sharp-shinned Hawk  (Guaraguaito de Sierra)  ______  (8)
    Accipiter s. striatus (t3)  (this subspecies, the nominate, endemic to Hispaniola)
    
    
39. Red-tailed Hawk  (Guaraguao)  ______  (17)
    Buteo j. jamaicensis  (the same subspecies as also in Jamaica & Puerto Rico)
    
    
40. Ridgway's (or Hispaniolan) Hawk  (Guaraguaito)  (t1) ______  (3)  (p. 302-303)
    Buteo ridgwayi  (monotypic)
    
    
41. "Antillean" Clapper Rail  (Gallinuela de Mangle)  ______  (2)
    Rallus longirostris caribaeus
    
    
42. Sora  (Gallito)  ______  (1)
    Porzana carolina  (monotypic)
    
    
43. Yellow-breasted Crake  (Gallito Amarillo)  ______  (1)
    Porzana flaviventer hendersoni  (this subspecies on Hispaniola & Puerto Rico)
    
    
44. Spotted Rail  (Gallito Manchado) ______  (1)
    Pardirallus maculatus inoptatus
    
    
45. Purple Gallinule  (Gallareta Azul)  ______  (7)
    Porphyrio martinicus  (monotypic)
    
    
46. Common Moorhen (or Gallinule)  (Gallareta Pico Rojo)  ______  (14) (HA): Poul Dlo Tet Rouj
    Gallinula chloropus cerceris
    
    
47. American Coot  (Gallareta Pico Blanco) ______  (5) (HA): Poul Dio Jidel
    Fulica a. americana 
    
    
48. Caribbean Coot  (Gallareta Pico Blanco) (nt) ______  (12) (HA): Poul Dlo Tet Blan  (has been considered by some to be conspecific with American Coot)
    Fulica (americana) caribaea
    
    
49. Limpkin  (Carrao)  ______  (8)
    Aramus guarauna elucus (t3)  (this subspecies now endemic to Hispaniola, as it has been extirpated in Puerto Rico) (the single member of its family)
    
    
50. Northern Jacana ______  (Gallito de Agua)  ______  (3)
    Jacana spinosa violacea
    
    
51. Black-necked Stilt  (Zancudo/Viuda)  ______  (14)  (HA): Pet-Pet  (p. 66-67, p. 353)
    Himantopus mexicanus  (was considered by some as conspecific with the globally-widespread Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus)
    
    
52. Grey (or Black-bellied) Plover  (Playero (Cabezon))  ______  (13)
    Pluvialis squatarola cynosurae
    
    
53. Semipalmated Plover  (Playero (Acollarado))  ______  (8)
    Charadrius semipalmatus  (monotypic)
    
    
54. Snowy Plover  (Corredor)  ______  (9) (was conspecific with the Kentish Plover of Eurasia)
    Charadrius nivosus (t3)
    
    
55. Wilson's Plover  (Cabezon)  ______  (7)  (HA): Kolye Fran or Becassine  (p. 350-351)
    Charadrius wilsonia rufinucha  (resident subspecies in the Caribbean)
    
    
56. Killdeer  (Ti-ito)  ______  (17)  (HA): Chevalier de Terre
    Charadrius vociferus ternominatus  (resident subspecies in the Caribbean)
    
    
57. Ruddy Turnstone  (Playero Turco)  ______  (10)
    Arenaria interpres morinella
    
    
58. "American" Whimbrel  (Playero Picocorvo)  ______  (1) 
    Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus (this "American Whimbrel" was historically known as "Hudsonian Curlew") 
    
    
59. Hudsonian Godwit  (Playero)  ______  (1)  (seen during one FONT tour in the DR in the spring in April 2006; rare anywhere in the West Indies in the spring)  
    Limosa haemastica  (monotypic)
    
    
60. Spotted Sandpiper  (Playerito Manchado)  ______  (11) (HA): Bekasin Zel Tranble
    Actitis macularia  (monotypic)
    
    
61. Solitary Sandpiper  (Playero Solitario)  ______  (9) (HA)
    Tringa s. solitaria
    
    
62. Greater Yellowlegs  (Playero Grande con Patas Amarillas)  ______  (15) (HA): Gwo Bekasin Janm
    Tringa melanoleuca  (monotypic)
    
    
63. Lesser Yellowlegs  (Playero con Patas Amarillas)   ______  (12) (HA): Bekasin Janm Jon
    Tringa flavipes  (monotypic)
    
    
64. Willet  (Chorlo)  ______  (9)
    Tringa (formerly Catoptrophorus) s. semipalmata
    
    
65. Semipalmated Sandpiper  (Playerito  (Gracioso)) ______  (11) (HA): Ti Bekasin Janm Nwa
    Calidris pusilia  (monotypic)
    
    
66. Western Sandpiper  (Playerito (Occidental))  ______  (6)
    Calidris mauri  (monotypic)
    
    
67. Least Sandpiper  (PLayerito (Menudo))  ______  (11) (HA): Ti Bekasin Piti
    Calidris minutilla  (monotypic)
    
    
68. White-rumped Sandpiper  (Playerito (Rabadilla Blanca))  ______  (2)
    Calidris fuscicollis  (monotypic)
    
    
69. Sanderling  (Playerito Blanquito)  ______  (9)
    Calidris alba rubida
    
    
70. Dunlin  ______  (1)  (note follows list) 
    Calidris alpina hudsonia
    
    
71. Short-billed Dowitcher   (Playero Pico Largo)  ______  (7)
    Limnodromus griseus hendersoni
    
    
72. Long-billed Dowitcher ______  (1) (HA only) 
    Limnodromus scolopaceus  (monotypic)
    
    
73. Stilt Sandpiper  (Playero Zancudo)  ______  (5)
    Calidris  (has been Micropalama) himantopus
    
    
74. Wilson's Phalarope ______  (1) (a vagrant in Hispaniola; 1 seen during the FONT Dominican Republic tour in February 2007)
    Phalaropus tricolor  (monotypic)
    
    
75. "American" Herring Gull  (Gaviota del Norte)  ______  (5)
    Larus argentatus smithsonianus
    
    
76. Ring-billed Gull  (Gaviota (Piquianillada))  ______  (4)
    Larus delawarensis  (monotypic)
    
    
77. Lesser Black-backed Gull ______  (2)
    Larus fuscus graellsii    
    
    
78. Bonaparte's Gull  (Galleguito Chico) ______  (1)
    Larus philadelphia
    
    
79. Laughing Gull  (Gaviota Cabecinegra)  ______  (11)
    Larus a. atricilla
    
    
80. Common Tern  (Gaviota Comun)  ______  (7)
    Sterna h. hirundo
    
    
81. Roseate Tern  (Palometa)  ______  (2)
    Sterna d. dougallii (t3)
    
    
82. Gull-billed Tern  (Gaviota Piquigorda)  ______  (5)
    Gelochelidon (formerly Sterna) nilotica aranea
    
    
83. Least Tern  (Gaviota Chiquita)  ______  (8)  (p. 348-349)
    Sternula (formerly Sterna) a. antillarum
    
    
84. Royal Tern  (Gaviota Real)  ______  (15)
    Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) m. maxima 
    
    
85. Sandwich Tern  (Gaviota Pico Agudo)  ______  (7)
    Thalasseus (formerly Sterna) sandvicensis acuflavida
    
    
86. Caspian Tern  (Gaviota Real)  ______  (9) (HA)
    Hydroprogne (formerly Sterna) caspia  (monotypic)
    
    
87. Black Tern  (Gaviota Negra)  ______  (1)
    Chlidonias niger surinamensis  
    
    
88. White-crowned Pigeon  (Paloma Coronita)  ______  (3)
    Patagioenas (formerly Columba) leucocephala  (monotypic)
    
    
89. Scaly-naped Pigeon  (Paloma Turca)  ______  (17)  (has also been called Red-necked Pigeon)
    Patagioenas (formerly Columba) squamosa  (monotypic)
    
    
90. Plain Pigeon  (Paloma Ceniza) (t3) ______  (12)
    Patagioenas (formerly Columba) i. inornata  (this subspecies on Hispaniola & Cuba)
    
    
91. Common (or Feral) Pigeon  (Paloma Casera)  (Hi) ______  (17) (HA)
    Columba livia
    
    
92. Mourning Dove  (Rabiche)  ______  (17) (HA): Toutrel Ke Fen
    Zenaida m. macroura  (resident subspecies of the Caribbean)
    
    
93. Zenaida Dove  (Rolon)  ______  (12)
    Zenaida aurita zenaida  (resident subspecies of the northern Caribbean) 
    
    
94. White-winged Dove  (Aliblanca)  ______  (13)
    Zenaida a. asiatica
    
    
95. Common Ground-Dove  (Rolita)  ______  (17) (HA): Zotolan
    Columbina passerina insularis  (this is the subspecies of Hispaniola, Cuba, the Caymans, & some other small islands) 
    
    
96. Ruddy Quail-Dove  (Perdiz Colorada)  ______  (2)
    Geotrygon m. montana
    
    
97. Key West Quail-Dove  (Perdiz Grande / Perdia)  ______  (12)
    Geotrygon chrysia  (monotypic)
    
    
98. White-fronted (or Hispaniolan) Quail-Dove  (Perdiz Coquito Blanco)  (t3) (He) ______  (3)  (was conspecific with the Gray-headed Quail-Dove of Cuba)
    Geotrygon (caniceps) leucometopia
    
    
99. Jamaican Parakeet (or Conure)  ______  (13) (was considered conspecific with what's now the  Aztec Parakeet (or Conure) in Central America, Aratinga astec; when merged was known collectively as the Olive-throated Parakeet, or Conure.) (This bird has spread in western Hispaniola.) (note follows list)
    Aratinga nana  (monotypic)
    
    
100. Hispaniolan Parakeet (or Conure)  (Perico)  (t3) (He) ______  (14)  (p. 269)
     Aratinga c. chloroptera  (another subspecies on Mona Island, off Puerto Rico, now extinct)  
     
     
101. Hispaniolan Amazon (or Parrot)  (Cotorra)  (t3) (He) ______  (17)
     Amazona ventralis  (monotypic)
     
     
102. Mangrove Cuckoo  (Pajaro Bobo)  ______  (15)
     Coccyzus minor (now said to be monotypic, formerly subspecies in West Indies: Coccyzus m. nesiotes)
     
     
103. Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo  (Pajaro Bobo / Tacot)  (He)  ______  (17)  (p. 85)
     Coccyzus (formerly Saurothera) l. longirostris  (the other subspecies on the offshore islands of La Mahotiere & Gonave) 
     
     
104. Bay-breasted Cuckoo  (Cua)  (t2) (He) ______  (12)  (has also been called Rufous-breasted Cuckoo)
     Coccyzus (formerly Hyetornis) rufigularis  (monotypic) 
     
     
105. Smooth-billed Ani  (Judio)  ______  (17)
     Crotophaga ani  (monotypic)
     
     
106. Barn Owl  (Lechuza Blanca)  ______  (3)
     Tyto alba pratincola  (this is the same subspecies as in the cent & east US & in northern Central America) 
     
     
107. Ashy-faced Owl  (Lechuza Comun)  (He) ______  (7)
     Tyto glaucops  (monotypic)
     
     
108. Burrowing Owl  (Cucu)  ______  (12)  (p. 89)
     Athene cunicularia troglodytes (this subspecies endemic to Hispaniola, 2 other West Indian subspecies have been extirpated, in Antigua and Guadeloupe) 
     
     
109. Northern Potoo  (Don Juan Grande / Bruja)  ______  (3)
     Nyctibius jamaicensis abbotti (this subspecies endemic to Hispaniola)
     
     
110. Chuck-Will's-Widow  (Don Juan)  ______  (3)
     Caprimulgus carolinensis  (monotypic)
     
     
111. Hispaniolan Nightjar  (Pitangua)  (He)  ______  (14)
     Caprimulgus ekmani (has been considered conspecific with Cuban Nightjar, C. cubanensis, and called Greater Antillean Nightjar)
     
     
112. Least Poorwill  (Torico)  (t3) (He) ______  (11)  (has also been called Least Pauraque)
     Siphonorhis brewsteri  (monotypic)  (The only other member of this genus, the Jamaican Pauraque may be extinct.)
     
     
113. Antillean Nighthawk  (Querebebe) ______  (9)
     Chordeiles g. gundlachii  (this subspecies of the Greater Antilles, the other of Florida & the Bahamas)
     
     
114. Common Nighthawk ______  (1)
     Chordeiles minor  (6 subspecies migrate between North & South America)
     
     
115. White-collared Swift  (Vencejo de Collar)  ______  (7)
     Streptoprocne zonaris pallidifrons  (the subspecies of the Caribbean)
     
     
116. American Black Swift  (Vencejo)  ______  (4)
     Cypseloides n. niger  (this is the subspecies of the Caribbean & Trinidad; present there during its breeding season) 
     
     
117. Antillean Palm-Swift   (Vencejito)  ______  (17)
     Tachornis p. phoenicobia  (this is the subspecies of Hispaniola & Jamaica; the other is of Cuba)
     
     
118. Hispaniolan Emerald  (Zumbador)  (He)  ______  (15)  (p. 239)
     Chlorostilbon swainsonii  (monotypic)
     
     
119. Antillean Mango  (Zumbador Grande)  ______  (17)  (p. 209)
     Anthracothorax d. dominicus  (this subspecies endemic to Hispaniola, the "Dominican Mango")
     
     
120. Vervain Hummingbird  (Zumbadorcito)  ______  (16)
     Mellisuga minima vieillota  (this subspecies on Hispaniola & nearby small islands; the other on Jamaica)
     (in this genus, this species & the Bee Hummingbird of Cuba, reputed to be the smallest bird in the world)
       
     
121. Hispaniolan Trogon  (Papagayo (also a name for "parrot") / Cotorrita de Sierra / Piragua)  (nt) (He)  ______  (17) (p. 169, 260-261)  (ALSO A PHOTO OF THIS SPECIES AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS LIST) 
     Priotelus (was Temnotrogon) roseigaster  (monotypic)   
     (in this genus, only the 2 trogons of the Caribbean, the other being the Cuban Trogon)
     
     
122. Belted Kingfisher  (Martin Pescador)  ______  (11) (HA)
     Megaceryle (formerly Ceryle) alcyon  (monotypic)
     
     
123. Narrow-billed Tody  (Barrancoli / Chi-cui)  (nt) (He)  ______  (17)  (p. 165)
     Todus angustirostris  (monotypic)  (this species at higher elevations)
     
     
124. Broad-billed Tody  (Barrancoli / Barranquero)  (He)  ______  (17)  (p. 100-101, p. 339)
     Todus subulatus  (monotypic)  (this species at lower elevations)
     
     
125. Antillean (or Hispaniolan) Piculet  (Carpintero Bolo)  (nt) (He)  ______  (16) 
     Nesoctites m. micromegas (another subspecies on the offshore Gonave Island) (the single member of its genus)
     
     
126. Hispaniolan Woodpecker  (Carpintero)  (He)  ______  (17)  (p. 338)
     Melanerpes striatus  (monotypic)
     
     
127. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  (Carpintero de Paso)  ______  (2)
     Sphyrapicus varius  (monotypic)
     
     
128. Gray Kingbird  (Petigre)  ______  (17) (HA): Pipirit
     Tyrannus d. dominicensis  (this subspecies also in parts of North, Central & South America; the other subspecies in the Lesser Antilles & Trinidad) 
     
     
129. Loggerhead Kingbird  (Manjuila)  ______  (7)
     Tyrannus caudifasciatus flavescens  (this subspecies endemic to Hispaniola & nearby small islands; another subspecies T. c. gabbii occurs in Haiti)
     
     
130. Stolid Flycatcher  (Manuelito)  ______  (17)  (p. 332)
     Myiarchus stolidus dominicensis  (this subspecies endemic to Hispaniola; the other on Jamaica)
     
     
131. Hispaniolan Pewee  (Maroita)  (He) ______  (17)  (p. 171)
     Contopus h. hispaniolensis (another subspecies on Gonave Island; formerly part of Greater Antillean Pewee) 
     
     
132. Greater Antillean Elaenia  (Maroita Canosa)  ______  (13)
     Elaenia fallax cherriei  (this subspecies endemic to Hispaniola; the other on Jamaica)
     
     
133. Flat-billed Vireo  (Ciguita Juliana)  (He)  ______  (16)  (p. 84)
     Vireo nanus  (monotypic)
     
     
134. Black-whiskered Vireo  (Julian Chivi)  ______  (15)
     Vireo a. altiloquus
     
     
135. White-necked Crow  (Cuervo)  (t3) (He) ______  (15) (formerly occurred in Puerto Rico, last recorded there in the 1960s)
     Corvus leucognaphalus  (monotypic)
     
     
136. Hispaniolan Palm Crow  (Cao)  (nt) (He) ______  (17)  (p. 270-271)
     Corvus palmarum  (was conspecific with the Cuban Palm Crow, c. minutus)
     
     
137. Palmchat  (Cigua Palmera)  (He)  ______  (17)  (p. 214-215, p. 322)
     Dulus dominicus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus & family, endemic to Hispaniola) 
     
     
138. Golden Swallow  (Golondrina Verde)  (t3) ______  (17)
     Tachycineta euchrysea sclateri (subspecies endemic to Hispaniola, the only other subspecies, on Jamaica, may now be extinct)
     
     
139. Caribbean Martin  (Golondrina Grande)  ______  (14)
     Progne dominicensis  (monotypic)
     
     
140. Barn Swallow   (Golondrina del Norte)  ______  (8)
     Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
     
     
141. "Antillean" Cave Swallow  (Golondrina de Cuevas)  ______  (9)
     Petrochelidon (formerly Hirundo) f. fulva  (subspecies endemic to Hispaniola)
     
     
142. Northern Mockingbird  (Ruisenor)  ______  (17)
     Mimus polyglottos orpheus (resident subspecies of the Caribbean, mostly the Greater Antilles) 
     
     
143. Red-legged Thrush  (Cigua Calandra / Chua-chua)  ______  (15)  (p. 170)
     Turdus plumbeus ardosiaceus  (this is the subspecies of Hispaniola & Puerto Rico)
     
     
144. LaSelle Thrush  (Zorzal de La Selle)  (t2) (He) ______  (9)
     Turdus s. swalesi  (1 of 2 subspecies on Hispaniola)
     
     
145. Rufous-throated Solitaire  (Jilguero)  ______  (16)  (p. 238)
     Myadestes genibarbis montanus (subspecies endemic to Hispaniola; 1 of 6 subspecies in the Caribbean)
     
     
146. House Sparrow  (Gorrion Domestico)  (Hi)  ______  (17)
     Passer domesticus
     
     
147. Village Weaver  (Madam Saga / Cigua Haitiana / Chichiquao) (Hi) ______  (16)  (p. 220)  (Native to Africa. First found in Haiti in 1796, now widespread throughout Hispaniola.)
     Ploceus cucullatus
     
     
148. Scaly-breasted Munia  (Ciguita Cimearroz / Pecho Jabado) (Hi) ______  (3)  (also called Spice Finch or Nutmeg Mannikin)
     Lonchura punctulata
     
     
149. Antillean Euphonia  (Jilguerillo / Onza de Oro)  ______  (12)  (was called Blue-hooded Euphonia when it was conspecific with what's now the Elegant Euphonia in Central America and the Golden-rumped Euphonia in South America) (Euphonias are now in the same family as Finches.) 
     Euphonia m. musica  (this subspecies endemic to Hispaniola)
     
     
150. Antillean Siskin  (Canario)  (He)  ______  (12)  (p. 295)
     Carduelis dominicensis  (monotypic)
     
     
151. Hispaniolan Crossbill  (Periquito / Turquesa / Picocruzado) (t2) (He) ______  (10)  (p. 184) (was considered part of the Two-barred, or White-winged, Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera)
     Loxia megaplaga  
     
     
152. Black-and-white Warbler  (Pega Palo)  ______  (15)
     Mniotilta varia  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
153. Prothonotary Warbler  (Ciguita Cabeza Amarilla)  ______  (2)
     Protonotaria citrea  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     
154. Worm-eating Warbler  (Ciguita Cabeza Rayada)  ______  (1)
     Helmitheros vermivorus  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus) 
     
     
155. Blue-winged Warbler  (Ciguita Ala Azul)  ______  (1)
     Vermivora pinus  (monotypic)
     
     
156. Tennessee Warbler  (Ciguita de Tenesi)  ______  (1)
     Vermivora peregrina  (monotypic)
     
     
157. Northern Parula  (Ciguita Parula)  ______  (12)
     Parula americana  (monotypic)
     
     
158. Yellow Warbler  (Canario de Manglar)  ______  (11)  (p. 221)  (now considered distinct from the Mangrove Warbler of Central America, Dendroica erithachorides)
     Dendroica petechia albicollis  (this subspecies is an endemic breeding resident on Hispaniola; some other subspecies that breed in North America winter on Hispaniola)
     
     
159. Chestnut-sided Warbler ______  (1)
     Dendroica pensylvanica  (monotypic)
     
     
160. Magnolia Warbler  (Ciguita Magnolia)  ______ (2)
     Dendroica magnolia  (monotypic)
     
     
161. Black-throated Blue Warbler  (Ciguita Azul con Garganta Negra)  ______  (14)  (p. 164)
     Dendroica caerulescens (2 subspecies winter in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean: D. c. caerulescens & D. c. cairnsi) 
     
     
162. Black-throated Green Warbler  (Ciguita Pechinegro)  ______  (2)
     Dendroica virens  (now said to be monotypic)
     
     
163. "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped Warbler  (Ciguita Mirta)  ______  (5)
     Dendroica c. coronata
     
     
164. Yellow-throated Warbler  (Ciguita Garganta Amarilla)  ______ (3)
     Dendroica dominica  (3 subspecies occur in the Caribbean)
     
     
165. Cape May Warbler  (Ciguita Tigrina)  ______  (13)  (p. 323)
     Dendroica tigrina  (monotypic)
     
     
166. Pine Warbler  (Ciguita del Pinar) ______  (16)  (p. 168)
     Dendroica pinus chrysoleuca (resident subspecies endemic to Hispaniola) 
     
     
167. Prairie Warbler  (Ciguita de los Prados)  ______  (9)
     Dendroica discolor (2 subspecies from North America winter in the Caribbean: D. d. discolor & D. d. paludicola)
     
     
168. Palm Warbler  (Ciguita Palmar)  ______  (10)
     Dendroica p. palmarum
     
     
169. Ovenbird  (Ciguita Saltarina)  ______  (11)
     Seiurus a. aurocapillus  (2 subspecies occur in the Caribbean: S.a. aurocapillus & S. aurocapillus furvior.)
     
     
170. Northern Waterthrush  (Ciguita del Agua)  ______  (6)
     Seiurus noveboracensis  (now said to be monotypic)
     
     
171. Louisiana Waterthrush  (Ciguita del Rio)  ______  (2)
     Seiurus motacilla  (monotypic)
     
     
172. Common Yellowthroat  (Ciguita Enmascarada)  ______  (11)
     Geothlypis t. trichas
     
     
173. American Redstart  (Bijirita)  ______  (14)
     Setophaga ruticilla  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
174. Green-tailed Ground Tanager  (Ciguita Colaverde)  (He)  ______  (15) (was called Green-tailed (Ground) Warbler, or simply Ground Warbler) 
     Microligea palustris  (2 subspecies: M. p. palustris & M. p. vasta) (the single member of its genus)  
     
     
175. Hispaniolan Highland Tanager  (Ciguita Aliblanca)  (t3) (He) ______  (12) (p. 154-155)  (was called White-winged Warbler)
     Xenoligea montana  (monotypic, and the single member of its genus)
     
     
176. Shiny Cowbird  (Pajaro Vaquero)  ______  (7)  (has also been called Glossy Cowbird)
     Molothrus bonariensis minimus
     
     
177. Greater Antillean Grackle  (Chinchilin)  ______  (17) (HA): Mel Diab
     Quiscalus n. niger  (subspecies endemic to Hispaniola)
     
     
178. Hispaniolan Oriole  (Cigua Canaria)  (He)  ______  (16) (was known as Black-cowled Oriole, when it was considered conspecific with Central American population that's still called Black-cowled Oriole, Icterus prosthemelas; has also more recently been considered as part of the Greater Antillean Oriole, after the split from the Black-cowled.)
     Icterus (d.) dominicensis 
     
     
179. Bananaquit  (Ciguita)  ______  (17)
     Coereba flaveola bananivora (subspecies endemic to Hispaniola) (In all, there are 41 subspecies throughout Latin America & the Caribbean. 24 of those subspecies are on islands in the Caribbean including some off the coasts of Mexico & Venezuela & on Trinidad & Tobago.) (The single member of its family.) 
     
     
180. Rufous-collared Sparrow  (Ciguita, or Sigua, de Constanza; also Pincha)  ______  (2)
     Zonotrichia capensis antillarum  (this subspecies endemic to Hispaniola; the highlands of the central Dominican Republic is the only place this species occurs in the West Indies - although there is a subspecies that occurs at sea level on the Caribbean islands of Curacao & Aruba)   
     
     
181. Greater Antillean Bullfinch  (Gallito Prieto)  ______  (17)
     Loxigilla violacea affinis  (this subspecies endemic to Hispaniola & nearby small offshore islands)
     
     
182. Yellow-faced Grassquit  (Ciguita de Hierba)  ______  (17)
     Tiaris o. olivaceus  (this subspecies on Hispaniola, Jamaica, Cuba, & the Caymans)
     
     
183. Black-faced Grassquit  (Juana Maruca)  ______  (8)
     Tiaris bicolor marchii  (this subspecies on Hispaniola & Jamaica)
     
     
184. Hispaniolan Spindalis  (Cigua Amarilla)  (He) ______  (17) (formerly called (Hispaniolan) Stripe-headed Tanager)
     Spindalis dominicensis  (monotypic)
     
     
185. Black-crowned Tanager  (Cuatro Ojos)  (He)  ______  (17)  (has been called Black-crowned Palm-Tanager)
     Phaenicophilus palmarum  (monotypic)
     
     
186. Gray-crowned Tanager  (Cuatro Ojos)  (He)  ______  (1)  (has been called Gray-crowned Palm-Tanager) (this Haitian species is rare in the Dominican Republic, occurring only by the border) 
     Phaenicophilus p. poliocephalus  (another subspecies occurs on Gonave Island)
      
     
187. Western Chat-Tanager  (El Chirri (de los Bahorucos))  (t3) (He)  ______  (9)  (p. 126-127)
     Calyptophilus tertius  (The Eastern Chat-Tanager is Calyptophilus frugivorus.)
     
     
188. Blue Grosbeak ______  (1)
     Passerina caerulea
     
     
189. Indigo Bunting  (Azulejo) ______  (1)
     Passerina cyanea

Some Notes regarding Birds listed above:

70: The Dunlin has probably been observed only rarely in the Dominican Republic (if at all). The book "A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies" indicates no sightings, although it notes some records to the west in Cuba and to the east in Puerto Rico. 2 birds were seen during our tour on December 28, 1998 at Salinas, along the southern DR coast west of Santo Domingo.

99: Jamaican Parakeets  (formerly Olive-throated Parakeets) were first found during our July '95 Dominican Republic tour, with a substantial number (15-20), in a wild, remote area in the western part of the country, at mid-elevation in the Baoruco Mountains. Also during that tour, 1 was found in a flock of Hispaniolan Conures/Parakeets in the city of Santo Domingo. 
During nearly all of our tours subsequent to 1995 in the Baoruco Mountains, the Jamaican Conure/Parakeet has been seen in that area.