LIST OF HISPANIOLAN ENDEMIC AND REGIONAL SPECIALTY BIRD SPECIES based on AOU taxonomy
Regional Specialties (Endemics found only in the West Indies )
	NOMBRE COMÚN ESPAÑOL (REP. DOMINICANA)	ENGLISH COMMON NAME	LATIN		RANGE
1.	Yaguaza -	West Indian Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna arborea
2.	Paloma Coronita	White-crowned Pigeon	Columba leucocephala		also found on coastal areas of continent from Florida to Venezuela
3.	Paloma Turca	Scaly-necked Pigeon	Columba squamosa
4.	Paloma Ceniza	Plain Pigeon	Columba inorata
5.	Perdíz	Key West Quail Dove	Geotrygon chyrsia		is accidental on Florida Keys
6.	Pitanguá	Greater Antillean Nightjar	Caprimulgus cubanensis		May be split from Cuban race
7.	Querebebé	Antillean Nighthawk	Chordeiles gundlachii		is accidental on Florida Keys
8.	Vencejito	Antillean Palm Swift	Tachornis phoenicobia
9.	Zumbadorcito	Vervain Hummingbird	Mellisuga minima
10.	Zumbador Grande	Antillean Mango	Anthracothorax dominicus
11.	Golondrina Verde	Golden Swallow	Kalochelidon euchrysea		May be extirpated from Jamaica
12.	Manjuila	Loggerhead Kingbird	Tyrannus caudifasciatus
13.	Manuelito	Stolid Flycatcher	Myiarchus stodidus
14.	Maroíta Canosa	Greater Antillean Elaenia	Elaenia fallax
15.	Golondrina Grande	Caribbean Martin	Progne dominicensis		Migrates to South America
16.	Chuá-Chuá	Red-legged Thrush	Mimocichla plumbea
17.	Jilguero	Rufous-throated Solitaire	Myadestes genibarbis
18.	Julian Chiví	Black-whiskered Vireo	Vireo altiloquus		Migrates to S. America, vagrant Florida and C. America.
19.	Jilguerillo	Antillean Euphonia	Euphonia musica
20.	Gallito Prieto	Greater Antillean Bullfinch	Loxigilla violacea
21.	Chinchilín	Greater Antillean Grackle	Quiscalus niger
22.	Cigua Canaria	Greater Antillean Oriole	Icterus dominicensis		May be split with other races
Hispaniolan Endemics - found only on the Island of Hispaniola (DR & Haiti)
	NOMBRE COMÚN ESPAÑOL (REP. DOMINICANA)	ENGLISH COMMON NAME		LATIN		TAXONOMY
1.	Gavilán	Ridgeway's Hawk		Buteo ridgwayi
2.	Perdíz Coquito Blanco	White-fronted Quail Dove		Geotrygon leucometopia		Recently split from Cuban sp. caniceps
3.	Cotorra	Hispaniolan Parrot		Amazona ventralis
4.	Perico	Hispaniolan Parakeet		Aratinga choloptera
5.	Cuá	Bay-breasted Cuckoo		Hyetornis rufigularis
6.	Pájaro Bobo	Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo		Saurothera longirostris
7.	Lechuza Caraceniza	Ashy-faced Owl		Tyto glaucops
8.	Torico	Least Poorwill		Siphonorhis brewsteri
9.	Zumbador	Hispaniolan Emerald		Chorostilbon swainsonii
10.	Papagayo	Hispaniolan Trogon		Priotelus roseigaster
11.	Chi-Cui	Narrow-billed Tody		Todus angustirostris
12.	Barrancolí	Broad-billed Tody		Todus sublatus
13.	Carpintero Bolo	Antillean Piculet		Nesoctites micromegas
14.	Carpintero	Hispaniolan Woodpecker		Melanerpes striatus
15.	Maroíta	Hispaniolan Pewee		Contopus hispaniolensis
16.	Cao	Hispaniolan Palm Crow		Corvus palmarum		Some lump with Cuban race
17.	Cuervo	White-necked Crow		Corvus leucognaphalus
18.	Zorzal de la Selle	La Selle's Thrush		Turdus swalesi
19.	Cigua Palmera	Palm Chat		Dulus dominicus
20.	Cigüita Juliana	Flat-billed Vireo		Vireo nanus
21.	Cigüita Colaverde	Green-tailed Warbler		Microligea palustris
22.	Cigüita Ali-Blanca	White-winged Warbler		Xenoligea Montana
23.	Cigua Amarilla	Hispaniolan Stripe-headed Tanager		Spindalis dominicensis
24.	Cuatro Ojos	Black-crowned Palm Tanager		Phaenicophilus palmarum
25.	Cuatro Ojos, Cabeza Gris	Gray-crowned Palm Tanager		Phaenicophilus poliocephalus		Haiti only
26.	Patico, Chirrí	Eastern Chat Tanager		Calyptophilus frugivous
27.	Chirrí de Bahoruco	Western Chat Tanager		Calyptophilus tertiu
28.	Canario	Antillean Siskin		Carduelis dominicensis
29.	Picocruzado	Hispaniolan Crossbill		Loxia megaplaga		Recently split from Red Crossbill

HOW TO FIND THE ENDEMICS & REGIONAL SPECIALTIES in the Dominican Republic We can break the endemics and regionals into THREE GROUPS:
The first group is quite common or even abundant all over the country, seen in towns, gardens, parks (Botanical Garden in Santo Domingo for example)
NOMBRE COMÚN ESPAÑOL (REP. DOMINICANA)	ENGLISH COMMON NAME	LATIN	E-Endemic R-Regional			RELATIVE ABUNDANCE, RANGE, HABITAT, BEHAVIOR, LOCATION
Querebebé	Antillean Nighthawk	Chordeiles gundlachii		R	Seasonally fairly common(March through October)
Vencejito	Antillean Palm Swift	Tachornis phoenicobia		R	Very common & widespread
Zumbadorcito	Vervain Hummingbird	Mellisuga minima		R	Common & widespread
Zumbador Grande	Antillean Mango	Anthracothorax dominicus		R	Fairly common & widespread
Pájaro Bobo	Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo	Saurothera longirostris		E	Secretive but common & widespread
Carpintero	Hispaniolan Woodpecker	Melanerpes striatus		E	Abundant & widespread
Cigua Palmera	Palm Chat	Dulus dominicus		E	Abundant & widespread
Golondrina Grande	Caribbean Martin	Progne dominicensis		R	Seasonally common & widespread (March through October
Chuá-Chuá	Red-legged Thrush	Mimocichla plumbea		R	Secretive but fairly common in wooded areas
Cuatro Ojos	Black-crowned Palm Tanager	Phaenicophilus palmarum		E	Secretive but common & widespread
The second group is also widespread but mostly in remote, limited habitat, often hard to find.
Yaguaza -	West Indian Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna arborea		R	Uncommon to common in nesting & feeding areas in remote wetlands; sometimes seen at Botanical Gardens and S.D. zoo
Paloma Coronita	White-crowned Pigeon	Columba leucocephala		R	Uncommon in mangroves, foothills.
Paloma Turca	Scaly-naped Pigeon	Columba squamosa		R	Uncommon in mountains
Paloma Ceniza	Plain Pigeon	Columba inorata		R	Uncommon in remote wooded areas, foothills
Perdíz	Key West Quail Dove	Geotrygon chyrsia		R	Scarce and secretive in remote wooded areas, foothills
Cotorra	Hispaniolan Parrot	Amazona ventralis		E	Uncommon to common in Santo Domingo; reduced range in Central & Bahoruco mountains; Los Haitises, Parque del Este
Perico	Hispaniolan Parakeet	Aratinga choloptera		E	Fairly common in Santo Domingo; very local in the rest of the island
Manjuila	Loggerhead Kingbird	Tyrannus caudifasciatus		R	Uncommon in wooded areas low to mid elevations.
Manuelito	Stolid Flycatcher	Myiarchus stodidus		R	Common in wooded areas low to mid elevations
Lechuza Caraceniza	Ashy-faced Owl	Tyto glaucops		E	Rare to uncommon in remote wooded areas, low to mid elevations
Barrancolí	Broad-billed Tody	Todus sublatus		E	Uncommon to common in wooded areas, riparian habitat
Julian Chiví	Black-whiskered Vireo	Vireo altiloquus		R	Uncommon to common in wooded areas
Jilguerillo	Antillean Euphonia	Euphonia musica		R	Uncommon to common at mid and upper elevations, wooded areas
Gallito Prieto	Greater Antillean Bullfinch	Loxigilla violacea		R	Uncommon in remote wooded areas
Chinchilín	Greater Antillean Grackle	Quiscalus niger		R	Widespread but local from low to upper elevations
Cigua Canaria	Greater Antillean Oriole	Icterus dominicensis		R	Uncommon in reduced range from low to upper elevations wooded areas
The third group has a very restricted range or habitat, mostly (or exclusively) highlands, and/or extreme Southwest, and often hard to find.
Gavilán	Ridgeway's Hawk	Buteo ridgwayi		E	Limited to Los Haitises-very rare
Pitanguá	Greater Antillean Nightjar	Caprimulgus cubanensis		R	Dry foothills/mountains-rare, found by voice, dawn or dusk
Perdíz Coquito Blanco	White-fronted Quail Dove	Geotrygon leucometopia		E	Humid mountains – rare, dawn
Cuá	Bay-breasted Cuckoo	Hyetornis rufigularis		E	Dry mountains – very rare, very limited range and habitat; found by voice
Torico	Least Poorwill	Siphonorhis brewsteri		E	Dry forest-very rare, limited range and habitat, found by voice at dawn or dusk
Zumbador	Hispaniolan Emerald	Chorostilbon swainsonii		E	Highlands
Papagayo	Hispaniolan Trogon	Priotelus roseigaster		E	Humid and dry mountains- limited range
Chi-Cui	Narrow-billed Tody	Todus angustirostris		E	Foothills and mountains
Carpintero Bolo	Antillean Piculet	Nesoctites micromegas		E	Scarce in wooded areas-scarce, found by voice
Maroíta	Hispaniolan Pewee	Contopus hispaniolensis		E	Scarce in wooded areas
Cao	Hispaniolan Palm Crow	Corvus palmarum		E	Reduced range-population decimated
Cuervo	White-necked Crow	Corvus leucognaphalus		E	Reduced range-population decimated
Jilguero	Rufous-throated Solitaire	Myadestes genibarbis		R	Humid highlands – found by voice
Maroíta Canosa	Greater Antillean Elaenia	Elaenia fallax		R	Highlands
Golondrina Verde	Golden Swallow	Kalochelidon euchrysea		R	Highlands-scarce
Zorzal de la Selle	La Selle's Thrush	Turdus swalesi		E	Humid highlands, rare, very limited range & habitat (Bahoruco, Neiba)
Cigüita Juliana	Flat-billed Vireo	Vireo nanus		E	Rare, reduced range, limited habitat, found by voice
Cigüita Colaverde	Green-tailed Warbler	Microligea palustris		E	Reduced range, mostly highlands
Cigüita Ali-Blanca	White-winged Warbler	Xenoligea Montana		E	Rare, limited range & habitat-Bahoruco
Cigua Amarilla	Hispaniolan Stripe-headed Tanager	Spindalis dominicensis		E	Highlands
Cuatro Ojos, Cabeza Gris	Gray-crowned Palm Tanager	Phaenicophilus poliocephalus		E	Limited to Southwestern Haiti
Patico, Chirrí	Eastern Chat Tanager	Calyptophilus frugivous		E	Very rare, very limited range & habitat, Central mountains and eastern Bahoruco
Chirrí de Bahoruco	Western Chat Tanager	Calyptophilus tertiu		E	Very rare, very limited range & habitat, western Bahoruco
Canario	Antillean Siskin	Carduelis dominicensis		E	Scarce in Highlands
Picocruzado	Hispaniolan Crossbill	Loxia megaplaga		E	Scarce and sporadic in highland pine forest