Subject: Birds of the Punta Cana
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:50:20 +0000

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Hispaniolan Woodpecker 

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Hispaniolan-Lizard Cuckoo 

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Palmchat 

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Smooth-billed Ani 

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Bananaquit 

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Antillean Mango 

What : 550 images of 33 different species (16 new species)
When : Jan 4th-Jan 11th 2005 / 12 hrs of birding
Where : Punta Cana, Parque Nacional del Este

This was a family vacation, but as always, I was able to find some time for my favorite hobby. We stayed at the Allegro Occidental resort in Punta Cana. The resort was adjacent to the Natura Club resort and most of the pictures were taken in a small area in and around the two resorts that was not developed.

I was also able to spend a few hours in the South Eastern part of the country. I rented a car and drove down to Parque Nacional del Este. The few images that were taken in the park are marked with an asterisks.

New Species

Antillean Mango

Anthracothorax dominicus

Antillean Palm Swift

Tachornis phoenicobia

Bananaquit

Coereba flaveola

Black-cowled Oriole

Icterus dominicensis

Black-faced Grassquit *

Tiaris bicolor

Cape May Warbler

Dendroica tigrina

Cave Swallow *

Hirundo fulva

Gray Kingbird

Tyrannus dominicensis

Greater-Antillean Grackle

Quiscalus niger

Hispaniolan Woodpecker

Melanerpes striatus

Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo *

Saurothera longirostris

Palmchat

Dulus dominicus

Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Yellow-faced Grassquit

Tiaris olivacea 

 

Other Species

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Belted Kingfisher

Ceryle alcyon

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Cattle Egret *

Bubulcus ibis

Common Ground Dove *

Columbina passerina

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Royal Tern

Sterna maxima

Ruddy Turnstone *

Arenaria interpres