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Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. Hispaniolan mango, Anthracothorax dominicus (E-H) Ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris (A) Vervain hummingbird, Mellisuga minima; Hispaniolan emerald, Riccordia swainsonii (E-H)
The tanagers are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. Many species are brightly coloured. Many species are brightly coloured. As a family they are omnivorous, but individual species specialize in eating fruits, seeds, insects, or other types of food.
Endemic Bird Areas of the World: Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation Alison J. Stattersfield, Michael J. Crosby, Adrian J. Long and David C. Wege (1998) Birdlife International ISBN 0-946888-33-7; The lists of EBAs above, and all associated data, are sourced from information presented in this work
The Hispaniolan parakeet (Psittacara chloropterus) is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots.It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. [8]
The New World quails are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. Tawny-faced quail, Rhynchortyx cinctus; Crested bobwhite, Colinus cristatus; California quail, Callipepla californica (I) Marbled wood-quail, Odontophorus gujanensis
The area that is known today as Punta Cana was mostly an undeveloped coastal area of La Altagracia province. At the time the closest major city, Higüey, was a 5-hour drive. Their first project was a 40 guest hotel called the Punta Cana Club. In 1970, Rainieri changed the original name of the place, Yauya or Punta Borrachos, for Punta Cana.