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The palmchat (Dulus dominicus) is a small, long-tailed passerine bird, the only species in the genus Dulus and the family Dulidae endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It is related to the waxwings, family Bombycillidae.
The palmchat is the national bird of the Dominican Republic.. The following is a list of the bird species recorded in the Dominican Republic.The avifauna of the Dominican Republic included a total of 327 species as of October 2024, according to Bird Checklists of the World (Avibase). [1]
The Hispaniolan trogon (Priotelus roseigaster), also known as cacos is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola (both Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in the Caribbean. It is one of the only two trogon species found in the Caribbean. [2] It is the national bird of Haiti. [3]
The flora of the Dominican Republic is diverse. [1] Species. Abarema abbottii; Abatia angeliana; Acalypha hispida; Acrocomia aculeata - Acrocomia;
Important Bird Areas of the Dominican Republic (1 P) Pages in category "Birds of the Dominican Republic" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 209 total.
The Dominican Republic's national flower was originally the flower of the caoba (mahogany tree, Swietenia mahagoni). In 2011, the mahogany was dubbed the national tree, vacating the national flower spot for the Bayahibe rose ( Pereskia quisqueyana ) in order to bring attention to its conservation.
The avifauna of Hispaniola included a total of 327 species, according to Bird Checklists of the World as of November 2024. [1] [2] [3] Of them, 14 have been introduced by humans and 111 are rare or accidental. One species is endemic to the Dominican Republic, one is endemic to Haiti, and 28 more are endemic
The Hispaniolan emerald was formerly placed in the genus Chlorostilbon.Based on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 and a 2017 publication, the North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society, the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), and the Clements taxonomy moved it to the resurrected genus Riccordia.