Field checklist
Birds of Dominica
94 species with profiles on The Ornithology. Tick what you see; E = found only here.
| Species | Scientific name | Family | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Barn Owl | Tyto furcata | Tytonidae | NE | |
| American Black Swift | Cypseloides niger | Apodidae | VU | |
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | Falconidae | LC | |
| American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus | Haematopodidae | LC | |
| American Wigeon | Mareca americana | Anatidae | LC | |
| Antillean Crested Hummingbird | Orthorhyncus cristatus | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | Thraupidae | LC | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | Cathartidae | LC | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | Parulidae | LC | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Black-faced Grassquit | Melanospiza bicolor | Thraupidae | LC | |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | Laridae | LC | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | Recurvirostridae | NE | |
| Black-whiskered Vireo | Vireo altiloquus | Vireonidae | LC | |
| Blackpoll Warbler | Setophaga striata | Parulidae | NT | |
| Blue-headed Hummingbird | Riccordia bicolor | Trochilidae | NT | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | Anatidae | LC | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | Sulidae | NE | |
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | Pelecanidae | LC | |
| Brown Trembler | Cinclocerthia ruficauda | Mimidae | LC | |
| Carib Grackle | Quiscalus lugubris | Icteridae | LC | |
| Caribbean Elaenia | Elaenia martinica | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Caribbean Martin | Progne dominicensis | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata | Rallidae | LC | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina | Columbidae | LC | |
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Eastern Red-legged Thrush | Turdus ardosiaceus | Turdidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | Scolopacidae | NE | |
| European Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | Laridae | LC | |
| Forest Thrush | Turdus lherminieri | Turdidae | NT | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Green-throated Carib | Eulampis holosericeus | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | Anatidae | NE | |
| Grey Kingbird | Tyrannus dominicensis | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Hudsonian Whimbrel | Numenius hudsonicus | Scolopacidae | NE | |
| Imperial Amazon E | Amazona imperialis | Psittacidae | CR | |
| Kalinago Wren E | Troglodytes martinicensis | Troglodytidae | NE | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Geothlypis formosa | Parulidae | LC | |
| Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | Laridae | LC | |
| Leach’s Storm Petrel | Hydrobates leucorhous | Hydrobatidae | VU | |
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Lesser Antillean Bullfinch | Loxigilla noctis | Thraupidae | LC | |
| Lesser Antillean Flycatcher | Myiarchus oberi | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Lesser Antillean Pewee | Contopus latirostris | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Lesser Antillean Saltator | Saltator albicollis | Thraupidae | LC | |
| Lesser Antillean Swift | Chaetura martinica | Apodidae | LC | |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | Fregatidae | LC | |
| Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Mangrove Warbler | Setophaga petechia | Parulidae | NE | |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | Falconidae | LC | |
| Muscovy Duck | Cairina moschata | Anatidae | LC | |
| Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | Parulidae | LC | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Pandionidae | LC | |
| Pearly-eyed Thrasher | Margarops fuscatus | Mimidae | LC | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Plumbeous Warbler | Setophaga plumbea | Parulidae | LC | |
| Purple-throated Carib | Eulampis jugularis | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Red-necked Amazon E | Amazona arausiaca | Psittacidae | VU | |
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | Anatidae | LC | |
| Ringed Kingfisher | Megaceryle torquata | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus | Laridae | NE | |
| Ruddy Quail-Dove | Geotrygon montana | Columbidae | LC | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Rufous-throated Solitaire | Myadestes genibarbis | Turdidae | LC | |
| Sabine’s Gull | Xema sabini | Laridae | LC | |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Scaly-breasted Thrasher | Allenia fusca | Mimidae | LC | |
| Scaly-naped Pigeon | Patagioenas squamosa | Columbidae | LC | |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis | Icteridae | LC | |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| South Polar Skua | Stercorarius maccormicki | Stercorariidae | LC | |
| Spectacled Thrush | Turdus nudigenis | Turdidae | LC | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Tropical Mockingbird | Mimus gilvus | Mimidae | LC | |
| Western Cattle Egret | Ardea ibis | Ardeidae | NE | |
| White-tailed Nightjar | Hydropsalis cayennensis | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Wilson’s Plover | Anarhynchus wilsonia | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Wilson’s Storm Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | Oceanitidae | LC | |
| Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Zenaida Dove | Zenaida aurita | Columbidae | LC |
This checklist lists the species that have profiles on this site, not every species ever recorded in the country. Taxonomy: AviList. Status: IUCN Red List category.