Field checklist
Birds of Dominican Republic
235 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 Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | Ardeidae | LC | |
| American Black Swift | Cypseloides niger | Apodidae | VU | |
| American Coot | Fulica americana | Rallidae | LC | |
| American Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | Phoenicopteridae | LC | |
| American Golden Plover | Pluvialis dominica | Charadriidae | LC | |
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | Falconidae | LC | |
| American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus | Haematopodidae | LC | |
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | Parulidae | LC | |
| American White Ibis | Eudocimus albus | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| American Wigeon | Mareca americana | Anatidae | LC | |
| Antillean Nighthawk | Chordeiles gundlachii | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Antillean Palm Swift | Tachornis phoenicobia | Apodidae | LC | |
| Antillean Piculet | Nesoctites micromegas | Picidae | LC | |
| Antillean Siskin E | Spinus dominicensis | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Ashy-faced Owl | Tyto glaucops | Tytonidae | LC | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | Icteridae | LC | |
| Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | Thraupidae | LC | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Bay-breasted Cuckoo E | Coccyzus rufigularis | Cuculidae | EN | |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | Setophaga castanea | Parulidae | LC | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Bicknell’s Thrush | Catharus bicknelli | Turdidae | VU | |
| Black Rail | Laterallus jamaicensis | Rallidae | NE | |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | Laridae | LC | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | Parulidae | LC | |
| Black-capped Petrel | Pterodroma hasitata | Procellariidae | EN | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Black-crowned Palm-tanager E | Phaenicophilus palmarum | Phaenicophilidae | LC | |
| Black-faced Grassquit | Melanospiza bicolor | Thraupidae | LC | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | Recurvirostridae | NE | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Setophaga caerulescens | Parulidae | LC | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Setophaga virens | Parulidae | LC | |
| Black-whiskered Vireo | Vireo altiloquus | Vireonidae | LC | |
| Blackpoll Warbler | Setophaga striata | Parulidae | NT | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | Cardinalidae | LC | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | Anatidae | LC | |
| Blue-winged Warbler | Vermivora cyanoptera | Parulidae | LC | |
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Icteridae | LC | |
| Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | Laridae | LC | |
| Broad-billed Tody E | Todus subulatus | Todidae | LC | |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | Sulidae | NE | |
| Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | Laridae | LC | |
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | Pelecanidae | LC | |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Calidris subruficollis | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | Strigidae | LC | |
| Cape May Warbler | Setophaga tigrina | Parulidae | LC | |
| Caribbean Martin | Progne dominicensis | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | Laridae | LC | |
| Cave Swallow | Petrochelidon fulva | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | Bombycillidae | LC | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Setophaga pensylvanica | Parulidae | LC | |
| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | Apodidae | VU | |
| Chuck-will’s-widow | Antrostomus carolinensis | Caprimulgidae | NT | |
| Clapper Rail | Rallus crepitans | Rallidae | LC | |
| Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata | Rallidae | LC | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina | Columbidae | LC | |
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | Laridae | LC | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | Parulidae | LC | |
| Connecticut Warbler | Oporornis agilis | Parulidae | LC | |
| Cuban Nightjar | Antrostomus cubanensis | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Nannopterum auritum | Phalacrocoracidae | LC | |
| Double-striped Thick-knee | Hesperoburhinus bistriatus | Burhinidae | LC | |
| Eastern Chat-Tanager | Calyptophilus frugivorus | Calyptophilidae | NT | |
| Eastern Red-legged Thrush | Turdus ardosiaceus | Turdidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | Scolopacidae | NE | |
| European Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | Laridae | LC | |
| Flat-billed Vireo E | Vireo nanus | Vireonidae | LC | |
| Forster’s Tern | Sterna forsteri | Laridae | LC | |
| Fulvous Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | Anatidae | LC | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Golden Swallow | Tachycineta euchrysea | Hirundinidae | VU | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | Passerellidae | LC | |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | Laridae | LC | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | Icteridae | LC | |
| Greater Antillean Bullfinch | Melopyrrha violacea | Thraupidae | LC | |
| Greater Antillean Grackle | Quiscalus niger | Icteridae | LC | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Green-tailed Warbler | Microligea palustris | Phaenicophilidae | LC | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | Anatidae | NE | |
| Grey Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | Mimidae | LC | |
| Grey Kingbird | Tyrannus dominicensis | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Charadriidae | VU | |
| Grey-crowned Palm-tanager | Phaenicophilus poliocephalus | Phaenicophilidae | NT | |
| Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | Laridae | LC | |
| Hispaniolan Amazon E | Amazona ventralis | Psittacidae | VU | |
| Hispaniolan Crossbill | Loxia megaplaga | Fringillidae | EN | |
| Hispaniolan Elaenia E | Elaenia cherriei | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Hispaniolan Emerald E | Riccordia swainsonii | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Hispaniolan Euphonia E | Chlorophonia musica | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo | Coccyzus longirostris | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Hispaniolan Mango E | Anthracothorax dominicus | Trochilidae | LC | |
| Hispaniolan Nightjar E | Antrostomus ekmani | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Hispaniolan Oriole E | Icterus dominicensis | Icteridae | LC | |
| Hispaniolan Palm Crow E | Corvus palmarum | Corvidae | NE | |
| Hispaniolan Parakeet E | Psittacara chloropterus | Psittacidae | NE | |
| Hispaniolan Pewee | Contopus hispaniolensis | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Hispaniolan Spindalis E | Spindalis dominicensis | Spindalidae | LC | |
| Hispaniolan Trogon E | Priotelus roseigaster | Trogonidae | LC | |
| Hispaniolan Woodpecker E | Melanerpes striatus | Picidae | LC | |
| Hooded Warbler | Setophaga citrina | Parulidae | LC | |
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | Cardinalidae | LC | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Geothlypis formosa | Parulidae | LC | |
| Key West Quail-Dove | Geotrygon chrysia | Columbidae | LC | |
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | Charadriidae | NT | |
| La Selle Thrush | Turdus swalesi | Turdidae | VU | |
| Laughing Gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | Laridae | LC | |
| Leach’s Storm Petrel | Hydrobates leucorhous | Hydrobatidae | VU | |
| Least Bittern | Botaurus exilis | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Least Grebe | Tachybaptus dominicus | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Least Poorwill | Siphonorhis brewsteri | Caprimulgidae | NT | |
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Least Tern | Sternula antillarum | Laridae | LC | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | Laridae | LC | |
| Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | Anatidae | LC | |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Limpkin | Aramus guarauna | Aramidae | LC | |
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Loggerhead Kingbird | Tyrannus caudifasciatus | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Parkesia motacilla | Parulidae | LC | |
| Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | Fregatidae | LC | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Setophaga magnolia | Parulidae | LC | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Anatidae | LC | |
| Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Mangrove Warbler | Setophaga petechia | Parulidae | NE | |
| Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | Sulidae | LC | |
| Masked Duck | Nomonyx dominicus | Anatidae | LC | |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | Falconidae | LC | |
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | Columbidae | LC | |
| Narrow-billed Tody E | Todus angustirostris | Todidae | LC | |
| Northern Gannet | Morus bassanus | Sulidae | LC | |
| Northern Harrier | Circus hudsonius | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Northern Jacana | Jacana spinosa | Jacanidae | LC | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | Mimidae | LC | |
| Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | Parulidae | LC | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | Anatidae | LC | |
| Northern Potoo | Nyctibius jamaicensis | Nyctibiidae | LC | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | Hirundinidae | NE | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | Anatidae | LC | |
| Northern Waterthrush | Parkesia noveboracensis | Parulidae | LC | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Pandionidae | LC | |
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | Parulidae | LC | |
| Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | Cardinalidae | LC | |
| Palm Warbler | Setophaga palmarum | Parulidae | LC | |
| Palmchat E | Dulus dominicus | Dulidae | LC | |
| Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | Stercorariidae | LC | |
| Pearly-eyed Thrasher | Margarops fuscatus | Mimidae | LC | |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Pine Warbler | Setophaga pinus | Parulidae | LC | |
| Piping Plover | Charadrius melodus | Charadriidae | NT | |
| Plain Pigeon | Patagioenas inornata | Columbidae | NT | |
| Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | Stercorariidae | LC | |
| Prairie Warbler | Setophaga discolor | Parulidae | LC | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | Parulidae | LC | |
| Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | Rallidae | LC | |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | Vireonidae | LC | |
| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | Sulidae | LC | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens | Ardeidae | NT | |
| Ridgway’s Hawk E | Buteo ridgwayi | Accipitridae | CR | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | Laridae | LC | |
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | Anatidae | LC | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | Cardinalidae | LC | |
| Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | Laridae | LC | |
| Royal Tern | Thalasseus maximus | Laridae | NE | |
| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | Anatidae | NE | |
| Ruddy Quail-Dove | Geotrygon montana | Columbidae | LC | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Rufous-collared Sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | Passerellidae | LC | |
| Rufous-throated Solitaire | Myadestes genibarbis | Turdidae | LC | |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | Laridae | LC | |
| Sargasso Shearwater | Puffinus lherminieri | Procellariidae | NE | |
| Scaly-naped Pigeon | Patagioenas squamosa | Columbidae | LC | |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis | Icteridae | LC | |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | Strigidae | LC | |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Snowy Plover | Anarhynchus nivosus | Charadriidae | NT | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | Laridae | LC | |
| Sora | Porzana carolina | Rallidae | LC | |
| Spotted Rail | Pardirallus maculatus | Rallidae | LC | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Stolid Flycatcher | Myiarchus stolidus | Tyrannidae | LC | |
| Stygian Owl | Asio stygius | Strigidae | LC | |
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | Cardinalidae | LC | |
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Tawny-shouldered Blackbird | Agelaius humeralis | Icteridae | LC | |
| Tennessee Warbler | Leiothlypis peregrina | Parulidae | LC | |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | Cathartidae | LC | |
| Vervain Hummingbird | Mellisuga minima | Trochilidae | LC | |
| West Indian Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna arborea | Anatidae | NT | |
| Western Cattle Egret | Ardea ibis | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Western Chat-Tanager | Calyptophilus tertius | Calyptophilidae | VU | |
| Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis | Anatidae | LC | |
| White-collared Swift | Streptoprocne zonaris | Apodidae | LC | |
| White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala | Columbidae | NT | |
| White-fronted Quail-Dove | Geotrygon leucometopia | Columbidae | EN | |
| White-necked Crow E | Corvus leucognaphalus | Corvidae | VU | |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | Phaethontidae | LC | |
| White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | Columbidae | LC | |
| White-winged Warbler E | Xenoligea montana | Phaenicophilidae | VU | |
| Willet | Tringa semipalmata | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Wilson’s Plover | Anarhynchus wilsonia | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Wilson’s Snipe | Gallinago delicata | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Wilson’s Storm Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | Oceanitidae | LC | |
| Worm-eating Warbler | Helmitheros vermivorum | Parulidae | LC | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | Picidae | LC | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Yellow-breasted Crake | Laterallus flaviventer | Rallidae | LC | |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivaceus | Thraupidae | LC | |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | Parulidae | NE | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | Vireonidae | LC | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Setophaga dominica | Parulidae | 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.