A new review of the status of the Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in the Dominican Republic and Haiti

Abstract

The Caribbean Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber is a locally common resident of Hispaniola withnumbers augmented significantly by seasonal visitors. We review the existing literature and provide newdata on the status of the flamingo in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. We summarize recent counts andcompare these with those provided in earlier reviews by Wiley and Wiley (1979), Ottenwalder et al. (1990),and Keith et al. (2003), and we pay particular attention to reports of flamingos nesting. We conclude withrecommendations to advance the conservation and monitoring of this species.