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First observed roost site of Vervain Hummingbird (mellisuga minima)
(2012)
An observation of a roost site of a male Vervain Hummingbird in the Dominican Republic on 7 November 2010 is the first for this species. The bird chose an entirely exposed position on a very thin twig, < 0.5 cm diameter, ...
Mourning dove nest on a Palmchat colony in urban Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
(2019)
We describe an observation of Zenaida macroura (Mourning Dove) nesting atop an active Dulus dominicus (Palmchat) nest in an urban park located in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. To our knowledge, ...
Range expansion of the Shiny Cowbird in the Dominican Republic
(1984)
Post and Wiley (1977a) have reviewed the spread of the Shiny Cowbird (Molothrusb onariensisw) within the last 100 years from northern South America through the Lesser Antilles and into the Greater Antilles as far west as ...
Avian distribution in Dominican shade coffee plantations : area and habitat relationships
(1999)
Residents and wintering Nearctic migrants were sampled by point counts in 40 small to medium-sized (0 .07-8.65 ha) shade coffee plantations with an overstory of Inga vera in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. The ...
Avian resource use in Dominican shade coffee plantations
(1998)
We quantified foraging behavior of 19 bird species in shade coffee plantations in the Dominican Republic to document and evaluate their use of food resources in the shade overstory relative to the coffee understory.
Winter site fidelity of Nearctic migrants in shade coffee plantations of different sizes in the Dominican Republic
(2000)
We studied three Nearctic migrant species (American Redstart [Setophaga ruticilla], AMRE; Black-and-white Warbler [Mniotilta varia], BAWW; Black-throated Blue Warbler [Dendroica caerulescens ], BTBW) wintering in 14 isolated ...
Breeding behavior of the endangered Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia megaplaga)
(2002)
[English] The Hispaniolan White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera megaplaga), which is considered here as a full-species (Hispaniolan Crossbill, L. megaplaga), is endemic to Haiti and the Dominican Republic where it is ...
Breeding-season food habits of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) in southwestern Dominican Republic
(1998)
Diet data from 20 Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) nests were collected in southwestern Dominican Republic in 1976, 1982, and 1996. Invertebrates (53.3%) comprised the most numerous prey items (N = 396) delivered to nests ...
A partial list of birds observed in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
(1934)
The birds here listed are some of those noted on a limnological expedition to the island, lasting from February 5 to March 15, 1933. As will be observed, the greater part of the birds mentioned are aquatic, since they were ...
Status of the American Flamingo in the Dominican Republic and eastern Haiti
(1979)
Between December 1975 and July 1976 and on 4-5 October 1977 we visited several sites of historical occurrence of the American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus tuber) in the Dominican Republic. Here we report on the status of the ...