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First record of Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) nesting on Hispaniola
(2014)
[English] This paper provides the first nesting record of Turkey Vultures on Hispaniola, a description of these four nests, and general information on three other previously unreported nests.
A new subspecies of Turdus swalesi (Aves, Passeriformes, Muscicapidae) from the Dominican Republic
(1986)
A new subspecies, Turdus swalesi dodae. is described from the Sierra de Neiba and Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic. The arid Cul-de-Sac Valle de Neiba depression forms a barrier between T. s. swalesi of the ...
A new nematode of the genus Diplotriaena from a Hispaniolan woodpecker
(1934)
The species of nematode described in this paper was collected from the body cavity of a Hispaniolan woodpecker killed near Santa Barbara de Samaná, Dominican Republic, by E. W. Price.
Additional notes on the birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic
(1933)
In continuation of biological studies in Hispaniola under the Smithsonian Institution, we were engaged in field investigations in Haiti and the Dominican Republic in the spring of 1931, being oc cupied principally with ...
Descriptions of four new forms of birds from Hispaniola
(1929)
Continued studies of birds from Haiti and the Dominican Republic in the National Museum have In'ought to attention three geographic races found on small islands oil the coast that differ sufficiently from the groups ...
Great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) : a new species for Hispaniola
(2009)
Abstract: We report on the occurrence of a new vagrant bird species for Hispaniola, and only the third record of this species in the West Indies. The Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) was identified by sight and ...
Changing ecological communities along an elevation gradient in seasonally dry tropical forest on Hispaniola (Sierra Martín García, Dominican Republic)
(2019)
[English] We report the results of systematic vascular plant and bird surveys in Seasonally
Dry Tropical Forest (SDTF) across leeward and windward elevation gradients (31–
884 masl) in the Sierra Martín García (SMG), ...
Estructura y composición de un ensamblaje de aves asociadas al río Maimón, República Dominicana
(2022)
[Español] Se analizó la composición y estructura de un ensamblaje de aves asociadas a cuatro localidades ubicadas en los márgenes del río Maimón (República Dominicana): confluencia del río Maimón con río Yuna, carretera ...
Uso de hábitat de anidación del Gavilán de la Española (Buteo ridgwayi) en el Parque Nacional Los Haitises, República Dominicana
(2018)
El Gavilán de la Española (Buteo ridgwayi) es una rapaz endémica de la Española considerada el ave más amenazada del país y una de las rapaces más amenazadas del mundo, con una distribución histórica de unos 27 puntos de ...
Picky Palmchats (Dulus dominicus) : do they really prefer to nest in royal palms?
(2020)
Palmchats (Dulus dominicus) are widespread, medium-sized passerines endemic to Hispaniola. Palmchats build large, intricate stick nests mostly in palm trees, sometimes in deciduous trees, and rarely on the ground. The ...