Caiman Birds 2014

Here are the birds I saw in Caiman in fall 2014.  See this post for information about spotting the rare plain pigeon.  * indicates endemics to Hispaniola.

English name	Creole name	Scientific name	Oct. 2014	Nov. 2014
·  Antillean Mango	Wanga Nègès	Anthracothorax dominicus	x	x
·  Vervain Hummingbird	Wanga Nègès	Mellisuga minima	x
·  Hispaniolan Parakeet*	Parich	Aratinga chloroptera		4
·  Cattle Egret	Krabye	Bulbulcus ibi	x	x
·  Plain Pigeon	Ramye	Columa inornata	2	2
·  Common Ground Dove	Zotolon	Columbina passerina	x	x
·  White-necked Crow*	Kaw	Corvus leucognaphalus	x	x
·  Hispaniolan Palm Crow*	Ti kaw	Corvus palmarum	x	x
·  Smooth-billed Ani	Boustabak	Crotophaga ani		x
·  Greater Antillean Grackle	Mèl Diab	Quiscalus niger	x
·  Prairie Warbler	Ti Tchit Zèl Jon	Dendroica discolor		x
·  Cape May Warbler		Setophaga tigrin	x	x
·  Black and White Warbler	Ti Tchit Demidèy	Mniotilta varia	x	x
·  Palm Warbler	Ti Tchit Palmis	Dendroica palmarum	x
·  Ovenbird	Ti Tchit Dore	Seiurus aurocapilla	x
·  American Redstart	Ti Tchit Dife	Setophaga ruticilla	x
·  Palmchat*	Esclave	Dulus dominicus	x	x
·  American Kestrel	Grigri	Falco sparverius	x	x
·  Hispaniolan Woodpecker*	Sepantye	Melanerpes striatus	x	x
·  Black-crowned Palm-tanager*	Kat-je Tèt Nwa	Phaenicophilus palarum	x	x
·  Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo*	Tako	Sauruthera longirostris	x	x
·  Broad-billed Tody*	Kolobri	Todus subulatus	x
·  Gray Kingbird	Pipirit gris	Tyrannus dominicensis	x	x
·  Bananaquit	Kit	Coereba flaveola	x	x
·  Nutmeg Mannikin	Mannken	Lonchura punctulata - intro	x	x
·  Turkey	Kodon	Meleagris - intro?	x	x
·  Chickens!	Poul	Gallus gallus	x	x
·  Guineafowl	Pentard	Numida meleagris	x	x