Birding tours in Dominican Republic

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Birding tours in Dominican Republic

The major interest of birding trips to the West Indies resides in the islands endemic species and Caribbean specialties, but we will surely not overlook, at least during the migration seasons, the important number of migrants passing through or wintering.

The Dominican Republic (48440 sq km) occupies the eastern two-thirds of the Island of Hispaniola (Haiti is the western third). This island is the highest of the Caribbean islands (Pico Duarte 3175 m). Most of the country is mountainous, supporting deciduous, semi-evergreen forest, mountain rain forest and pine forest.

The South-Western region (Sierra de Baoruco) combines these habitats with a semi-desert zone of thorny scrubs, cactus scrubs along with a beautiful coast, lagoons, lakes and cliffs.

This area will be the region of interest of our birdwatching trip as well as Los Haitises in the east. Indeed, the 29 endemics of the island have been recorded here as well as numerous Caribbean specialties.

more than 280 bird species
29 endemics shared with Haiti
16 of the 51 Caribbean endemics

8 days bird watching tour (Best of Dominican Republic)

SET DEPARTURE

Customized birding tours can be planned for groups or individuals.

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Visited areas and sites (see map)

SIERRA DE BAORUCO VIA DUVERGE.
Duvergé, Puerto Escondido: Thorn scrubs and woods, cactus.
Burrowing Owl, Least Poorwill, Flat-billed Vireo(E), Antillean Piculet…

Puerto Escondido, El Aguacate: Thorn woods, more humid foothill forest, 1000m.
Plain Pigeon, Bay-breasted Cuckoo (E), Key West Quail-Dove, Hispaniolan Parrot (E), Hispaniolan Trogon (E), White-necked Crow (E), Black-crowned Palm-Tanager(E), Hispaniolan Spindalis (E), Hispaniolan Woodpecker (E), Hispaniolan Emerald(E), Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo(E), Broad-billed Tody (E)…

El Aguacate, Zapoten: high-altitude forest, pine forest, 1700m.
Black-crowned Palm-Tanager (E), La Selle Thrush (E), , White-winged Warbler (E), Hispaniolan Trogon (E), Western Chat-Tanager (E), Ridgway’s Hawk (E), Green-tailed Warbler (E), Narrow-billed Tody (E), Rufous-throated Solitaire, Ashy-faced Owl (E), Golden Swallow, Hispaniolan Parakeet (E), Two-barred Crossbill (E), Antillean Siskin (E)…

Lago Enriquillo: lake, thorn scrubs, palm trees.
Hispaniolan Palm-Crow (E), White-necked Crow (E)…

Laguna Oviedo: lagoons, marshes.
Caribbean Flamingo….

Laguna de Rincon: lagoons, lakes,marshes.
West-Indian Whistling Duck, Hispaniolan Palm-Crow (E), Roseate Spoonbill, Palmchat (E), Hispaniolan Pewee (E)…

Eastern part of Sierra de Baoruco: montane rain forest.
Eastern Chat-Tanager (E), White-winged Warbler (E)…

Los Haitises NP: subtropical humid forest.
Black-crowned Palm-Tanager (E), Ridgway’s Hawk (E), Narrow-billed Tody (E)…

Coastal forest near Barahona.
Ashy-faced Owl (E), Northern Potoo, Antillean Nighthawk…

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FIELD GUIDES

+ A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF THE WEST INDIES
By Herbert Raffaele, James Wiley , Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith ans Janis Raffaele (Princeton).
+ THE BIRDS OF HISPANIOLA.
By Allan R.Keith, J.W. WILEY. (B.O.U).

PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

+ Documentation: Please check with consulate concerning current regulations and requirements.
+ Health: Consult your doctor or the Centers for Disease Control like http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx concerning health precautions and any injections that may be necessary to enter the area you will be visiting.
+ Infrastructure: Good driving conditions but access to some birding locations by tracks only. Satisfactory accommodation.
+ Language: Spanish.
+ Local time: GMT-4
+ Electricity: 110 volts. American sockets.
+ Currency: Dominican peso. US$ accepted.
+ Climate: Tropical, Dry season: December to April.

Amazilia Tours provides an up-to-date check-list to each participant for daily reports.

All lodging is provided in hotels or comfortable lodges, near to or on-site. The tour prices include lodging in double rooms (a supplement if 15% is charged for single room accommodation), all meals, transportation within the country, guide and entrance fees for the national parks. These prices do not include: international flight(except between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic for the combined trip), alcoholic drinks, personal spending, airport departure tax, tips and travel insurance (repatriation, luggage loss, flight cancellation… (see terms and conditions).

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