Dominican Republic bird checklist
314 bird species in 66 families have been recorded in the Dominican Republic, according to eBird; about 289 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in the Dominican Republic right now
1Magnificent Frigatebird
2House Sparrow
3Royal Tern
4American Kestrel
5Eurasian Collared-Dove
6Rock Pigeon
7Mourning Dove
8American Redstart
9Gray Kingbird
10Ovenbird
Dominican Republic bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- West Indian Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Mute Swan
- Muscovy Duck
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Redhead
- Ring-necked Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Hooded Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Masked Duck
- Ruddy Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Northern Bobwhite
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Scaly-naped Pigeon
- White-crowned Pigeon
- Plain Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- White-fronted Quail-Dove
- Key West Quail-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Zenaida Dove
- Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
- Bay-breasted Cuckoo
- Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Common Nighthawk
- Antillean Nighthawk
- Least Pauraque
- Chuck-will's-widow
- Hispaniolan Nightjar
Potoos
- Northern Potoo
Swifts
- Black Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Antillean Palm Swift
Hummingbirds
- Hispaniolan Mango
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Vervain Hummingbird
- Hispaniolan Emerald
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Clapper Rail
- Spotted Rail
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Yellow-breasted Crake
Limpkin
- Limpkin
Thick-knees
- Double-striped Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Piping Plover
- Wilson's Plover
- Snowy Plover
Jacanas
- Northern Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Sabine's Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- American Flamingo
Grebes
- Least Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Black-capped Petrel
- Cory's Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Storks
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Neotropic Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- American Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Northern Harrier
- Mississippi Kite
- Snail Kite
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Ridgway's Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
- Ashy-faced Owl
Owls
- Burrowing Owl
- Stygian Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Trogons
- Hispaniolan Trogon
Todies
- Broad-billed Tody
- Narrow-billed Tody
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Antillean Piculet
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Hispaniolan Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- White-winged Parakeet
- Hispaniolan Amazon
- Olive-throated Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
- Hispaniolan Parakeet
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Hispaniolan Elaenia
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Hispaniolan Pewee
- Stolid Flycatcher
- Gray Kingbird
- Loggerhead Kingbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- White-eyed Vireo
- Flat-billed Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Hispaniolan Palm-Crow
- White-necked Crow
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Golden Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Cuban Martin
- Caribbean Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Gnatcatchers
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher
- Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Rufous-throated Solitaire
- Veery
- Bicknell's Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Eastern Red-legged Thrush
- La Selle Thrush
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Palmchat
- Palmchat
Weavers and Allies
- Village Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Tricolored Munia
- Red Avadavat
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Hispaniolan Euphonia
- Hispaniolan Crossbill
- Antillean Siskin
New World Sparrows
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Rufous-collared Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
Chat-Tanagers
- Western Chat-Tanager
- Eastern Chat-Tanager
Greater Antillean Tanagers
- Black-crowned Palm-Tanager
- White-winged Warbler
- Green-tailed Warbler
- Hispaniolan Spindalis
Troupials and Allies
- Yellow-headed Blackbird
- Bobolink
- Hispaniolan Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Shiny Cowbird
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Greater Antillean Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Swainson's Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Townsend's Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Bananaquit
- Yellow-faced Grassquit
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch
- Black-faced Grassquit
Most common birds in Dominican Republic
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Dominican Republic’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- American KestrelFalco sparverius
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Black-whiskered VireoVireo altiloquus
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
Largest bird families in Dominican Republic
Among its regular birds.
- New World Warblers33
- Sandpipers and Allies27
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl20
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers19
- Pigeons and Doves13
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns12
- Swallows10
- Tyrant Flycatchers8
Reported in the last 30 days
173 species reported to eBird in Dominican Republic in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Hispaniolan Mango, Eastern Red-legged Thrush, Magnificent Frigatebird, Royal Tern, American Kestrel, Vervain Hummingbird, House Sparrow, Palmchat, Ovenbird, Northern Mockingbird, Black-crowned Palm-Tanager, Mourning Dove, Hispaniolan Woodpecker, Hispaniolan Parakeet, American Redstart, Hispaniolan Lizard-Cuckoo, Gray Kingbird, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Greater Antillean Grackle, Cape May Warbler, Antillean Palm Swift, Shiny Cowbird, Rock Pigeon, Palm Warbler, Bananaquit, Black-whiskered Vireo, Blackpoll Warbler, Common Ground Dove, Green Heron, Smooth-billed Ani, Turkey Vulture, Prothonotary Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Hispaniolan Amazon, Yellow-faced Grassquit, White-winged Dove, Northern Parula, Northern Waterthrush, Village Weaver, Yellow-throated Warbler, …
Get to know some of them
Cape May Warbler
Northern Mockingbird
Bananaquit
Palm Warbler
Common Ground Dove
Blackpoll Warbler
White-winged Dove
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Green Heron
Ruddy Turnstone
Snowy Egret
Tricolored Heron
Turkey Vulture
Northern Parula