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Birds of the Botanic Gardens

Choupit
Gligli
Gwiv
Kalali
Made
Malfini
Pipirit
Sikiye
Sisizeb
Sisserou
Sizo
Titin
Toutwel
No discussion of the Dominica Botanic Gardens is complete without mention of the numerous beautiful and interesting birds which make the Gardens their home. There are the various Humming Birds, the cooing Mountain Dove (Zanaida Dove), the ubiquitous Sikiye (Bananaquit), and the elegant but menacing Chicken Hawk (Broad-winged Hawk). In the Gardens, you will also see the national bird, the stunning Sisserou Parrot (Imperial Parrot). But here, these beautiful parrots are caged since this is not their natural habitat. For Bird Watchers, the Gardens is a treasure trove. It is a convenient and easily accessible location to see a wide variety of birds, both endemic and migratory. There, one can spend countless hours carefully following one species or browsing several. In this section, we give photographs and brief descriptions of the birds of the Gardens.

Our objectives are relatively modest. We want to provide first class bird illustrations so the reader can clearly recognize the birds. At the same time, we want to compliment these illustrations with brief descriptions to help the reader get a deeper appreciation of the birds of the Gardens. The material here, both photos and descriptions, is based partly on the book,  
Dominica's Birds, by James, Durand and Jno.Baptiste, and partly on Internet research. The book proved to be an invaluable resource and an always intriguing read. James'  Sea Birds of Dominica  might also be of interest. We also consulted other references, which we note on the various Bird pages. These sources are complemented with our own observations obtained over many years of bird watching in the Gardens..

Apart from our debt to the authors of 
Dominica's Birds, we want to acknowledge the contribution of  3-Rivers Eco Lodge   in Dominica for the use of their Dominica bird calls.

Finally, we also acknowledge the assistance of the many people who provided comments and photographs. We do appreciate their generous contribution.

COMMON NAME
LOCAL NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
STATUS

​American Kestrel

Antillean Crested Hummingbird

​Bananaquit

​Bare-eyed Robin

​Barn Owl

Black-faced Grassquit

​Black-whiskered Vireo

​Black Swift

​Blackpoll Warbler

​Broad-winged Hawk

​Carib Grackle

​Caribbean Elaenia

​Caribbean Martin

​Common Ground Dove

​Eurasian Collared Dove

​Green Heron

​Green-throated Carib

​Grey Kingbird

​House Wren

​Imperial Parrot

​Least Sandpiper

​Lesser Antillean Bullfinch

Lesser Antillean Flycatcher

​Lesser Antillian Saltator

​Lesser Antillean Swift

​Magnificent Frigatebird

​Mangrove Cuckoo

Merlin

​Nutmeg Mannikin

​Osprey

​Purple-throated Carib

​Ringed Kingfisher

​Scaly-breasted Thrasher

​Smooth-billed Ani

​Spotted Sandpiper

​Tropical Mockingbird

​Yellow Warbler

​Yellow-crowned Night Heron

​Zenaida Dove
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​​Gligli

​Ti-kap, Ti-kalai, Syoun, Fou-fou

​Sikiyé, Sikwiyé

​Big-eyed Grieve, Gwiv gwo-ziez

​Owl, Chawan, Jombie Bird

​Sisi-zèb

​Chwèk

​Swallow, Jiwondel, Zozyo Laplis

Joujou-nwel, Joujou

​Malfini, Chicken Hawk

​Vincent Choupit, Choupit, Blackbird

​Siffleur, Chwèk-Patwa

​Swallow, Jiwondel, Begas Kann

​Zotolan, Ground Dove

Collared Dove, Eurasian Dove

​Kalali, Kaali

​Foufou-vè, Falvert

​Pipirit, Pipirik

​Osiyòl, Wòsinyòl

​Sisserou

Baigas

​Pere Noir, Mwéson

​Gwo-tèt, Labèl Gwo-tèt

​Gwo-bek

​Swallow, Jiwondel, Zozyo-laplis

​Frigate, Fwegad, Sizo

​Koukou-manioc

Gligli montayne

​Munia, Spice Finch

​Malfini-lamer, Seahawk, Fish Hawk

​Fou-fou madè, Fal-wouj

​Kingfisher, Gad-lyviere

​Gwiv

​Mèls-kòbo, Mawilann

​Baigas

​Gwiv-blanc

Titin, Titin-nwèl, Yellow-bir

​Kwabyé, Kwabyé Jenga

​Toutwèl
Falco spaverius

Orthorhyncus cristatu

​Coereba flaveola

​Turdus nudigenis

​Tyto alba

​Tiaris bicolor

​Vireo altiloquus

​Cypseloides niger

Dendroica striata

​Buteo platypterus

Quiscalus lugubris

Elaenia martinica

​Progne domonicensis

​Columbina passerina

​Streptopelia decaocto

​Butorides virescens

​Eulampis holosericius

​Tyrannus dominicensis

​Troglodytes aedon

​Amazon Imperialis

​Calidris minutilla

​Loxigilla noctis

Myiarchus oberi

​Saltator albicollis

​Chaetura martinica

​Fregata magnificens

​Coccyzus minor

​Falco columbarius

​Lonchura punctulata

Pandion heliaetus

​Eulampis jugularis

​Ceryle torquata

​Margarops fuscus

​Crotophaga ani

​Actitis macularia

​Minus gilvus

​Dendroica petechia

​Nycticorax violaceus

​Zenaida aurita
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​​Migratory Species

​Caribbean Endemic

​Caribbean endemic

​Recent Colonizer

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​Caribbean Endemic

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​Migratory Species

​Some Caribbean Endemic

Caribbean Endemic

​Caribbean Endemic

​Caribbean Endemic

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Recent Colonizer

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​Caribbean Endemic

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​Caribbean Endemic

Migratory species

​Caribbean Endemic

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​Caribbean Endemic

​Caribbean Endemic

​Some Migratory

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​Migratory Species

​Recent Colonizer

​Migratory Species

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​Caribbean Endemic

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​Migratory Species

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​Some migratory

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​​Gardens Introduction

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Preface - How it Began
Introduction to Website
A Brief History
Plan of Gardens 
Contemporary Commentary​
​Trees, Shrubs, Birds

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Selected Trees and Shrubs
Medicinal Plants
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Gardens Activities
  Florida's Fairchild Garden
Parrot/Animal Sanctuary
Birds of the Gardens
Garden Views

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Three Virtual Tours
Panoramic Views Today
Early Panoramic Views
 
Hurricane David's Ravages
Future Developments
Curators/Administrators
Reports and Documents
  
Getting Involved
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