Birds of the Central Plateau

Here are the 28 species of birds seen in Caiman (near Bohoc, near Pignon) in fall 2014.  See this post for information about spotting the rare plain pigeon.  * indicates endemics to Hispaniola.

(add grassquit to Nov.)

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	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	x
·  American Redstart	Ti Tchit Dife	Setophaga ruticilla	x	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	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

Ramye (plain pigeon) in the central plateau

There is a confirmed pair of ramye, plain pigeon (Patagioenas inornata), near l'Université Chrétienne de la Communauté de Caïman east of Pignon.  Here is video so you can hear their low groan.  Turn the volume up and listen at seconds 3, 11, and 20.  The birds fly off at second 31.

Older Haitians say that when they were young they saw 100s of these birds at a time.  Now there is reported to be only 1,000-4,000 in the Caribbean.  The ramye have been seen in other places near Caiman and Bohoc since 2009.