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  1. caribemotion

    Report images in the Gallery with the wrong scientific name

    In regards to the Black-capped Petrel there is no record of nesting sites further than approx. 2-5 kilometers from the border into the Dominican Republic. All birds found, for example in the central mountain range in the Dominican Republic, were dead individuals (flying over), but no nesting...
  2. caribemotion

    Report images in the Gallery with the wrong scientific name

    Yes, I am sure. It happens all the time. I've seen the Gray-crowned Palm Tanager several times on the La Vache island. It was only seen once several decades ago close to the Haitian-Dominican border. But as this photo was taken on the east coast of the island, it is without doubt the immature...
  3. caribemotion

    Report images in the Gallery with the wrong scientific name

    The photo and text in opus regarding Phaenicophilus poliocephalus are completely wrong (common mistake). The bird shown is an immature P. palmarum, a common bird of Hispaniola. The P. poliocephalus appears exclusively on the southwestern peninsula of Haiti and not the Dominican Republic (and...
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