- Spindalis dominicensis
Identification
16–16·5 cm (6¼-6½ in)
Male
- Head is mostly black with white stripes (supercilium and malar)
- Yellow chin and rusty upper throat
- Underside and mantle mostly yellow.
- Wings and upper tail are black with broad white feather edges producing characteristic pattern.
Female: mostly grayish-olive with buffy eyebrow and white malar wrapping below the cheek. There is a white primary patch. Underside pale with darker stripes.
Distribution
Dominican Republic and Haiti, both on the island of Hispaniola
Taxonomy
The members of the genus Spindalis were considered belonging to one species until recently.
Habitat
Forest and woodlands, both broadleaf and pine. Rare below 700 m asl, but registered from sea levels to about 2500 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Food mainly fruit and flowers, with some reports of insects being taken.
Breeding
Breeding mainly April to June according to reports, but may breed more than once a year. Nest is cup-shaped and made of grass, usually placed at moderate height in tree or bush.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Hilty, S. (2020). Hispaniolan Spindalis (Spindalis dominicensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.hisspi.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hispaniolan Spindalis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hispaniolan_Spindalis
