Dominican Republic · Independencia
Rabo de Gato
152 species and 22,308 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–April, with up to 91 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Hispaniolan WoodpeckerMelanerpes striatus
Hispaniolan Lizard CuckooCoccyzus longirostris
White-necked CrowCorvus leucognaphalus
Broad-billed TodyTodus subulatus
Stolid FlycatcherMyiarchus stolidus
Plain PigeonPatagioenas inornata
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
PalmchatDulus dominicus
Vervain HummingbirdMellisuga minima
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Puerto Rican EuphoniaChlorophonia sclateri
Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
Black-crowned Palm-tanagerPhaenicophilus palmarumSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Zapotén13 km154 species
- Cabo Rojo - Pedernales44 km165 species
- Laguna Oviedo62 km150 species
- P.N. de la Visite68 km67 species
- Trou Caïman70 km105 species
All 152 species recorded here
- Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus
- White-necked Crow Corvus leucognaphalus
- Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus
- Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris
- Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus
- Palmchat Dulus dominicus
- Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis
- Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
- Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris
- Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata
- Hispaniolan Pewee Contopus hispaniolensis
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
- Puerto Rican Euphonia Chlorophonia sclateri
- Flat-billed Vireo Vireo nanus
- Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch Melopyrrha violacea
- Hispaniolan Oriole Icterus dominicensis
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- White-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon leucometopia
- Western Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
- Hispaniolan Emerald Riccordia swainsonii
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri
- Bay-breasted Cuckoo Coccyzus rufigularis
- Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas
- Olive-throated Parakeet Eupsittula nana
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- Antillean Siskin Spinus dominicensis
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Hispaniolan Nightjar Antrostomus ekmani
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Hispaniolan Spindalis Spindalis dominicensis
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
- Hispaniolan Trogon Priotelus roseigaster
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Blue Mountain Elaenia Elaenia fallax
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- White-winged Warbler Xenoligea montana
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Hispaniolan Palm Crow Corvus palmarum
- Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- La Selle Thrush Turdus swalesi
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
- Western Chat-Tanager Calyptophilus tertius
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
- Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Hispaniolan Crossbill Loxia megaplaga
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Double-striped Thick-knee Hesperoburhinus bistriatus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Rabo de Gato?
January–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 91 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Rabo de Gato?
152 species, from 22,308 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Rabo de Gato in November?
The most recorded in November: Hispaniolan Woodpecker, Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo, White-necked Crow, Broad-billed Tody and Stolid Flycatcher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.