Wildlife of Dominica / Tierwelt Dominica
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CRABS / KRABBEN (Portunidae, Psedethelphusidae, Gecarcinidae and Ocypodidae)
Callinectes marginatus - Sharptooth Swimcrab or Marbled Swimcrab
Callinectes sapidus - Chesapeake or Atlantic Blue Crab / Blaukrabbe oder Blaue Schwimmkrabbe
Coenobita cylpeatus - Hermit or Soldier crab
Cyclograpus integer
Gardisoma guanhumi - Blue Land Crab
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Gecarcinus lateralis - Bermuda or Blackback Land Crab / Bermuda Landkrabbe
Gecarcinus ruricola - Black Crab / Halloweenkrabbe
Geograpus lividus
Goniopsis cruentata Mangrove Root Crab / Wurzel-Mangrovenkrabbe
Grapsus grapsus - Red Rock Crab / Rote Klippenkrabbe
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Petrolisthes quadratus
Plagusia depressa - Tidal Spray Crab
Sesarma miersii
Sesarma robertii
Uca vocator - Atlantic Hairback Fiddler Crab
Ucides cordatus - Mangrove crab / Mangrovenkrabbe
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SHRIMPS (Penaeidae and Palaemonidae)
Atya innocous
Atya scabra
Jonga serrei
Macrobrachium acanthurus
Macrobrachium crenulatum
Macrobrachium faustinum
Macrobrachium heterochirus
Micratya poeyi
Potimirim glabra
Xiphocaris elongata
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Butterflies / Schmetterlinge
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BLUES AND HAIRSTREAKS / BLÄULINGE (Lycaenidae)
Allosmaitia coelebs - St. Peters Hairstreak
Allosmaitia piplea - Godmans Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon maesites - Clenchs Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon simaethis - St Christophers Hairstreak
Electrostrymon angerona - Bronze Hairstreak
Electrostrymon dominicana - Dominican Hairstreak
Hemiargus hanno - Hanno Blue
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Leptotes cassius - Cassius Blue
Strymon acis - Drurys Hairstreak
Strymon bubastus - Bubastus Haistreak
Strymon columella - Hewitsons Hairstreak
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MILKWEEDS AND MONARCHS (Danainae)
SNOUT BUTTERFLIES / SCHNAUZENFALTER (Libytheidae)
Libythea fulvescens - Dominican Snout
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WHITES AND SULPHURS / WEISSLINGE (Pieridae)
Rhabdodryas (Phoebis) trite - Straight-line Sulphur
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FRITILLARIES (Nymphalidae)
Biblis hyperia - Red Rim
Historis odius - Orion
Hypolimnas misippus - The Mimic
Junonia evarete - Caribbean Buckeye
Marpesia petreus - Southern Dagger Tail
Memphis dominicana - Godmans Leaf Memphis
Mestra cana - St Lucia Mestra
Vanessa cardui - Painted Lady / Distelfalter
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SKIPPERS / DICKKOPFFALTER (Hesperidae)
Epargyreus zestos - Zestos Skipper
Ephyriades arcas - Hairy Dusky Wing
Ephyriades brunnea - Jamaican Dusky Wing
Hylephila phyleus - Fiery Skipper
Nyctelius nyctelius - Nyctelius Skipper
Panoaquina sylvicola - Sugar Cane Skipper
Polites dictynna - Lesser Whirlabout
Polygonus leo - Hammock Skipper
Polygonus manueli - Manuels Skipper
Proteides mercurius - Mercury Skipper
Pyrgus oileus - Tropical Chequered Skipper
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Urbanus obscurus - Stub-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus - Common Long-tail Skipper
Wallengrenia ophites - Broken Dash Skipper
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SWALLOWTAILS / SCHWALBENSCHWÄNZE (Papilionidae)
Battus polydamas - Polydamas Swallowtail
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Four species of frogs have been recorded in Dominica.
Vier Froscharten kommen auf Dominica vor, wobei nur zwei von diesen Arten gewöhnlich zu sehen beobachten sind.
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LEPTODACTYLIDS (Leptodactylidae)
Eleutherodactylus amplinympha
Eleutherodactylus johnstoneii - Johnstones Whistling Frog
Eleutherodactylus martinicensis - Tink Frog
Leptodactylus fallax - Moutain chicken
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TORTOISES AND TERRAPINS / LAND- UND SÜSSWASSER-SCHILDKRÖTEN (Testudinidae)
Geochelone carbonaria - Tortoise
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SEA TURTLES / MEERESSCHILDKRÖTEN (Cheloniidae and Dermochelydae)
Caretta caretta - Loggerhead turtle
Chelonia mydas - Green turtle
Dermochekys coriacea - Leatherback turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata - Hawksbill turtle
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Hemidactylus coriacea - House gecko
Sphaerodactylus fantasticus
Sphaerodactylus microlepis
Sphaerodactylus vincenti
Thecadactylus rapicauda - Tree gecko
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IGUANAS AND ANOLIDS / LEGUANE UND ANOLIS (Iguanidae)
Anolis oculatus - Tree lizard
Iguana delicatissima - Lesser Antillean igauana / Grüner Inselleguan
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GROUNDS LIZARDS AND TEGUS / SCHIENENECHSEN (Teiidae)
WORM SNAKES (Typhlopidae)
Typhlops dominicana - Worm snake
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Boa constrictor nebulosus - Boa
Clelia clelia - False Boa / Unechte Boa
Liophis (Dromicus) juliae
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Podiceps dominicus - Least Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps - Pied-billed Grebe
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SHEARWATER & PETRELS (Procellariidae)
Pterodroma hasitata - Black-capped Petrel / Teufelssturmvogel
Puffinus diomedea - Corys Shearwater / Gelbschnabel-Sturmtaucher
Puffinus gravis - Greater Shearwater / Großer Sturmtaucher
Puffinus lherminieri - Audubons Shearwater / Schuppensturmtaucher
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STORM PETRELS (Hydrobatidae)
Oceanites oceanicus - Wilsons Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa - Leachs Storm-Petrel
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TROPICBIRDS (Phaethonidae)
Phaethon aethereus - Red-billed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus - White-tailed Tropicbird
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BOOBIES & GANNETS (Sulidae)
Sula sula - Red-footed Booby / Rotfußtölpel
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CORMORANTS (Phalacrocoracidae)
Phalacrocorax olicaceus - Olicaceous Cormorant / Olivenscharbe
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FRIGATEBIRDS / FREGATTVÖGEL (Fregatidae)
HERON & BITTERNS (Ardeidae)
Egretta caerulea - Little Blue Heron / Blaureiher
Egretta rufescens - Reddish Egret / Rötelreiher
Egretta thula - Snowy Egret / Schmuckreiher
Egretta tricolor - Tricolored Heron / Dreifarbenreiher
Ixobrychus exilis - Leadt Bittern / Amerikanische Zwergdommel
Nycticorax nycticorax - Black-crowned Night Heron / Nachtreiher
Nycticorax violaceus - Yellow-crowned Night Heron / Krabbenreiher
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STORKS / STÖRCHE (Ciconiidae)
Mycteria americana - American Wood Ibis
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IBISES & SPOONBILLS / IBISSE & LÖFFELREIHER (Threskiornithidae)
Eudocimus albus - White Ibis
Eudocimus ruber - Scarlet Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus - Glossy Ibis
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SWANS, GEESE & DUCKS (Anatidae)
Anas americana - American Wigeon
Anas clypeata - Northern Shoveler
Anas crecca - Green-winged Teal
Anas discors - Blue-winged Teal
Athya affinis - Lesser Scaup
Dendrocygna arborea - West Indian Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis - Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor - Fulvous Whistling Duck
Nomonyx (Oxyura) dominica - Masked Duck
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OSPREYS / FISCHADLER (Pandionidae)
HAWKS & EAGLES / HABICHTARTIGE (Accipitridae)
Buteo platypterus - Broad-winged Hawk / Breitschwingenbussard
Circus cyaneus - Northern Harrier or Marsh Hawk / Kornweihe
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FALCONS & CARACARAS / FALKEN (Falconidae)
Falco columbarius - Merlin / Merlin
Falco peregrinus - Peregrine Falcon / Wanderfalke
Falco sparverius - American Kestrel / Buntfalke
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HAWKS & EAGLES / HABICHTARTIGE (Accipitridae)
Buteo platypterus - Broad-winged Hawk / Breitschwingenbussard
Circus cyaneus - Northern Harrier or Marsh Hawk / Kornweihe
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AVOCETS & STILTS (Recurvirostridae)
Himantopus mexicanus - Black-necked Stilt / Amerikanischer Stelzenläufer
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WOODCOCK, SNIPE & SANDPIPERS (Scolopacidae)
Bartramia longicauda - Upland Sandpiper / Prärieläufer
Calidris alba - Sanderling
Calidris alpina - Dunlin / Alpenstrandläufer
Calidris bairdii - Bairds Sandpiper / Bairdstrandläufer
Calidris canutus - Red Knot / Knuttstrandläufer
Calidris ferruginea - Curlew Sandpiper / Sichelstrandläufer
Calidris fusciollis - White-rumped Sandpiper / Weißbürzelstrandläufer
Calidris himantopus - Stilt Sandpiper / Bindenstrandläufer
Calidris mauri - Western Sandpiper / Bergstrandläufer
Calidris melanotos - Pectoral Sandpiper / Graubruststrandläufer
Calidris minutilla - Least Sandpiper / Wiesenstrandläufer
Calidris pusilla - Semipalmated Sandpiper / Sandstrandläufer
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus - Willet / Schlammtreter
Gallinago gallinago - Common Snipe / Bekassine oder Sumpfschnepfe
Limnodromus griseus - Short-billed Dowitcher / Kleiner Schlammläufer
Limosa haemastica - Hudsonian Godwit / Hudsonschnepfe
Numenius phaeopus - Whimbrel / Regenbrachvogel
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Tringa flavipes - Lesser Yellowlegs / Kleiner Gelbschenkel
Tringa melanoleuca - Greater Yellowlegs / Großer Gelbschenkel
Tringa solitaria - Solitary Sandpiper / Einsamer Wasserläufer
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PLOVERS & TURNSTONES (Charadriidae)
Charadrius semipalmatus - Semipalmated Plover / Amerika-Sandregenpfeifer
Charadrius vociferus - Killdeer / Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer
Pluvialis dominica - Lesser Golden-Plover / Wanderregenpfeifer
Pluvialis squatarola - Black-bellied Plover / Kiebitzregenpfeifer
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RAILS, GALLINULES & COOTS (Rallidae)
Fulca caribaea - Caribbean Coot
Gallinula chloropus - Common Gallinule/Moorhen
Porhyrula martinica - Purple Gallinule
Porzana carolina - Sora
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SKUAS & JAEGERS (Stercoraridae)
Stercoraius parasiticus - Arctic Skus or Parasitic Jaeger / Schmarotzerraubmöwe
Stercocarius pomarinus - Pomarine Skua or Jaeger / Spatelraubmöwe
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Sterna (Gelochelidon) nilotica - Gull-billed Tern / Lachseeschwalbe
Sterna (Hydropogne) caspia - Caspian Tern / Raubseeschwalbe
Sterna anaethetus - Bridled Tern / Zügelseeschwalbe
Sterna antillarum - Least Tern / Amerikanische Zwergseeschwalbe
Sterna dougallii - Roseate Tern / Rosenseeschwalbe
Sterna fuscata - Sooty Tern / Rußseeschwalbe
Sterna hirundo - Common Tern / Fluss-Seeschwalbe
Sterna maxima - Royal Tern / Königsseeschwalbe
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Sterna sandvicensis - Sandwich Tern / Brandseeschwalbe
Xena sabini - Sabines Gull / Schwalbenmöwe
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PIGEONS & DOVES (Columbidae)
Columba squamosa - Red-necked or Scaly-naped Pigeon / Antillentaube
Columbina passerina - Common Ground-Dove / Sperlingstäubchen
Geotrygon montana - Ruddy Quail Dove / Rote Erdtaube
Geotrygon mystacea - Bridled Quail Dove / Schnurrbart-Erdtaube
Streptopelia decaocto - Collared Dove / Türkentaube
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PARROTS, PARAKEETS & MACAWS (Psittacidae)
CUCKOOS & ANIS (Cuculidae)
NIGHTJARS (Caprimulgidae)
Caprimulgus sp. - Nightjar
Chordeiles minor - Common Nighthawk / Falkennachtschwalbe
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Chaetura martinica - Lesser Antillean Swift
Cypseloides niger - Black Swift
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HUMMINGBIRDS / KOLIBRIS (Trochilidae)
KINGFISHERS (Alcedinidae)
Ceryle alcyon - Belted Kingfisher / Gürtelfischer
Ceryle torquata - Ringed Kingfisher / Rotbrustfischer
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WOODPECKERS, PICULETS & WRYNECKS (Picidae)
Sphyrapicus varius - Yellow-billed Sapsucker / Gelbbauch-Saftlecker
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TYRANT FLYCATCHERS (Tyrannidae)
Tyrannus tyrannus - Eastern Kingbird / Königstyrann
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SWALLOWS / SCHWALBEN (Hirundinae)
Progne dominicensis - Caribbean Martin
Riparia riparia - Bank Swallow or Sand Martin
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Troglodytes aedon - House Wren / Hauszaunkönig
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MUSCICAPIDS (Muscicapidae)
Cichlerminia lherminieri - Forest Thrush / Antillendrossel
Myadestes genibarbis - Rufous-throated Solitaire
Turdus nudigenis - Bare-eyed Thrush
Turdus plumbeus - Red-legged Thrush
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MOCKINGBIRDS & TRASHERS (Mimidae)
Margarops fuscatus - Pearly-eyed Thrasher
Margarops fuscus - Scaly-breated Thrasher
Mimus gilvus - Tropical Mockingbird / Tropenspottdrossel
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Bombycilla cedrorum - Cedar Waxwing / Zedernseidenschwanz
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Vireo altiloquus - Black-whiskered Vireo / Bartvireo
Vireo flavifrons - Yellow-throated Vireo / Gelbkehlvireo
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EMERIDZIDS (Emberizidae)
Subfamily WOODWARBLERS (Parulinae)
Dendroica caerulescens - Black-throated Blue Warbler / Blaurücken-Waldsänger
Dendroica coronata - Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler / Kron-Waldsänger
Dendroica fusca - Blackburnian Warbler / Fichten-Waldsänger
Dendroica magnolia - Magnolia Warbler / Magnolien-Waldsänger
Dendroica palmarum - Palm Warbler / Palm-Waldsänger
Dendroica pensylvanica - Chestnut-sided Warbler / Gelbscheitel-Waldsänger
Dendroica petechia - Yellow Warbler / Gold-Waldsänger
Dendroica plumbea - Plumbeous Warbler / Grauwaldsänger
Dendroica striata - Blackpoll Warbler / Kappen-Waldsänger
Dendroica tigrina - Cape May Warbler / Tiger-Waldsänger
Dendroica virens - Black-throated Green Warbler / Grünwaldsänger
Geothlypsis trichas - Common Yellowthroat / Weiden-Gelbkehlchen
Mniotilta varia - Black-and-white Warbler / Baumläuferwaldsänger
Oporornis formosus - Kentucky Warbler / Kentuckywaldsänger
Parula americana - Northern Parula Warbler / Meisen-Waldsänger
Protonotario citrea - Prothonotary Warbler / Zitronenwaldsänger
Seiurus aurocapillus - Ovenbird / Pieperwaldsänger
Seiurus motacilla - Louisiana Watertrush / Stelzenwaldsänger
Seiurus noveboracensis - Northern Watertrush / Uferwaldsänger
Setophaga ruticilla - American Redstart / Schnäpperwaldsänger
Wilsonia citrina - Hodded Warbler / Kapuzenwaldsänger
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Subfamily HONEYCREEPERS (Coerebinae)
Subfamily TANAGERS / TANGAREN (Thraupinae)
Euphonia musica - Antillean or Blue-hooded Euphonia / Antillenorganist
Piranga olivacea - Scarlet Tanager / Scharlachtangare
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Subfamily CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS AND ALLIES (Cardinalinae)
Passerina cyanea - Indigo Bunting / Indigofink
Pheucticus ludovicianus - Rose-breasted Grosbeak / Rosenbrust-Kernknacker
Saltator albicollis - Streaked Saltator / Antillensaltator
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Subfamily EMBERIZINES (Emberizinae)
Subfamily BLACKBIRDS and ALLIES (Icterinae)
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ANZEIGE
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