Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cigua de les palmeres |
| Dutch | Palmtapuit |
| English | Palmchat |
| English (United States) | Palmchat |
| French | Esclave palmiste |
| French (France) | Esclave palmiste |
| German | Palmenschwätzer |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Zwazo-palmis |
| Japanese | ヤシドリ |
| Norwegian | palmetrost |
| Polish | palmowiec |
| Russian | Дулюс |
| Serbian | Palmarka |
| Slovak | dulus družný |
| Spanish | Sigua Palmera |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Cigua Palmera |
| Spanish (Spain) | Sigua palmera |
| Swedish | palmtrast |
| Turkish | Dominik Palmiyekuşu |
| Ukrainian | Пальмовик |
Revision Notes
Spencer Schubert, Holly Garrod, and André Dhondt as part of a partnership with BirdsCaribbean. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Qwahn Kent copyedited the account.
Dulus dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Definitions
- DULUS
- dominicensis / dominicus
- Dominicus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Palmchat Dulus dominicus Scientific name definitions
Version: 2.0 — Published January 28, 2022
Photos from this Account
Lateral view.
Upperparts olive; the back, scapulars, and wing coverts more brownish, the lower rump and uppertail coverts olive greenish; feathers of crown and nape with very indistinct, darker central streaks; rectrices brownish gray, feathers edged with pale olive greenish, and with brown shafts.
Frontal view.
Lores, suborbital region, and auriculars uniform dark brown or dusky; malar region dusky, streaked with yellowish white; underparts yellowish white, broadly and sharply streaked with sooty brown, the streaks narrower on the belly, and broader and paler brown on the undertail coverts.
Dorsal view.
Ventral view.
Lateral view.
Lateral view.
Bird showing head detail.
Palmchat’s habitat; La Altagracia, Dominican Republic.
Birds in their habitat; Nord, Haiti.
Palmchat’s habitat; Pedernales, Dominican Republic.
Flock of birds foraging in a tree.
Feeding on palm fruits.
Feeding on palm fruits.
Feeding on berries.
Feeding on berries.
Feeding on small fruits.
Feeding on nectar.
Bird preening.
Pair mating.
Nests built in palm tree.
Nests built in deciduous tree.
Nests built on artificial structure.
Nest; general view showing entrance.
Bird collecting nest material.
Bird carrying nest material.
Bird manipulating a twig at nest.
Macaulay Library Photos for Palmchat
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