Dominican Republic Endemics and Target Species

Cúa Birding provide customized guided birding and bird photography trips, from a packed 4  to 10 days to target all endemics and regionals, to 1-day guided trip departing from Santo Domingo to a selected location depending on birders need, target species and guests time availability.

Multiple days tours overview

These tours are designed to give our guests an unforgettable birding experience while enjoying the most beautiful and remote areas of the Dominican Republic. On this private tour, you will get to truly experience the local culture and immerse yourself in lush settings, while increasing your chances of finding the most elusive bird species of the island.

A typical endemics CÚA TOUR takes you on a 7 to 10 days adventure that departs from the city of Santo Domingo, visiting places like the National Botanical Garden, Sierra de Bahoruco and Jaragua National Parks, Los Haitises NP, Las Salinas, etc. You will have the chance to observe 33 Hispaniolan endemics such as Broad and Narrow-billed Todies, Bay-breasted Cuckoo, Western and Eastern Chat-Tanagers, La Selle Thrush, White-winged Warbler, Hispaniolan Crossbill, H. Emerald, Ashy-faced Owl, H. Nightjar, Palmchat, Antillean Piculet, Ridgway’s Hawk, and the possibility of over 10 regional endemics and many Neotropical migrants depending on the time of the Year.

We will work an itinerary for you based on your birding needs and time constraints. These tours can be paired with our Puerto Rico extension,  The Quisqueya-Borikén Tour!

PINCHITA TRIPS – ONE DAY departing from Santo Domingo.

We have stunning selected locations for you to choose from, depending on your habitat and species preference.

Several sites on the Central mountains – High elevation specialties and nightbirds hotspots.

Las Salinas de Baní – Coastal saline ponds, thickets, mangroves, lagoons, mudflats.

Monte Plata area – Open fields, ponds, lagoons.

Cotubanamá Scientific Reserve – Humid, dry and transitional forests on the South East.

Also hotspots for species like Masked Duck, Spotted Rail, Grasshopper Sparrow, etc.


NEW EXCITING SHORT TOUR!!

CIBAO TOUR
(from Taino Ciba-o ‘stone mountain)

Four days/three nights on the Central Mountains for Localized and elevation restricted Endemics, Nightbirds and other Specialties.

Some of the relevant species we would be looking for are:

At low to mid elevation we’ll look for Spotted Rail, Least Pauraque, Hispaniolan Nightjar, Northern Potoo, Ashy-faced Owl, Flat-billed Vireo, Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo, Double-striped Thick-knee, Antillean Piculet, Hispaniolan Pewee, Black-crowned Palm-Tanager, Green-tailed Ground-Tanager, Broad-billed Tody, Greater Antillean Bullfinch, Hispaniolan Mango, Scaly-naped Pigeon, Vervain Hummingbird, Palmchat, Tricolored Munia, Scaly-breasted Munia. Possibly Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Key West Quail-Dove; and many overwintering warblers during migration (September – May).

At high elevation we’ll try for Narrow-billed Tody, White-fronted Quail-dove, Hispaniolan Emerald, H. Spindalis, Eastern Chat-Tanager, H. Euphonia, H. Trogon, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Rufous-throated Solitaire, and other elevation restricted species!


Contact us for more detailed information, itinerary and prices.