Icterus dominicensis
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The Hispaniolan oriole (Icterus dominicensis) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti). In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the Hispaniolan oriole in his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected on the French colony of Saint-Domingue on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. He used the French name Le carouge de S. Domingue and the Latin name Xanthornus Dominicensis. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the twelfth edition in 1766, he added 240 species that had been previously described by Brisson, with one of them being the Hispaniolan oriole. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name Oriolus dominicensis and cited Brisson's work. This species is now placed in the genus Icterus that was also introduced by Brisson.
The Hispaniolan oriole was once identified as a distinct species. However, in 1936, American... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 2 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Havana | 🇨🇺 Cuba |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hispaniolan Oriole sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata on a given day, based on 547 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 177 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Hispaniolan Oriole in Ciénaga de Zapata on a given day, against about 30% in January–February, April, July–August and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Ciénaga de Zapata's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in February. September has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hispaniolan Oriole sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hispaniolan Oriole sightings, Ciénaga de Zapata has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Los Haitises National Park (Dominican Republic, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hispaniolan Oriole is recorded against all the birds logged in Ciénaga de Zapata (547 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
