List of birds of Dominica

Imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis), one of the two bird species endemic to Dominica and a symbol of the nation. It is endangered and found only in limited mountain rain forest habitats. Pictured in captivity at the Parrot Conservation and Research Centre in Roseau.

The avifauna of Dominica, a Caribbean island nation, included a total of 197 species according to Bird Checklists of the World as of July 2022.[1] Of them, two are endemic, six have been introduced by humans, and 120 are rare or accidental. One species has been extirpated.

This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 63rd Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS).[2] Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories of occurrence.

  • (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Dominica
  • (E) Endemic - a species endemic to Dominica
  • (I) Introduced - a species introduced by humans either directly to Dominica or elsewhere in the New World
  • (Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Dominica although populations exist elsewhere


  1. ^ Lepage, Denis (March 13, 2021). "Checklist of Birds of Dominica". Avibase bird checklists of the world. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Chesser, R. T., S. M. Billerman, K. J. Burns, C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, B. E. Hernández-Baños, R. A. Jiménez, A. W. Kratter, N. A. Mason, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., D. F. Stotz, and K. Winker. 2022. Check-list of North American Birds (online). American Ornithological Society. (July 29, 2022). "Check-list of North and Middle American Birds". American Ornithological Society. Retrieved July 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)