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Haiti

Hispaniola Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus ŠLeo Boon http://www.cursorius.com

Most people will not even know that John James Audubon (1785 - 1851) was born in Santa Domingo (now Haiti) to a French naval officer and his Creole mistress. He would surely turn in his grave if he could see the parlous state of the ecology of today`s Haiti - one of the poorest and most environmentally degraded places in the world.

Which is about the sum total of my knowledge - is there anyone out there who can write a decent intro to this page?

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top sites

Trou Caiman

Trou Caiman is a shallow lake close to the capital Port-au-Prince, good for water birds etc...

numbers

Number of bird species:245
National Bird: Hispaniolan Trogon Priotelus roseigaster

numbers

Haiti does not have any endemics - but the island of Hispaniola (that Haiti share with Dominican Republic) has 24 - most of which can be seen in Haiti - for that list see the Dominican Republic page.

useful reading

Birds of the Dominican Republic & Haiti

by Steven Latta, Christopher Rimmer, Allan Keith, James Wiley, Herbert Raffaele, Kent McFarland & Eladio Fernandez Illustrated by Bary Kent MacKay, Tracy Pedersen & Kristin Williams Helm Field Guides 2006 ?24.99 See Fatbirder Review
ISBN: 0713679050
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The birds of Hispaniola - Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Allan R Keith, James W Wiley, Steven Latta and Jose Ottenwalder Series: BOU CHECKLISTS 309 pages, 32 pp col photos, tabs, figs, plates. British Ornithologists' Union 2003
ISBN: 0907446264
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The Birds of the West Indies

By Herbert Raffaele, James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele
Helm Field Guides Sept 2003 Paperback RRP ?16.99p
See Fatbirder Review
ISBN: 0713654198
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useful information

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reserves

Biodiversity & Protected Areas

http://earthtrends.wri.org/pdf_library/country_profiles/Bio_cou_332.pdf
pdf

Pic Macaya National Park

http://www.worldwildlife.org/bsp
The forest is also home to 65 species of birds, several threatened with extinction.

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

2002 [August6] - Robert Machover

http://maybank.tripod.com/Caribbean/Haiti-08-2002.htm
I was in Haiti from August 10 to August 24, 2002. The visit was not primarily for birding, though I managed to get out to a few places beyond the grounds of the Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince. A three-day trip, 8/17-19, into the Massif de la Selle provided a good opportunity to see some highland species and a mere 45 minutes at Trou Caiman, a shallow lake within striking distance of Port-au-Prince, was remarkably productive, even without a scope...

2003 [June] - Eladio Fernandez

http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/
The purpose of my trip was also to evaluate the possibilty of an avian research trip to La Visite later on this year and to asess the overall condition of Parc National La Visite...

places to stay

HaitiTourisme

http://www.haititourisme.com/
This site is in French

Hotels and Resorts in Haiti

http://www.publitel.com/misc/hotels.htm
Really just a list of telephone numbers.

Jacmelienne Hotel

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-373147-la_jacmelienne_beach_hotel-i
La Jacmelienne is a hotel restaurant located right on the beach. Enjoy the sea view from all of its rooms. The hotel includes a pool...

Can Haiti dream of ecotourism?

http://www.kiskeya-alternative.org/publica/diversos/haiti-dream-ecotourism.html
Haiti is a botanist`s and bird watcher`s paradise. The unusual diversity and high number of species result from Haiti`s varied mountainous topography and its insular bio-geography, including its proximity to both North and South America. Haiti remains a spectacularly beautiful country of towering mountains, relictual mountain cloud forests, fantastic coral reefs and shining beaches, charming and colorful art and music, and a unique and fascinating culture and history...

Haiti and the destruction of nature

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43a/254.html
Has anyone documented the rate of extinction of our bird species?, asks Guy Antoine in one of his discussions on the ecological concerns about Haiti. Most of the birds in Haiti have migrated to the Dominican Republic. The Haitian peasants cross the border so do the birds. Why? Deforestation, no green (vegetation) and poor agriculture...