Bird stamps from Dominican Republic.

The Dominican Republic has the ninth largest economy in Latin America and is the largest economy in the Caribbean and Central American region.Though long known for agriculture and mining, the economy is now dominated by services. The Dominican Republic's economic progress is exemplified by its advanced telecommunication system and transportation infrastructure. Nevertheless, unemployment,government corruption, and inconsistent electric service remain major Dominican problems.

The country also has "marked income inequality". International migration affects the Dominican Republic greatly, as it receives and sends large flows of migrants. Mass illegal Haitian immigration and the integration of Dominicans of Haitian descent are major issues. A large Dominican diaspora exists, mostly in the United States.

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They contribute to the Dominican Republic's development as they send billions of dollars to their families in remittances. The Dominican Republic is the most visited destination in the Caribbean. The year-round golf courses are among the top attractions on the island.A geographically diverse nation, the Dominican Republic is home to the region's tallest mountain peak, Pico Duarte, as well as the Caribbean's largest lake and lowest elevation, Lake Enriquillo.

The island has an average temperature of 26 °C (78.8 °F) and great climatic and biological diversity. The country is also the site of the first cathedral, castle, monastery, and fortress built in all of the Americas, located in Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone, an area declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.Music and sport are of great importance in the Dominican culture, with Merengue and Bachata as the national dance and music, and baseball as the favorite sport.

Dominican Republic is home to an impressive number of species of birds that vary from residents, that stay all year around, to breeding birds, that spend a good part of the growing season in Dominican Republic to raise their young, migrants who pass through Dominican Republic with the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good part of the winter in Dominican Republic to escape colder conditions up north. While many species of birds are relatively common as they are part of the ecosystems of the state, it is always a thrill to stumble upon a rare bird or vagrant, that does not really form part of any the Dominican Republic ecosystems. Maybe it got lost during its travels between its summer and winter residence or it got displaced by bad weather.

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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name

1964.01
  08.06.1964
  Dominican birds

Palmchat Dulus dominicus Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus

3c
    175
    Palmchat    Dulus dominicus

6c
    109
    Hispaniolan Amazon    Amazona ventralis

10c
    105
    Hispaniolan Woodpecker    Melanerpes striatus

1964.02
  07.11.1964
  Dominican birds

Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris Hispaniolan Emerald Chlorostilbon swainsonii Hispaniolan Trogon Priotelus roseigaster

1c
    90
    Narrow-billed Tody    Todus angustirostris

2c
    83
    Hispaniolan Emerald    Chlorostilbon swainsonii

6c
    85
    Hispaniolan Trogon    Priotelus roseigaster

1977.01
  28.12.1977
  Veterinary congress
  4v set

American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber

25c
    23
    American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber

1979.01
  12.09.1979
  Birds

Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus Hispaniolan Trogon Priotelus roseigaster Black-crowned Tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum Eastern Chat-Tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus Hispaniolan Oriole Icterus dominicensis

2c
    109
    Hispaniolan Parakeet    Psittacara chloropterus

6c
    85
    Hispaniolan Trogon    Priotelus roseigaster

7c
    238
    Black-crowned Tanager    Phaenicophilus palmarum

10c
    238
    Eastern Chat-Tanager    Calyptophilus frugivorus

45c
    235
    Hispaniolan Oriole    Icterus dominicensis

1984.01
  03.10.1984
  Protection of wildlife
  4v set

Stygian Owl Asio stygius American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber

10c
    75
    Stygian Owl    Asio stygius

15c
    23
    American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber

1993.01
  08.12.1993
  Education plan

Palmchat Dulus dominicus

1.50p
    175
    Palmchat    Dulus dominicus

1993.02
  30.12.1993
  America
  2v set

Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus

1p
    109
    Hispaniolan Parakeet    Psittacara chloropterus

1995.01
  19.12.1995
  America

American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea

2p
    23
    American Flamingo    Phoenicopterus ruber

and
    66
    Royal Tern    Thalasseus maximus

6p
    27
    Little Blue Heron    Egretta caerulea

and
    31
    Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens

1996.01
  11.11.1996
  Endemic birds
  Sheet


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Ridgway's Hawk  Buteo ridgwayi Hispaniolan Parakeet  Psittacara chloropterus Hispaniolan Amazon  Amazona ventralis Bay-breasted Cuckoo  Coccyzus rufigularis Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo  Coccyzus longirostris Least Poorwill  Siphonorhis brewsteri Hispaniolan Emerald  Chlorostilbon swainsonii Narrow-billed Tody  Todus angustirostris Broad-billed Tody  Todus subulatus Hispaniolan Trogon  Priotelus roseigaster Antillean Piculet  Nesoctites micromegas Hispaniolan Woodpecker  Melanerpes striatus La Selle Thrush  Turdus swalesi Antillean Siskin  Spinus dominicensis Palmchat  Dulus dominicus Green-tailed Warbler  Microligea palustris Flat-billed Vireo  Vireo nanus White-winged Warbler  Xenoligea montana La Selle Thrush  Turdus swalesi Eastern Chat-Tanager  Calyptophilus frugivorus White-necked Crow  Corvus leucognaphalus Eastern Chat-Tanager  Calyptophilus frugivorus

2p
    38
    Ridgway's Hawk    Buteo ridgwayi

2p
    109
    Hispaniolan Parakeet    Psittacara chloropterus

2p
    109
    Hispaniolan Amazon    Amazona ventralis

2p
    73
    Bay-breasted Cuckoo    Coccyzus rufigularis

2p
    73
    Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo    Coccyzus longirostris

2p
    79
    Least Poorwill    Siphonorhis brewsteri

2p
    83
    Hispaniolan Emerald    Chlorostilbon swainsonii

2p
    90
    Narrow-billed Tody    Todus angustirostris

2p
    90
    Broad-billed Tody    Todus subulatus

2p
    85
    Hispaniolan Trogon    Priotelus roseigaster

2p
    105
    Antillean Piculet    Nesoctites micromegas

2p
    105
    Hispaniolan Woodpecker    Melanerpes striatus

2p
    218
    La Selle Thrush    Turdus swalesi

2p
    232
    Antillean Siskin    Spinus dominicensis

2p
    175
    Palmchat    Dulus dominicus

2p
    234
    Green-tailed Warbler    Microligea palustris

2p
    158
    Flat-billed Vireo    Vireo nanus

2p
    234
    White-winged Warbler    Xenoligea montana

2p
    218
    La Selle Thrush    Turdus swalesi

2p
    238
    Eastern Chat-Tanager    Calyptophilus frugivorus

2p
    163
    White-necked Crow    Corvus leucognaphalus

2p
    238
    Eastern Chat-Tanager    Calyptophilus frugivorus

2007.01
  04.07.2007
  Endemic birds

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

20p
    22
    Pied-billed Grebe    Podilymbus podiceps

2008.01
  06.02.2008
  Friendship with Taiwan
  3v set

Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea

15p
    163
    Taiwan Blue Magpie    Urocissa caerulea

and
    175
    Palmchat    Dulus dominicus

2012.01
  19.09.2012
  Endemic birds
  Sheet


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Hispaniolan Nightjar  Antrostomus ekmani Hispaniolan Pewee  Contopus hispaniolensis Black-crowned Tanager  Phaenicophilus palmarum Hispaniolan Oriole  Icterus dominicensis Hispaniolan Crossbill  Loxia megaplaga Eastern Chat-Tanager  Calyptophilus frugivorus White-fronted Quail-Dove  Geotrygon leucometopia Hispaniolan Spindalis  Spindalis dominicensis Hispaniolan Palm Crow  Corvus palmarum Ashy-faced Owl  Tyto glaucops

20p
    79
    Hispaniolan Nightjar    Antrostomus ekmani

20p
    120
    Hispaniolan Pewee    Contopus hispaniolensis

20p
    238
    Black-crowned Tanager    Phaenicophilus palmarum

20p
    235
    Hispaniolan Oriole    Icterus dominicensis

20p
    232
    Hispaniolan Crossbill    Loxia megaplaga

20p
    238
    Eastern Chat-Tanager    Calyptophilus frugivorus

20p
    70
    White-fronted Quail-Dove    Geotrygon leucometopia

20p
    238
    Hispaniolan Spindalis    Spindalis dominicensis

20p
    163
    Hispaniolan Palm Crow    Corvus palmarum

20p
    74
    Ashy-faced Owl    Tyto glaucops

2015.01
  22.05.2015
  National parks
  12v sheet

Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens

20p
    31
    Magnificent Frigatebird    Fregata magnificens

2015.02
  22.05.2015
  National parks
  12v sheet

Black-crowned Tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum

20p
    238
    Black-crowned Tanager    Phaenicophilus palmarum

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