About Spindalis dominicensis (H.Bryant, 1867)
The Hispaniolan spindalis (scientific name Spindalis dominicensis (H.Bryant, 1867)) is approximately 16 cm (6.3 in) long, and weighs between 25 and 33 g (0.88 to 1.2 oz). Adult males have a black head marked by a wide white supercilium and white 'moustache', a white chin, and a bright yellow central throat patch bordered by black on the sides. Their nape is rich yellow, the back ranges from greenish to yellowish olive, the rump is tawny yellow, and the uppertail coverts are chestnut. Their tail is black with narrow white edges to each feather. Flight feathers are black with white edges, while wing coverts show a mix of chestnut, olive, and black. Adult males have a deep chestnut chest that lightens to yellower chestnut on the sides and shifts to rich yellow on the breast; their belly is white, and their undertail coverts are black. Adult females are generally grayish olive overall, with a grayer head, yellowish olive rump, dusky brown tail, and whitish underparts marked with dusky streaks. Juveniles have a similar appearance to adult females, but are duller in color. The Hispaniolan spindalis is distributed across the main island of Hispaniola, and also occurs on Gonâve Island in Haiti's Gulf of Gonâve. It lives in a range of humid forest habitats that include thickets and other low vegetation, and can also be found in orchards and plantations. It occurs at nearly any elevation, but is most abundant in highland areas.
