Haiti’s National Bird

Much like the Bald Eagle is to the United States, Did you that the island of Hispaniola, which the Dominican Republic and Haiti share, is home to the Hispaniolan Trogon, Haiti’s national bird. The Priotelus roseigaster, is the only type of trogon found on Hispaniola.

Le Nouvelliste
Par Le Nouvelliste
31 mars 2016 | Lecture : 2 min.
The Hispaniolan Trogon is part of the Trogonidae species family. It is a very colorful bird whose name in Greek means ‘nibbling’. Perhaps it is because the Trogon gnaws holes in trees for their nests. The striking bird can be found in both Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic. They are closely related to owls and mousebirds. Their natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist mountain forests. The majority of them have metallic green upperparts, gray breast, red belly, and dark blue tail strongly marked with white. The Trogon

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