Photo Galleries: Dominican Republic 2008 Photo Gallery David Ascanio

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The Dominican Republic

David-ascanio

Island biogeography has been a fascinating topic among naturalists and scientists for decades. Terms like geographic isolation, ice age, tectonic plates, and elevation are indeed forces that shaped what we see today in Hispaniolan avifauna: an incredible number of endemic bird species. From the beginning of our tour we were exposed to endemic birds, from the conspicuous Palmchat (endemic family!) to the diminutive todies. In fact, it seemed like there was a chance for a new endemic species ev... Read More