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title: "Palmowiec"
description: "Dulus dominicus — Ptaki. The palmchat (Dulus dominicus) is a medium-sized passerine bird endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/palmchat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Palmowiec

> Dulus dominicus — Ptaki. The palmchat (Dulus dominicus) is a medium-sized passerine bird endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

- Scientific name: *Dulus dominicus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1274
- Wikidata: [Q845457](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q845457)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7434](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7434)

## Names

- en: Palmchat
- de: Palmschwätzer
- es: Cigua Palmera
- fr: Esclave palmiste
- pt: Tordo-das-palmeiras
- pl: Palmowiec

## Countries with the most observations

DO (1186), HT (20)

## Summary

The palmchat (Dulus dominicus) is a medium-sized passerine bird endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It is the only species in the genus Dulus and the family Dulidae, and  is related to the waxwing family Bombycillidae and the silky-flycatchers in Ptiliogonatidae.  Its name reflects its strong association with palms for feeding, roosting, and nesting.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmchat

## Photo

![Palmowiec](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/palmchat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107455488

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/palmchat?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).