Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Palm Chat no image yet Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Dulidae Genus: Dulus Species: dominicus Binomial name Dulus dominicus The Palmchat Dulus dominicus, is a small passerine bird which is the sole member of the family Dulidae. It is thought to be related to the waxwings, and is sometimes classified with that group. It is found in the Dominican Republic and is numerous on Hispaniola. This bird builds large communal stick nests, and lives on flowers and berries. it is a woodland bird, but adapts well to areas such as city parks. This bird resembles an oriole in structure, but is brownish above, and buff, heavily streaked with brown, below. It does not have the soft silky plumage of the waxwings or silky-flycatchers. Family: Dulidae Palmchat Dulus dominicus This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.