Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cigua de les palmeres |
| Dutch | Palmtapuit |
| English | Palmchat |
| English (United States) | Palmchat |
| French | Esclave palmiste |
| French (France) | Esclave palmiste |
| German | Palmenschwätzer |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Zwazo-palmis |
| Japanese | ヤシドリ |
| Norwegian | palmetrost |
| Polish | palmowiec |
| Russian | Дулюс |
| Serbian | Palmarka |
| Slovak | dulus družný |
| Spanish | Sigua Palmera |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Cigua Palmera |
| Spanish (Spain) | Sigua palmera |
| Swedish | palmtrast |
| Turkish | Dominik Palmiyekuşu |
| Ukrainian | Пальмовик |
Palmchat Dulus dominicus
Version: 1.0 — Published November 7, 2014
Systematics
Geographic Variation
Dulus dominicus is monotypic. A proposed second subspecies, oviedo Wetmore 1929, restricted to Gonave Island, is not recognized (Greenway 1960, Dickinson and Remsen 2014).
Subspecies
Related Species
Described as Tanagra dominica Linnaeus 1766; type locality Dominica [= Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola]
Dulus long has been classified in a monotypic family, but considered to be related to waxwings (Bombycillidae) and silky-flycatchers (Ptiliogonatidae) (e.g. Arvey 1951). This relationship has been confirmed with phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequence data, from both mitochondrial and nuclear genes (Fleisher et al. 2008, Spellman et al. 2008), placing Dulus in a radiation that also includes waxwings (Bombycillidae), Hawaiian honeyeaters (Mohoidae), silky-flycatchers (Ptiliogonatidae), Hylocitrea bonensis (Hylocitreidae), and Hypocolius ampelinus (Hypocoliidae). Relationships within this radiation are not fully resolved, but Dulus may at or near the base of this assemblage (Spellmann et al 2008).
