The Black-Crowned Palm-Tanager is predominately found in the Dominican Republic whereas the Grey-crowned Palm-Tanager is predominately found in Haiti but they can and do overlap across the island. These birds usually forage in pairs or small family groups, frequently signalling to each other with a soft squeaky chip or re-aaau call which is sometimes described as a kitten meowing. They forage for food in trees and shrubs and it moves slowly with the occasional flick of its tail as it inspects holes and crevices for food, they have strong feet enabling them to cling to almost anything. They enjoy a good variety of food which includes seeds, fruits and small lizards they even eat bread which has been thrown to them and it also has the habit of feeding on the honeydew secreted by scale insects. This lovely little bird is endemic to the island of Hispaniola and the photograph was taken in the Dominican Republic.
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