Imperial Amazon Parrot
Found only on the island of Dominica, this large purple-and-green parrot is so rare that fewer than 250 are thought to exist in the wild.
Flag of Dominica
Field Report
Dominica is a small, rugged island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, tucked between the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. It is covered in volcanoes, rainforests, and rivers, and it looks and feels very different from the flat, sandy islands people usually picture when they think of the Caribbean. About 75,000 people call Dominica home, and many of them speak both English and a French-based Creole language passed down from the island's colonial history.
From the Field Notebook
Imperial Amazon Parrot
Found only on the island of Dominica, this large purple-and-green parrot is so rare that fewer than 250 are thought to exist in the wild.
Crapaud (Mountain Chicken Frog)
Despite its nickname, this giant frog is not a chicken at all — it is one of the largest frogs in the world and was once a common food on the island.
Sperm Whale
Dominica's deep coastal waters are one of the few places on Earth where families of sperm whales live year-round, making them a steady presence just offshore.
Callaloo Soup
Made from the leafy dasheen plant and often blended with coconut milk and crab, this thick green soup is a hearty staple at Dominican tables.
Manicou
This stewed opossum is a traditional island delicacy, slow-cooked with spices, and has been eaten in Dominica for generations.
Bakes
These soft, fried or baked dough rounds are eaten at breakfast or alongside meals, often stuffed with saltfish or enjoyed plain with butter.
Dominica is sometimes called the Nature Isle of the Caribbean because it is so mountainous and forested that it was one of the last Caribbean islands to be colonized — the terrain was simply too rugged.
The island has a boiling lake — an actual lake filled with bubbling, steaming water heated by volcanic activity underneath, and it is the second largest of its kind in the world.
Dominica is so small that the entire country covers only about 290 square miles, making it roughly the size of a mid-sized city.
The Kalinago people, also called Island Caribs, still live in Dominica in a territory set aside for them — they are one of the last remaining indigenous communities in the Caribbean.
Dominica receives so much rainfall from its mountains that rivers run through the island year-round, which is unusual for a small Caribbean island.
Daily Life
71
Years life expectancy
95%
Kids go to school
Missions Field Report
Dominica is home to 7 distinct people groups — 2 of them haven’t yet heard about Jesus.
Most Dominica's people follow Christianity (91.8%). Evangelical Christians make up about 18.1% of the population.
What People Believe
Unreached People Groups
These are communities of people who haven’t had the chance to hear about Jesus yet. They need missionaries — and they need kids like you to pray for them.
Japanese
800 people
Deaf
200 people
Prayer Journal
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