Birds of El Salvador
Birds of El Salvador is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
El Salvador
North America
List of Common Birds
| 58% |
|
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 55% |
|
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 46% |
|
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 36% |
|
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 36% |
|
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 34% |
|
Rufous-naped Wren
Campylorhynchus rufinucha Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 34% |
|
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 33% |
|
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 32% |
|
Ruddy Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 30% |
|
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 30% |
|
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 29% |
|
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 27% |
|
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 24% |
|
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 24% |
|
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 23% |
|
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 20% |
|
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 20% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 20% |
|
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae |
| 20% |
|
Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 19% |
|
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 17% |
|
Scrub Euphonia
Euphonia affinis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 16% |
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 15% |
|
Altamira Oriole
Icterus gularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 13% |
|
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 13% |
|
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 13% |
|
Inca Dove
Columbina inca Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 13% |
|
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae |
| 12% |
|
Pacific Parakeet
Psittacara strenuus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 12% |
|
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 12% |
|
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 12% |
|
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 12% |
|
Gray Hawk
Buteo plagiatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 12% |
|
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 12% |
|
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 12% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 11% |
|
Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 11% |
|
White-throated Magpie-Jay
Calocitta formosa Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 10% |
|
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 10% |
|
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 10% |
|
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 9.8% |
|
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 9.4% |
|
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 9.1% |
|
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 8.7% |
|
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 7.2% |
|
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 6.8% |
|
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Eupsittula canicularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 6.7% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.5% |
|
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.4% |
|
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.2% |
|
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 6.2% |
|
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 5.7% |
|
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
| 5.5% |
|
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 4.9% |
|
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
| 4.7% |
|
Chestnut-capped Warbler
Basileuterus delattrii Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Bushy-crested Jay
Cyanocorax melanocyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.6% |
|
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 4.4% |
|
Gartered Trogon
Trogon caligatus Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 4.1% |
|
Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 4.0% |
|
White-bellied Chachalaca
Ortalis leucogastra Order: Galliformes Family: Cracidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Berylline Hummingbird
Saucerottia beryllina Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.8% |
|
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Peucaea ruficauda Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Yellow-olive Flatbill
Tolmomyias sulphurescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Brown-backed Solitaire
Myadestes occidentalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Morococcyx erythropygus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.9% |
|
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 2.7% |
|
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Elegant Trogon
Trogon elegans Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 2.4% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 2.4% |
|
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Willet
Tringa semipalmata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 2.3% |
|
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.3% |
|
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.3% |
|
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Yellow-naped Parrot
Amazona auropalliata Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.1% |
|
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.1% |
|
Northern Tropical Pewee
Contopus bogotensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Crested Bobwhite
Colinus cristatus Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 1.9% |
|
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.9% |
|
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Rufous-and-white Wren
Thryophilus rufalbus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.8% |
|
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.7% |
|
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Slate-throated Redstart
Myioborus miniatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Thicket Tinamou
Crypturellus cinnamomeus Order: Tinamiformes Family: Tinamidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Collared Forest-Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Mexican Violetear
Colibri thalassinus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Green-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis viridipallens Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Canivet's Emerald
Cynanthus canivetii Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.5% |
|
White-lored Gnatcatcher
Polioptila albiloris Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes affinis Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.4% |
|
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.3% |
|
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Wilson's Plover
Anarhynchus wilsonia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer
Diglossa baritula Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Blue-and-white Mockingbird
Melanotis hypoleucus Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Rufous-browed Wren
Troglodytes rufociliatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Crescent-chested Warbler
Oreothlypis superciliosa Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Banded Wren
Thryophilus pleurostictus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.2% |
|
White-faced Quail-Dove
Zentrygon albifacies Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Long-tailed Manakin
Chiroxiphia linearis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pipridae |
| 1.1% |
|
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.1% |
|
White-naped Brushfinch
Atlapetes albinucha Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Rivoli's Hummingbird
Eugenes fulgens Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
