Birds of La Unión Department, El Salvador
Birds of La Unión Department, El Salvador is a list of the most common birds observed in the department. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
La Unión Department, El Salvador
El Salvador
North America
List of Common Birds
| 42% |
|
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 41% |
|
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 35% |
|
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 35% |
|
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 32% |
|
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 29% |
|
Inca Dove
Columbina inca Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 29% |
|
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 29% |
|
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 28% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 27% |
|
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 22% |
|
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 22% |
|
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 20% |
|
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 20% |
|
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 20% |
|
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 19% |
|
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 19% |
|
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 19% |
|
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 19% |
|
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 18% |
|
Ruddy Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 18% |
|
Willet
Tringa semipalmata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 16% |
|
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 16% |
|
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 15% |
|
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 15% |
|
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 15% |
|
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 15% |
|
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 14% |
|
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 14% |
|
Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 14% |
|
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 13% |
|
Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 12% |
|
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 12% |
|
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae |
| 12% |
|
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 12% |
|
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Eupsittula canicularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 11% |
|
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 11% |
|
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 11% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 10% |
|
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 10% |
|
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 10% |
|
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 10% |
|
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 9.9% |
|
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 9.9% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 9.2% |
|
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 9.1% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 8.9% |
|
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 8.8% |
|
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 8.7% |
|
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Peucaea ruficauda Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 8.4% |
|
Wilson's Plover
Anarhynchus wilsonia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 8.1% |
|
Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 8.0% |
|
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 8.0% |
|
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 7.9% |
|
White-throated Magpie-Jay
Cyanocorax formosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 7.6% |
|
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 7.6% |
|
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 7.4% |
|
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 7.2% |
|
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 6.7% |
|
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 6.7% |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 6.3% |
|
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 6.2% |
|
Altamira Oriole
Icterus gularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 6.0% |
|
White-lored Gnatcatcher
Polioptila albiloris Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 5.7% |
|
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 5.1% |
|
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Black-headed Trogon
Trogon melanocephalus Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 4.9% |
|
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Scrub Euphonia
Euphonia affinis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 4.1% |
|
Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.1% |
|
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Pacific Parakeet
Psittacara strenuus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.8% |
|
White-bellied Chachalaca
Ortalis leucogastra Order: Galliformes Family: Cracidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Common Squirrel-Cuckoo
Piaya cayana Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Morococcyx erythropygus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Mangrove Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.4% |
|
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.2% |
|
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
| 3.1% |
|
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.9% |
|
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Colinus leucopogon Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 2.7% |
|
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.6% |
|
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 2.3% |
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Banded Wren
Thryophilus pleurostictus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Gray Hawk
Buteo plagiatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.9% |
|
Mangrove Vireo
Vireo pallens Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Yellow-naped Amazon
Amazona auropalliata Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.8% |
|
Double-striped Thick-knee
Hesperoburhinus bistriatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.7% |
|
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.7% |
|
Mangrove Rail
Rallus longirostris Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.6% |
|
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.6% |
|
Salvadoran Flycatcher
Myiarchus flavidior Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.6% |
|
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.2% |
|
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.2% |
|
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.1% |
|
Canivet's Emerald
Cynanthus canivetii Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Surfbird
Calidris virgata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.0% |
|
Black Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates melania Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Least Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates microsoma Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
