Birds of Morazán Department, El Salvador

Birds of Morazán 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

Morazán Department, El Salvador

Morazán Department, El Salvador

El Salvador

El Salvador

North America

North America

Location
Morazán Department, El Salvador

Morazán Department, El Salvador

El Salvador

El Salvador

North America

North America

List of Common Birds

59% Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi) - Adult Clay-colored Thrush

Turdus grayi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

58% White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) - Adult White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

56% Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) - Adult (northern) Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Order: Cathartiformes

Family: Cathartidae

52% Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) - Adult Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Order: Cathartiformes

Family: Cathartidae

50% Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) - Adult male Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

47% Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives) - Adult Melodious Blackbird

Dives dives

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

46% Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) - Adult male Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Melanerpes aurifrons

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

38% Inca Dove (Columbina inca) - Adult Inca Dove

Columbina inca

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

35% Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) - Adult Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

35% Rufous-backed Wren

Campylorhynchus capistratus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

33% Turquoise-browed Motmot

Eumomota superciliosa

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Momotidae

33% Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbina talpacoti) - Adult Ruddy Ground Dove

Columbina talpacoti

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

30% Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) - Adult Groove-billed Ani

Crotophaga sulcirostris

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

29% Streak-backed Oriole (Icterus pustulatus) - Adult male Streak-backed Oriole

Icterus pustulatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

25% Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) - Adult Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

24% Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis) - Adult Orange-chinned Parakeet

Brotogeris jugularis

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

23% Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) - Adult Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

20% Northern Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestiva

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

20% White-lored Gnatcatcher

Polioptila albiloris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Polioptilidae

19% Cinnamon-bellied Saltator (Saltator grandis) - Adult Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

Saltator grandis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

18% Orange-fronted Parakeet

Eupsittula canicularis

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

18% Stripe-headed Sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda) - Adult Stripe-headed Sparrow

Peucaea ruficauda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passerellidae

17% Cinnamon Hummingbird

Amazilia rutila

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

17% Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium brasilianum

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

16% Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) - Adult Dusky-capped Flycatcher

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

14% Morelet's Seedeater (Sporophila morelleti) - Adult Morelet's Seedeater

Sporophila morelleti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

14% Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) - Adult Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

14% Black-headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps) - Adult Black-headed Saltator

Saltator atriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

14% Scrub Euphonia

Euphonia affinis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

13% Lesson's Motmot (Momotus lessonii) - Adult Lesson's Motmot

Momotus lessonii

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Momotidae

13% White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) - Adult White-tipped Dove

Leptotila verreauxi

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

12% Common Squirrel-Cuckoo (Piaya cayana) - Adult Common Squirrel-Cuckoo

Piaya cayana

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

12% Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus) - Adult Gray Hawk

Buteo plagiatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

12% White-throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax formosus) - Adult White-throated Magpie-Jay

Cyanocorax formosus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

11% Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis) - Adult Altamira Oriole

Icterus gularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

11% Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina) - Adult Blue-black Grassquit

Volatinia jacarina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

11% Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata) - Adult male Masked Tityra

Tityra semifasciata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tityridae

11% Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi) - Adult Vaux's Swift

Chaetura vauxi

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

11% Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Cyclarhis gujanensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

10% Bushy-crested Jay

Cyanocorax melanocyaneus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

10% Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) - Adult Boat-billed Flycatcher

Megarynchus pitangua

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

10.0% Golden-olive Woodpecker

Colaptes rubiginosus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

8.9% Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) - Adult Blue-gray Tanager

Thraupis episcopus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

8.9% Red-billed Pigeon (Patagioenas flavirostris) - Adult Red-billed Pigeon

Patagioenas flavirostris

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

8.8% Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) - Adult male Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

8.8% Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) - Adult Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

8.7% Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Adult male Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

8.5% Gartered Violaceous Trogon (Trogon caligatus) - Adult male Gartered Violaceous Trogon

Trogon caligatus

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

8.3% Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) - Adult male and female Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

8.3% Rusty Sparrow

Aimophila rufescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passerellidae

8.1% Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) - Adult Tropical Mockingbird

Mimus gilvus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Mimidae

7.8% Grace's Warbler (Setophaga graciae) - Adult male Grace's Warbler

Setophaga graciae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

7.8% Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) - Adult male Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

7.6% Cabanis's Wren

Cantorchilus modestus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

7.6% Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) - Adult male Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

7.5% Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) - Adult male Hepatic Tanager

Piranga flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

7.5% Yellow-olive Flatbill

Tolmomyias sulphurescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

7.4% Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) - Adult Common Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum cinereum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

7.3% Chestnut-capped Warbler (Basileuterus delattrii) - Adult Chestnut-capped Warbler

Basileuterus delattrii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

6.5% Lineated Woodpecker

Dryocopus lineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

6.5% Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris) - Adult Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

Myiodynastes luteiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

6.5% Southern House Wren

Troglodytes musculus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Troglodytidae

6.3% Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) - Adult Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

6.2% Yellow-backed Oriole

Icterus chrysater

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

6.0% Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) - Adult Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus forficatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

5.9% Yellow-winged Tanager

Thraupis abbas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

5.9% Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus) - Adult Painted Redstart

Myioborus pictus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

5.7% Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) - Adult male Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

5.5% Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanocephala

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

5.3% American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - Adult male American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

5.3% Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) - Adult Roadside Hawk

Rupornis magnirostris

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

5.1% Lesser Ground-Cuckoo

Morococcyx erythropygus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.1% Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) - Adult Collared Aracari

Pteroglossus torquatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Ramphastidae

5.0% Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) - Adult male Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

4.8% Ivory-billed Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus flavigaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Furnariidae

4.8% Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus) - Adult male Bronzed Cowbird

Molothrus aeneus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

4.8% Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) - Adult Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

4.7% Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) - Adult Northern Waterthrush

Parkesia noveboracensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

4.5% Northern Tropical Pewee

Contopus bogotensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

4.4% Spot-bellied Bobwhite

Colinus leucopogon

Order: Galliformes

Family: Odontophoridae

4.4% Spot-breasted Oriole

Icterus pectoralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

4.4% White-fronted Amazon (Amazona albifrons) - Adult White-fronted Amazon

Amazona albifrons

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

4.4% Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) - Adult male Orchard Oriole

Icterus spurius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

4.4% Collared Forest-Falcon

Micrastur semitorquatus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

4.2% Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi) - Adult male Townsend's Warbler

Setophaga townsendi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

4.2% Greater Pewee (Contopus pertinax) - Adult Greater Pewee

Contopus pertinax

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

4.1% Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) - Breeding adult Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.9% Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) - Adult male Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

3.9% Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - Adult Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.9% Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae) - Adult Rose-throated Becard

Pachyramphus aglaiae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tityridae

3.9% Laughing Falcon

Herpetotheres cachinnans

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

3.8% Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina) - Adult Berylline Hummingbird

Saucerottia beryllina

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

3.7% Striped Cuckoo

Tapera naevia

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.7% Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) - Adult male Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

3.7% White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.7% Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) - Adult Lesser Nighthawk

Chordeiles acutipennis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

3.6% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.5% White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis leucogastra

Order: Galliformes

Family: Cracidae

3.4% Blue-headed Vireo

Vireo solitarius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

3.4% Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) - Adult Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.3% Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) - Adult Least Flycatcher

Empidonax minimus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

3.3% Barred Antshrike

Thamnophilus doliatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thamnophilidae

3.2% Elegant Trogon (Trogon elegans) - Adult male Elegant Trogon

Trogon elegans

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

3.1% Pacific Parakeet

Psittacara strenuus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

3.0% Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) - Adult Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.9% Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) - Female/immature Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

2.9% Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) - Adult (northern) Black Phoebe

Sayornis nigricans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

2.9% Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) - Adult male Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

2.9% Gray-breasted Martin (Progne chalybea) - Adult Gray-breasted Martin

Progne chalybea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.8% Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus aurantiirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.7% Common Pauraque

Nyctidromus albicollis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

2.7% Yellow-billed Cacique

Amblycercus holosericeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

2.6% Long-tailed Manakin

Chiroxiphia linearis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pipridae

2.5% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.4% Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) - Adult (calurus/alascensis) Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.4% Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) - Adult Common Ground Dove

Columbina passerina

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.4% Thicket Tinamou

Crypturellus cinnamomeus

Order: Tinamiformes

Family: Tinamidae

2.4% Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) - Adult male Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

2.4% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.4% Black-vented Oriole

Icterus wagleri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

2.3% Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus) - Adult Zone-tailed Hawk

Buteo albonotatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.3% Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) - Adult Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.3% Guatemalan Flicker

Colaptes mexicanoides

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.3% Fan-tailed Warbler

Euthlypis lachrymosa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

2.3% Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) - Adult (Olive-backed) Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.3% Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) - Adult Neotropic Cormorant

Nannopterum brasilianum

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

2.1% Pheasant Cuckoo

Dromococcyx phasianellus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.1% Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) - Immature male Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

2.1% King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) - Adult King Vulture

Sarcoramphus papa

Order: Cathartiformes

Family: Cathartidae

2.1% Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus) - Adult Brown-crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

2.0% Short-tailed Hawk

Buteo brachyurus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.8% Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) - Adult Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passerellidae

1.7% Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) - Breeding adult Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.7% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

1.7% Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris olivaceus) - Adult male Yellow-faced Grassquit

Tiaris olivaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Thraupidae

1.6% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.6% Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) - Breeding male Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cardinalidae

1.6% Lesser Roadrunner

Geococcyx velox

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.5% Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) - Adult (light morph) Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.5% Yellow-green Vireo

Vireo flavoviridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

1.5% Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) - Adult Yellow-throated Vireo

Vireo flavifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vireonidae

1.4% Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) - Adult Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.4% Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Empidonax flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

1.4% American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) - Adult male American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.4% Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) - Breeding male Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Icteridae

1.4% Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) - Adult Common Black Hawk

Buteogallus anthracinus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% Greenish Elaenia (Myiopagis viridicata) - Adult Greenish Elaenia

Myiopagis viridicata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tyrannidae

1.3% Chestnut-collared Swift

Streptoprocne rutila

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.3% Green-breasted Mango

Anthracothorax prevostii

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

1.2% Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) - Adult Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.2% Plain-capped Starthroat

Heliomaster constantii

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

1.2% Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) - Adult Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.1% Gray-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis poliocephala) - Adult female Gray-crowned Yellowthroat

Geothlypis poliocephala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.0% Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) - Male (Audubon's) Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Parulidae

1.0% Singing Quail

Dactylortyx thoracicus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Odontophoridae