Birds of San Miguel Department, El Salvador
Birds of San Miguel 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
San Miguel Department, El Salvador
El Salvador
North America
List of Common Birds
| 70% |
|
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 58% |
|
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 54% |
|
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 53% |
|
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 46% |
|
Ruddy Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 43% |
|
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 43% |
|
Inca Dove
Columbina inca Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 42% |
|
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 42% |
|
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 41% |
|
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 40% |
|
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 39% |
|
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 37% |
|
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 37% |
|
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 36% |
|
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 36% |
|
Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 30% |
|
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae |
| 28% |
|
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 21% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 21% |
|
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 21% |
|
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 19% |
|
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 18% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 18% |
|
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 15% |
|
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Peucaea ruficauda Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 15% |
|
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae |
| 15% |
|
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 15% |
|
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 14% |
|
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 14% |
|
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 13% |
|
Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 12% |
|
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 12% |
|
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 12% |
|
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 11% |
|
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 11% |
|
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 11% |
|
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 10% |
|
Altamira Oriole
Icterus gularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 10% |
|
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 9.9% |
|
Common Squirrel-Cuckoo
Piaya cayana Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 9.8% |
|
Spot-bellied Bobwhite
Colinus leucopogon Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 9.6% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 9.3% |
|
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 9.2% |
|
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 8.9% |
|
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 8.8% |
|
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 8.7% |
|
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Eupsittula canicularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 8.4% |
|
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 8.4% |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 8.3% |
|
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 8.3% |
|
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna Order: Gruiformes Family: Aramidae |
| 8.1% |
|
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 7.9% |
|
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae |
| 7.7% |
|
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.4% |
|
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 7.3% |
|
Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
| 6.9% |
|
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 6.8% |
|
White-throated Magpie-Jay
Cyanocorax formosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 6.8% |
|
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 6.7% |
|
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 6.3% |
|
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 6.2% |
|
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Morococcyx erythropygus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 5.8% |
|
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 5.7% |
|
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 5.7% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 5.7% |
|
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 5.5% |
|
Gray Hawk
Buteo plagiatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 5.4% |
|
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
| 5.3% |
|
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 5.3% |
|
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.3% |
|
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 5.3% |
|
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 5.2% |
|
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 5.2% |
|
Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 5.0% |
|
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 4.9% |
|
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 4.8% |
|
White-lored Gnatcatcher
Polioptila albiloris Order: Passeriformes Family: Polioptilidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.4% |
|
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Bushy-crested Jay
Cyanocorax melanocyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 4.1% |
|
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 4.1% |
|
Gartered Violaceous Trogon
Trogon caligatus Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Chestnut-capped Warbler
Basileuterus delattrii Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.7% |
|
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Double-striped Thick-knee
Hesperoburhinus bistriatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Black-headed Trogon
Trogon melanocephalus Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 3.3% |
|
American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Scrub Euphonia
Euphonia affinis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.1% |
|
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Pacific Parakeet
Psittacara strenuus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Collared Forest-Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.6% |
|
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.5% |
|
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.4% |
|
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.3% |
|
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.2% |
|
White-bellied Chachalaca
Ortalis leucogastra Order: Galliformes Family: Cracidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Thicket Tinamou
Crypturellus cinnamomeus Order: Tinamiformes Family: Tinamidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Berylline Hummingbird
Saucerottia beryllina Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.0% |
|
Northern Tropical Pewee
Contopus bogotensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Elegant Trogon
Trogon elegans Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.9% |
|
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.9% |
|
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.6% |
|
American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.5% |
|
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.5% |
|
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Ruddy Crake
Laterallus ruber Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.3% |
|
Pinnated Bittern
Botaurus pinnatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Dickcissel
Spiza americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thamnophilidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.2% |
|
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.2% |
|
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.1% |
|
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Yellow-olive Flatbill
Tolmomyias sulphurescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.1% |
|
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 1.0% |
|
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae |
