Birds of Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
Birds of Sonsonate 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
Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
El Salvador
North America
List of Common Birds
| 55% |
|
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 48% |
|
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 41% |
|
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 37% |
|
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 36% |
|
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 35% |
|
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 34% |
|
Rufous-naped Wren
Campylorhynchus rufinucha Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 31% |
|
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 27% |
|
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 27% |
|
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
| 21% |
|
Altamira Oriole
Icterus gularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 21% |
|
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 21% |
|
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 20% |
|
Inca Dove
Columbina inca Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 20% |
|
Ruddy Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 19% |
|
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae |
| 18% |
|
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 17% |
|
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 16% |
|
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 15% |
|
Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 15% |
|
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 14% |
|
Green Heron
Butorides virescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 14% |
|
White-throated Magpie-Jay
Calocitta formosa Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 14% |
|
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 13% |
|
Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 13% |
|
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 13% |
|
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 13% |
|
Red-billed Pigeon
Patagioenas flavirostris Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 13% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 12% |
|
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 12% |
|
Bushy-crested Jay
Cyanocorax melanocyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 11% |
|
Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 11% |
|
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae |
| 11% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 11% |
|
Scrub Euphonia
Euphonia affinis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 11% |
|
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 11% |
|
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 11% |
|
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae |
| 10% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 9.8% |
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 9.6% |
|
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 9.6% |
|
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 9.5% |
|
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 9.1% |
|
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 8.6% |
|
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
| 8.6% |
|
Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 8.6% |
|
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 8.5% |
|
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 8.5% |
|
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 8.3% |
|
Neotropic Cormorant
Nannopterum brasilianum Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 8.2% |
|
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 8.1% |
|
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 8.0% |
|
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 7.9% |
|
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 7.8% |
|
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 7.8% |
|
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 7.7% |
|
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 7.7% |
|
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 7.6% |
|
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 7.4% |
|
Gray Hawk
Buteo plagiatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 7.3% |
|
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.9% |
|
Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae |
| 6.9% |
|
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 6.4% |
|
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 6.4% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 6.1% |
|
Willet
Tringa semipalmata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 6.0% |
|
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.9% |
|
White-bellied Chachalaca
Ortalis leucogastra Order: Galliformes Family: Cracidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 5.8% |
|
Chestnut-capped Warbler
Basileuterus delattrii Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 5.8% |
|
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Peucaea ruficauda Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Berylline Hummingbird
Saucerottia beryllina Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 5.3% |
|
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 5.3% |
|
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 5.2% |
|
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Yellow-olive Flatbill
Tolmomyias sulphurescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 4.4% |
|
Yellow-winged Cacique
Cassiculus melanicterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 4.4% |
|
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Northern Jacana
Jacana spinosa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae |
| 4.2% |
|
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 4.1% |
|
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 4.1% |
|
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 4.1% |
|
Gartered Trogon
Trogon caligatus Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
Morococcyx erythropygus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Elegant Trogon
Trogon elegans Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Canivet's Emerald
Cynanthus canivetii Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 3.6% |
|
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.5% |
|
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Rufous-and-white Wren
Thryophilus rufalbus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Spot-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 3.2% |
|
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Galapagos Shearwater
Puffinus subalaris Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 2.8% |
|
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Crested Bobwhite
Colinus cristatus Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 2.7% |
|
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.5% |
|
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Pacific Parakeet
Psittacara strenuus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.4% |
|
Black Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates melania Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Singing Quail
Dactylortyx thoracicus Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 2.3% |
|
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Collared Forest-Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
| 2.2% |
|
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.2% |
|
Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.1% |
|
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 2.1% |
|
Wilson's Plover
Anarhynchus wilsonia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.0% |
|
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Banded Wren
Thryophilus pleurostictus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Eupsittula canicularis Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Rufous Sabrewing
Pampa rufa Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Bar-winged Oriole
Icterus maculialatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.7% |
|
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.7% |
|
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.6% |
|
White-throated Thrush
Turdus assimilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.6% |
|
Thicket Tinamou
Crypturellus cinnamomeus Order: Tinamiformes Family: Tinamidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.5% |
|
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thamnophilidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Thraupidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.4% |
|
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Green-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis viridipallens Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Nazca Booby
Sula granti Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae |
| 1.4% |
|
White-faced Ground-Sparrow
Melozone biarcuata Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.3% |
|
White-faced Quail-Dove
Zentrygon albifacies Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
| 1.3% |
|
Slate-throated Redstart
Myioborus miniatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Rufous-browed Wren
Troglodytes rufociliatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Collared Plover
Anarhynchus collaris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Northern Tropical Pewee
Contopus bogotensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Least Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates microsoma Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Rivoli's Hummingbird
Eugenes fulgens Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Mexican Violetear
Colibri thalassinus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
| 1.2% |
|
American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes affinis Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Brown-backed Solitaire
Myadestes occidentalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Striped Cuckoo
Tapera naevia Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Blue-footed Booby
Sula nebouxii Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.0% |
|
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Double-striped Thick-knee
Hesperoburhinus bistriatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae |
