Bird AlbumBirds of El Salvador
440 species recorded at 17 public birding hotspots.
Most recorded in November
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
Rufous-backed WrenCampylorhynchus capistratus
Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons
Cinnamon HummingbirdAmazilia rutila
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
Summer TanagerPiranga rubraMost recorded
Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosa
Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii
Orange-chinned ParakeetBrotogeris jugularis
Streak-backed OrioleIcterus pustulatus
Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris
Cinnamon-bellied SaltatorSaltator grandis
Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
Black-headed SaltatorSaltator atriceps
Common Squirrel CuckooPiaya cayana
Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
Yellow-winged TanagerThraupis abbas
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
White-throated Magpie-JayCyanocorax formosusHotspots with the most records
- Parque del BicentenarioLa Libertad Department189 species
- Ecoparque El EspinoLa Libertad Department222 species
- Bocana Río JiboaLa Paz Department244 species
- PN Los Volcanes – Sector Cerro VerdeSanta Ana Department210 species
- PN Walter Thilo DeiningerLa Libertad Department215 species
- ANP Barra de SantiagoAhuachapán Department246 species
- Bosque de CinqueraCabañas Department201 species
- PN El BoquerónLa Libertad Department171 species
- Bahía Jiquilisco – Salinera HandalUsulután Department192 species
- Hacienda Los NacimientosCuscatlán Department200 species
- Laguna El JocotalSan Miguel Department223 species
- PN El ImposibleAhuachapán Department229 species
All 17 hotspots
- Laguna CuscachapaSanta Ana Department139 species
- Universidad de El SalvadorSan Salvador Department111 species
- Cerrón Grande – Sector SuchitotoCuscatlán Department186 species
- Jardín Botánico La LagunaLa Libertad Department151 species
- Avenue Magisterial, San Salvador, San Salvador Department, SV (13.73, -89.2)San Salvador Department74 species
All species recorded · 440
- Thicket Tinamou Crypturellus cinnamomeus
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Redhead Aythya americana
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- White-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis leucogastra
- Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens
- Great Curassow Crax rubra
- Buffy-crowned Wood Partridge Dendrortyx leucophrys
- Spot-bellied Bobwhite Colinus leucopogon
- Singing Quail Dactylortyx thoracicus
- Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Pauraque Nyctidromus albicollis
- Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis
- Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
- Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
- Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
- White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
- Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus
- Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii
- Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens
- Long-billed Starthroat Heliomaster longirostris
- Plain-capped Starthroat Heliomaster constantii
- Green-throated Mountaingem Lampornis viridipallens
- Sparkling-tailed Woodstar Tilmatura dupontii
- Slender Sheartail Doricha enicura
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
- Wine-throated Hummingbird Selasphorus ellioti
- Canivet's Emerald Cynanthus canivetii
- Rufous Sabrewing Pampa rufa
- Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei
- Violet Sabrewing Campylopterus hemileucurus
- Berylline Hummingbird Saucerottia beryllina
- Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila
- Blue-throated Sapphire Chlorestes eliciae
- Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
- Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia
- Lesser Ground Cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus
- Common Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Red-billed Pigeon Patagioenas flavirostris
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Inca Dove Columbina inca
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove Columbina minuta
- Ruddy Ground Dove Columbina talpacoti
- Blue Ground Dove Claravis pretiosa
- Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- White-faced Quail-Dove Zentrygon albifacies
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Rufous-necked Wood Rail Aramides axillaris
- Russet-naped Wood Rail Aramides albiventris
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Yellow-breasted Crake Laterallus flaviventer
- Ruddy Crake Laterallus ruber
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Double-striped Thick-knee Hesperoburhinus bistriatus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Surfbird Calidris virgata
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- California Gull Larus californicus
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Wood Stork Mycteria americana
- Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Cocos Booby Sula brewsteri
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Nazca Booby Sula granti
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Bare-throated Tiger Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum
- Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
- Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Pearl Kite Gampsonyx swainsonii
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus
- Grey-headed Kite Leptodon cayanensis
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus ornatus
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus
- Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
- Plumbeous Kite Ictinia plumbea
- Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens
- Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis
- Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis
- Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
- Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga
- Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- White Hawk Pseudastur albicollis
- White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
- Grey Hawk Buteo plagiatus
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
- Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
- Pacific Screech Owl Megascops cooperi
- Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
- Mottled Owl Strix virgata
- Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus
- Gartered Trogon Trogon caligatus
- Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans
- Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
- American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
- Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Tody Motmot Hylomanes momotula
- Lesson's Motmot Momotus lessonii
- Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa
- White-necked Puffbird Notharchus hyperrhynchus
- Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus
- Northern Emerald Toucanet Aulacorhynchus prasinus
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Golden-olive Woodpecker Colaptes rubiginosus
- Lineated Woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
- Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Yellow-headed Caracara Daptrius chimachima
- Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
- Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
- Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Orange-chinned Parakeet Brotogeris jugularis
- White-fronted Amazon Amazona albifrons
- Red-lored Amazon Amazona autumnalis
- Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis
- Green Parakeet Psittacara holochlorus
- Pacific Parakeet Psittacara strenuus
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus
- Ruddy Woodcreeper Dendrocincla homochroa
- Northern Barred Woodcreeper Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
- Ivory-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
- Spot-crowned Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes affinis
- Rufous-breasted Spinetail Synallaxis erythrothorax
- Barred Antshrike Thamnophilus doliatus
- Scaled Antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis
- Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
- Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii
- Northern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe
- Guatemalan Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
- Northern Bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare
- Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
- Eye-ringed Flatbill Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
- Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens
- Stub-tailed Spadebill Platyrinchus cancrominus
- Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
- Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax
- Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Northern Tropical Pewee Contopus bogotensis
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
- Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
- Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
- Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
- Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
- Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
- Yellowish Flycatcher Empidonax flavescens
- Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
- Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris
- Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
- Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
- Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi
- Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
- Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
- Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
- Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis
- Masked Tityra Tityra semifasciata
- Rose-throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae
- Tropical Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis
- Green Shrike-Vireo Vireolanius pulchellus
- Lesser Greenlet Pachysylvia decurtata
- Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
- Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
- Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
- Mangrove Vireo Vireo pallens
- White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
- Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
- White-throated Magpie-Jay Cyanocorax formosus
- Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea
- Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
- Grey-breasted Martin Progne chalybea
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Black-capped Swallow Atticora pileata
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Rufous-backed Wren Campylorhynchus capistratus
- Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
- Spot-breasted Wren Pheugopedius maculipectus
- Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus
- Rufous-and-white Wren Thryophilus rufalbus
- Cabanis's Wren Cantorchilus modestus
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Rufous-browed Wren Troglodytes rufociliatus
- Trilling Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- White-lored Gnatcatcher Polioptila albiloris
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Blue-and-white Mockingbird Melanotis hypoleucus
- Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
- Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis
- Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Veery Catharus fuscescens
- Black Thrush Turdus infuscatus
- Rufous-collared Thrush Turdus rufitorques
- White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis
- Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Hooded Grosbeak Hesperiphona abeillei
- Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
- Black-headed Siskin Spinus notatus
- Elegant Euphonia Chlorophonia elegantissima
- Blue-crowned Chlorophonia Chlorophonia occipitalis
- Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
- Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea
- Stripe-headed Sparrow Peucaea ruficauda
- Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- White-eared Ground Sparrow Melozone leucotis
- Prevost's Ground Sparrow Melozone biarcuata
- Rusty Sparrow Aimophila rufescens
- White-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes albinucha
- Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
- Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
- Yellow-billed Cacique Amblycercus holosericeus
- Yellow-backed Oriole Icterus chrysater
- Altamira Oriole Icterus gularis
- Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Spot-breasted Oriole Icterus pectoralis
- Bar-winged Oriole Icterus maculialatus
- Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus
- Melodious Blackbird Dives dives
- Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
- Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
- Grey-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis poliocephala
- MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei
- Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
- Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
- Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Fan-tailed Warbler Basileuterus lachrymosus
- Chestnut-capped Warbler Basileuterus delattrii
- Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus
- Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis
- Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
- Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons
- Painted Whitestart Myioborus pictus
- Slate-throated Whitestart Myioborus miniatus
- Flame-colored Tanager Piranga bidentata
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
- Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
- White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera
- Red-crowned Ant Tanager Habia rubica
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Blue Seedeater Amaurospiza concolor
- Dickcissel Spiza americana
- Blue Bunting Cyanocompsa parellina
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
- Red-legged Honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
- Cinnamon-bellied Saltator Saltator grandis
- Black-headed Saltator Saltator atriceps
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina
- Morelet's Seedeater Sporophila morelleti
- Ruddy-breasted Seedeater Sporophila minuta
- Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa baritula
- Blue-grey Tanager Thraupis episcopus
- Yellow-winged Tanager Thraupis abbas