Photography Guide of Birds of El Salvador
Migratory birds flying over El Salvador during a full Moon in November. Their departure marks the start of summer.
© Alicia Basagoitia
  • Scientific Name:
  • Amazona auropalliata
  • English Name:
  • Yellow-naped Amazon
  • Local Name:
  • Lora nuca amarilla
  • Habitat:
  • General open areas
  • Seasonality:
  • Resident
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • Endangered
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • Vulnerable
  • Scientific Name:
  • Glacidium brasilianum
  • English Name:
  • Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
  • Local Name:
  • Aurora
  • Habitat:
  • General open areas
  • Seasonality:
  • Resident
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • Minor concern
  • Scientific Name:
  • Pteroglossus torquatus
  • English Name:
  • Collared Aracari
  • Local Name:
  • Tucancillo collarejo
  • Habitat:
  • General forest lowlands
  • Seasonality:
  • Resident
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • N/E
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • N/E
  • Scientific Name:
  • Aulacorhynchus prasinus
  • English Name:
  • Northern Emerald Toucanet
  • Local Name:
  • Tucán esmeralda
  • Habitat:
  • General forest highlands
  • Seasonality:
  • Resident
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • Threatened
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • Minor concern
  • Scientific Name:
  • Piranga rubra
  • English Name:
  • Summer Tanager
  • Local Name:
  • Tángara veranera
  • Habitat:
  • General forest
  • Seasonality:
  • Migratory
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • N/E
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • N/E
  • Scientific Name:
  • Passerina ciris
  • English Name:
  • Painted Bunting
  • Local Name:
  • Colorín siete colores
  • Habitat:
  • General open areas
  • Seasonality:
  • Migratory
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • Threatened
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • Almost threatened
  • Scientific Name:
  • Cardellina pusilla
  • English Name:
  • Wilson´s Warbler
  • Local Name:
  • Chipe de Wilson
  • Habitat:
  • General forests
  • Seasonality:
  • Migratory
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • N/E
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • N/E
  • Scientific Name:
  • Vireo solitarius
  • English Name:
  • Blue-headed Vireo
  • Local Name:
  • Vireo solitario
  • Habitat:
  • General forests
  • Seasonality:
  • Migratory
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • N/E
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • Minor concern
  • Scientific Name:
  • Geothlypis tolmiei
  • English Name:
  • MacGillivray´s Warbler
  • Local Name:
  • Chipe de tolmei
  • Habitat:
  • General open areas
  • Seasonality:
  • Migratory
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • N/E
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • Minor concern
  • Scientific Name:
  • Setophaga virens
  • English Name:
  • Black-throated Green Warbler
  • Local Name:
  • Chipe dorsiverde
  • Habitat:
  • General forest
  • Seasonality:
  • Migratory
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • N/E
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • Minor concern
  • Scientific Name:
  • Setophaga ruticilla
  • English Name:
  • American Redstart
  • Local Name:
  • Chipe norteño
  • Habitat:
  • General forests
  • Seasonality:
  • Migratory
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • N/E
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • Minor concern
  • Scientific Name:
  • Setophaga citrina
  • English Name:
  • Hooded Warbler
  • Local Name:
  • Chipe encapuchado
  • Habitat:
  • General forests
  • Seasonality:
  • Migratory
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • N/E
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • Minor concern
  • Scientific Name:
  • Cardellina canadensis
  • English Name:
  • Canada Warbler
  • Local Name:
  • Chipe de canada
  • Habitat:
  • General forests
  • Seasonality:
  • Migratory
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • N/E
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • Minor concern
  • Scientific Name:
  • Mniotilta varia
  • English Name:
  • Black-and-White Warbler
  • Local Name:
  • Chipe trepador
  • Habitat:
  • General forests
  • Seasonality:
  • Migratory
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • N/E
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • Minor concern
  • Scientific Name:
  • Leiothlypis peregrina
  • English Name:
  • Tennessee Warbler
  • Local Name:
  • Chipe peregrino
  • Habitat:
  • Generalista forests
  • Seasonality:
  • Migratory
  • Conservation Status MARN 2015:
  • N/E
  • Conservation Status UICN:
  • N/E

Bibliography

Garrigues, R., Dean, R. (2014). The Birds of Costa Rica. A Field Guide. Second edition. Cornell University Press.

IUCN (2020). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2020-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org. ISSN 2307-8235.

Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (MARN). (2015): Listado oficial de especies de vida silvestre amenazadas o en peligro de extinción. Acuerdo Nº 74. Folleto. El Salvador.

Quiteño, H., Abrego, J., Bonilla, M. (2017). Aves de El Salvador. Publicado por Héctor Quiteño, El Salvador, Centroamérica. ISBN 978-99961-0-903-4.

Vallely, A.C., Dyer, D. (2018). Birds of Central America. Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Princeton University Press