El Salvador bird checklist
578 bird species in 75 families have been recorded in El Salvador, according to eBird; about 402 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in El Salvador right now
1White-winged Dove
2Turkey Vulture
3Swainson's Hawk
4Black Vulture
5Great-tailed Grackle
6Barn Swallow
7Ruddy Ground Dove
8White-collared Swift
9Mississippi Kite
10American Kestrel
El Salvador bird checklist
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Tinamous
- Thicket Tinamou
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Snow Goose
- Muscovy Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Redhead
- Ring-necked Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- Surf Scoter
- Masked Duck
- Ruddy Duck
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows
- Highland Guan
- Crested Guan
- Great Curassow
- Plain Chachalaca
- White-bellied Chachalaca
New World Quail
- Buffy-crowned Wood-Partridge
- Spot-bellied Bobwhite
- Ocellated Quail
- Singing Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Red-billed Pigeon
- Band-tailed Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Inca Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Plain-breasted Ground Dove
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- Blue Ground Dove
- Maroon-chested Ground Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- White-tipped Dove
- White-faced Quail-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
- Groove-billed Ani
- Striped Cuckoo
- Pheasant Cuckoo
- Lesser Ground-Cuckoo
- Lesser Roadrunner
- Common Squirrel-Cuckoo
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
- Black-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Lesser Nighthawk
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Pauraque
- Chuck-will's-widow
- Buff-collared Nightjar
- Eastern Whip-poor-will
- Mexican Whip-poor-will
Potoos
- Northern Potoo
Swifts
- Black Swift
- Chestnut-collared Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Chimney Swift
- Vaux's Swift
- White-throated Swift
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
- Great Swallow-tailed Swift
Hummingbirds
- White-necked Jacobin
- Brown Violetear
- Mexican Violetear
- Green-breasted Mango
- Black-crested Coquette
- Rivoli's Hummingbird
- Long-billed Starthroat
- Plain-capped Starthroat
- Green-throated Mountain-gem
- Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem
- Garnet-throated Hummingbird
- Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird
- Slender Sheartail
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Broad-tailed Hummingbird
- Wine-throated Hummingbird
- Canivet's Emerald
- White-eared Hummingbird
- Rufous Sabrewing
- Emerald-chinned Hummingbird
- Violet Sabrewing
- Azure-crowned Hummingbird
- Berylline Hummingbird
- Blue-tailed Hummingbird
- Cinnamon Hummingbird
- White-bellied Emerald
- Blue-throated Goldentail
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Mangrove Rail
- Spotted Rail
- Rufous-necked Wood-Rail
- Russet-naped Wood-Rail
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
- Yellow-breasted Crake
- Ruddy Crake
Finfoots
- Sungrebe
Limpkin
- Limpkin
Thick-knees
- Double-striped Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
- American Avocet
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Southern Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
- Collared Plover
- Snowy Plover
Jacanas
- Northern Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Long-billed Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Wandering Tattler
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Surfbird
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Baird's Sandpiper
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Kelp Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- California Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Inca Tern
- Black Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Elegant Tern
- Royal Tern
Grebes
- Least Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Tropicbirds
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Townsend's Storm-Petrel
- Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
- Black Storm-Petrel
- Markham's Storm-Petrel
- Least Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Tahiti Petrel
- Pink-footed Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Christmas Shearwater
- Galapagos Shearwater
- Black-vented Shearwater
Storks
- Jabiru
- Wood Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Cocos Booby
- Masked Booby
- Nazca Booby
- Blue-footed Booby
Anhingas
- Anhinga
Cormorants and Shags
- Neotropic Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- White-faced Ibis
- Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
- Boat-billed Heron
- Pinnated Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
- Peruvian Pelican
New World Vultures
- King Vulture
- Black Vulture
- Turkey Vulture
- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Pearl Kite
- White-tailed Kite
- Hook-billed Kite
- Gray-headed Kite
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Black Hawk-Eagle
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- Northern Harrier
- Double-toothed Kite
- Mississippi Kite
- Plumbeous Kite
- Crane Hawk
- Black-collared Hawk
- Snail Kite
- Common Black Hawk
- Great Black Hawk
- Roadside Hawk
- Harris's Hawk
- White-tailed Hawk
- White Hawk
- Gray Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Zone-tailed Hawk
- Short-tailed Hawk
- Swainson's Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
Barn-Owls
- American Barn Owl
Owls
- Whiskered Screech-Owl
- Pacific Screech-Owl
- Crested Owl
- Spectacled Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Northern Pygmy-Owl
- Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
- Burrowing Owl
- Mottled Owl
- Black-and-white Owl
- Fulvous Owl
- Striped Owl
- Stygian Owl
- Unspotted Saw-whet Owl
Trogons
- Resplendent Quetzal
- Black-headed Trogon
- Gartered Violaceous Trogon
- Elegant Trogon
- Collared Trogon
Motmots
- Tody Motmot
- Blue-throated Motmot
- Lesson's Motmot
- Turquoise-browed Motmot
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
- Amazon Kingfisher
- American Pygmy Kingfisher
- Green Kingfisher
Puffbirds
- White-necked Puffbird
Toucans
- Northern Emerald-Toucanet
- Collared Aracari
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Acorn Woodpecker
- Hoffmann's Woodpecker
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Smoky-brown Woodpecker
- Pale-billed Woodpecker
- Lineated Woodpecker
- Golden-olive Woodpecker
- Guatemalan Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Laughing Falcon
- Collared Forest-Falcon
- Barred Forest-Falcon
- Crested Caracara
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Aplomado Falcon
- Bat Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Budgerigar
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Barred Parakeet
- Orange-chinned Parakeet
- White-crowned Parrot
- Red-lored Amazon
- Yellow-naped Amazon
- White-fronted Amazon
- Orange-fronted Parakeet
- Scarlet Macaw
- Green Parakeet
- Pacific Parakeet
- Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Typical Antbirds
- Barred Antshrike
Antpittas
- Scaled Antpitta
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
- Middle American Leaftosser
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper
- Ruddy Woodcreeper
- Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
- Black-banded Woodcreeper
- Strong-billed Woodcreeper
- Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
- Spotted Woodcreeper
- Streak-headed Woodcreeper
- Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
- Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner
- Ruddy Foliage-gleaner
- Rufous-breasted Spinetail
Manakins
- Long-tailed Manakin
Tityras and Allies
- Masked Tityra
- Gray-collared Becard
- Rose-throated Becard
Royal Flycatchers and Allies
- Tropical Royal Flycatcher
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Stub-tailed Spadebill
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
- Northern Bentbill
- Common Tody-Flycatcher
- Eye-ringed Flatbill
- Yellow-olive Flatbill
- Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
- Greenish Elaenia
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia
- Mountain Elaenia
- Guatemalan Tyrannulet
- Belted Flycatcher
- Tufted Flycatcher
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Greater Pewee
- Western Wood-Pewee
- Northern Tropical Pewee
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Alder Flycatcher
- Willow Flycatcher
- White-throated Flycatcher
- Least Flycatcher
- Hammond's Flycatcher
- Yellowish Flycatcher
- Buff-breasted Flycatcher
- Black Phoebe
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Bright-rumped Attila
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher
- Ash-throated Flycatcher
- Salvadoran Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Brown-crested Flycatcher
- Great Kiskadee
- Boat-billed Flycatcher
- Social Flycatcher
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Cassin's Kingbird
- Western Kingbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Rufous-browed Peppershrike
- Green Shrike-Vireo
- Lesser Greenlet
- White-eyed Vireo
- Mangrove Vireo
- Bell's Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Plumbeous Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Eastern Warbling Vireo
- Brown-capped Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-green Vireo
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Black-throated Jay
- White-throated Magpie-Jay
- Brown Jay
- Bushy-crested Jay
- Steller's Jay
- Unicolored Jay
- Common Raven
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Mangrove Swallow
- Violet-green Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Gray-breasted Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Black-capped Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
- Long-billed Gnatwren
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- White-lored Gnatcatcher
Wrens
- Rock Wren
- Southern House Wren
- Rufous-browed Wren
- Band-backed Wren
- Rufous-backed Wren
- Spot-breasted Wren
- Banded Wren
- Rufous-and-white Wren
- Cabanis's Wren
- Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Dippers
- American Dipper
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Blue-and-white Mockingbird
- Gray Catbird
- Tropical Mockingbird
- Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Eastern Bluebird
- Brown-backed Solitaire
- Slate-colored Solitaire
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
- Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
- Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush
- Veery
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- Aztec Thrush
- Black Thrush
- Rufous-collared Robin
- Mountain Thrush
- White-throated Thrush
- Clay-colored Thrush
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Olive Warbler
- Olive Warbler
Waxbills and Allies
- Tricolored Munia
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Elegant Euphonia
- Blue-crowned Chlorophonia
- Scrub Euphonia
- Yellow-throated Euphonia
- Hooded Grosbeak
- Red Crossbill
- Black-headed Siskin
- Lesser Goldfinch
New World Sparrows
- Common Chlorospingus
- Stripe-headed Sparrow
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Lark Sparrow
- Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
- Rufous-collared Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Gray-crowned Ground-Sparrow
- White-faced Ground-Sparrow
- Rusty Sparrow
- White-naped Brushfinch
Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Troupials and Allies
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Red-breasted Meadowlark
- Yellow-billed Cacique
- Yellow-winged Cacique
- Chestnut-headed Oropendola
- Montezuma Oropendola
- Black-vented Oriole
- Bar-winged Oriole
- Orchard Oriole
- Yellow-backed Oriole
- Streak-backed Oriole
- Bullock's Oriole
- Spot-breasted Oriole
- Altamira Oriole
- Baltimore Oriole
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Bronzed Cowbird
- Giant Cowbird
- Melodious Blackbird
- Great-tailed Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Crescent-chested Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Nashville Warbler
- Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
- MacGillivray's Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Cerulean Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Tropical Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Palm Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Grace's Warbler
- Black-throated Gray Warbler
- Townsend's Warbler
- Hermit Warbler
- Golden-cheeked Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Fan-tailed Warbler
- Chestnut-capped Warbler
- Golden-browed Warbler
- Golden-crowned Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
- Red-faced Warbler
- Painted Redstart
- Slate-throated Redstart
Cardinals and Allies
- Hepatic Tanager
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Western Tanager
- Flame-colored Tanager
- White-winged Tanager
- Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
- Red-throated Ant-Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Blue Seedeater
- Blue Bunting
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Painted Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Blue-gray Tanager
- Yellow-winged Tanager
- Red-legged Honeycreeper
- Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer
- Slaty Finch
- Blue-black Grassquit
- Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
- Morelet's Seedeater
- Yellow-faced Grassquit
- Black-headed Saltator
- Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Most common birds in El Salvador
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of El Salvador’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Ruddy Ground DoveColumbina talpacoti
- White-collared SwiftStreptoprocne zonaris
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- American KestrelFalco sparverius
- Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi
- Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Blue-black GrassquitVolatinia jacarina
Largest bird families in El Salvador
Among its regular birds.
- Tyrant Flycatchers35
- New World Warblers32
- Sandpipers and Allies25
- Hummingbirds20
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites19
- Troupials and Allies16
- Cardinals and Allies14
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl13
Reported in the last 30 days
351 species reported to eBird in El Salvador in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Social Flycatcher, Great-tailed Grackle, Ruddy Ground Dove, White-winged Dove, Turkey Vulture, Swainson's Hawk, American Kestrel, Yellow-throated Vireo, American Redstart, Mississippi Kite, Cooper's Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Canada Warbler, Short-tailed Hawk, Gray Hawk, Black Vulture, Altamira Oriole, Barred Antshrike, Rufous-backed Wren, Blue-throated Goldentail, Yellow-olive Flatbill, White-collared Swift, Cinnamon Hummingbird, Common Squirrel-Cuckoo, White-bellied Chachalaca, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Violet Sabrewing, Chestnut-capped Warbler, Vaux's Swift, Great Kiskadee, Streak-backed Oriole, Golden-olive Woodpecker, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Ivory-billed Woodcreeper, Least Flycatcher, Lineated Woodpecker, Long-tailed Manakin, Masked Tityra, Black-headed Trogon, …
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Tennessee Warbler
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Rock Pigeon
Swainson's Thrush
Dickcissel
American Redstart
Blue Grosbeak
Great Egret
Red-winged Blackbird
Wilson's Warbler
Baltimore Oriole
Broad-winged Hawk
Summer Tanager
Black-crowned Night Heron
Neotropic Cormorant
Northern Rough-winged Swallow