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The turquoise-browed motmot is the national bird of El Salvador. This is a list of the bird species recorded in El Salvador. The avifauna of El Salvador included a total of 596 species as of April 2024, according to Bird Checklists of the World. [1] Of them, 138 are rare or accidental and six have been introduced by humans.
Its name originates from the turquoise color of its brow. It is the national bird of both El Salvador and Nicaragua, where it is known as torogoz and guardabarranco respectively. [2] [3] A torogoz in Joya de Cerén Mayan ruins in El Salvador. The bird is 34 cm (13 in) long and weighs 65 g (2.3 oz).
Cuban trogon (national bird) Priotelus temnurus [20] Denmark: Red squirrel (national mammal) Sciurus vulgaris [21] Mute swan (national bird) Cygnus olor [21] Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) Aglais urticae [21] Dominica: Sisserou parrot (national bird) Amazona imperalis [22] El Salvador: Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) Eumomota ...
Country Name of bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref. Afghanistan Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Albania Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Angola Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus Yes Anguilla Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita Yes Antigua and Barbuda Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes Argentina Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus Yes [8] Aruba "Prikichi" Brown ...
Important Bird Areas of El Salvador (3 P) Pages in category "Birds of El Salvador" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total.
The largest concentration of motmots reside in Honduras and Guatemala, with a total of 7 subspecies. It is also the national bird of Nicaragua and El Salvador. There is also evidence that the male tail, which is slightly larger than the female tail, functions as a sexual signal in the turquoise-browed motmot.
The American Ornithological Society will be changing the names of all birds currently named after people (152 species in the U.S. and Canada). This colorful bird is named after a slave owner.
El Salvador, [a] officially the Republic of El Salvador, [b] is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2024 was estimated to be 6 million according to a ...