SANTA ANNA & CERRO VERDE NATIONAL PARK & LIST
EL SALVADOR
Region (Compass)
Lat:00o00´S/00o00´W ha topography msl
Protected/registered status
Best Time for visit (30th December, 2004)
Birding Site Guide
Santa Ana was used as a base to visit the Cerro Verde National Park. Cerro Verde is a forested hill located between 2 volcanoes, Volcan Santa Ana & Volcan Izalco. There was only 1 bus (2 hours) from Santa Ana leaving at 8:30am which linked up with guided walks up the volcanoes leaving at 11am. I chose to go up Santa Ana as Izalco is a new volcano (active until recently) and has no vegetation. These guided walks are with a police escort as armed robberies have occurred in the past. Although it is now safe, the late time and large group size made birdwatching almost impossible. I saw only 11 species at Cerro Verde and in Santa Ana itself.
Species seen
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Rock Dove Columba livia Introduced
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Rufous-collared Robin Turdus rufitorques
- Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina
- Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
- Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced
Author: Charles Hesse
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