• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Rufous Sabrewing Pampa rufa	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2
Red-throated Parakeet Psittacara rubritorquis	LC	winter	-	unknown	A2
Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2
Blue-and-white Mockingbird Melanotis hypoleucus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2
Grey-crowned Ground-sparrow Melozone occipitalis	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2
Bar-winged Oriole Icterus maculialatus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2007	Laguna Chanmico y espejo de agua	Area Natural Protegida	4
2007	Colombia	Area Natural Protegida	2
2007	La Isla	Area Natural Protegida	1
2007	El Jabalí	Area Natural Protegida	1
2007	Las Granadillas	Area Natural Protegida	<1
2007	San Lorenzo	Area Natural Protegida	<1
2008	Crater del Volcán de San Salvador	Area Natural Protegida	2
2009	Los Abriles	Area Natural Protegida	2
2009	Santa Maria	Area Natural Protegida	1
2009	Las Mercedes	Area Natural Protegida	<1
2009	El Mirador	Area Natural Protegida	<1
2009	Catorce de Marzo	Area Natural Protegida	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban & industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards & groves	54
Other		20
Grassland		18
Forest	Tropical lowland evergreen	8
Shrubland	Scrub	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Salvador Volcano (El Salvador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-salvador-volcano-iba-el-salvador on 23/11/2024.