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1El Salvador

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Showing 160 species · El Salvador

Showing 160 species · El Salvador

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Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
American CrocodileVulnerable

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
MonarchNot Evaluated

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Blue-footed BoobyLeast Concern

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Leatherback Sea TurtleVulnerable

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Harpy EagleNear Threatened

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Giant AnteaterVulnerable

Giant Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries
Green IguanaLeast Concern

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Common OctopusNot Evaluated

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Resplendent QuetzalNear Threatened

Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Great HammerheadCritically Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Oceanic Whitetip SharkCritically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Olive RidleyVulnerable

Olive Ridley

Lepidochelys olivacea

OmnivoreDiurnalVariable activity
Keel-billed ToucanNear Threatened

Keel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos sulfuratus

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Spectacled CaimanLeast Concern

Spectacled Caiman

Caiman crocodilus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Mantled Howler MonkeyLeast Concern

Mantled Howler Monkey

Alouatta palliata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Baird's TapirEndangered

Baird's Tapir

Tapirus bairdii

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Silky SharkVulnerable

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

CarnivoreVariable activityVulnerable
Ruby-Throated HummingbirdLeast Concern

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Magnificent FrigatebirdLeast Concern

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Morelet's CrocodileLeast Concern

Morelet's Crocodile

Crocodylus moreletii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Sooty TernLeast Concern

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Green MorayLeast Concern

Green Moray

Gymnothorax funebris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Nine-banded ArmadilloLeast Concern

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Roseate SpoonbillLeast Concern

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
King VultureLeast Concern

King Vulture

Sarcoramphus papa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Green BasiliskLeast Concern

Green Basilisk

Basiliscus plumifrons

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Red-eyed TreefrogLeast Concern

Red-eyed Treefrog

Agalychnis callidryas

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Chilean Hermit CrabNot Evaluated

Chilean Hermit Crab

Pagurus edwardsii

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Red-tailed BoaNot Evaluated

Red-tailed Boa

Boa constrictor

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Great Green MacawCritically Endangered

Great Green Macaw

Ara ambiguus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Great CurassowVulnerable

Great Curassow

Crax rubra

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
10 countries
OcelotLeast Concern

Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries
Collared PeccaryLeast Concern

Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

OmnivoreVariable activityIn herds
Brown BoobyLeast Concern

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
JaguarundiLeast Concern

Jaguarundi

Herpailurus yagouaroundi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Spectacled OwlLeast Concern

Spectacled Owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Brown PelicanLeast Concern

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Lowland PacaLeast Concern

Lowland Paca

Cuniculus paca

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
20 countries
White-Lipped PeccaryVulnerable

White-Lipped Peccary

Tayassu pecari

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Steller's JayLeast Concern

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
Central American Spider MonkeyEndangered

Central American Spider Monkey

Ateles geoffroyi

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered
White-nosed CoatiLeast Concern

White-nosed Coati

Nasua narica

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalOcean
Near Threatened

Hump Coral

Porites lobata

CarnivoreColonialNear Threatened
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries70 parks400 dive sites
Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries46 parks104 dive sites
Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries29 parks45 dive sites
Whale SharkEndangered

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
92 countries18 parks75 dive sites
Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
94 countries18 parks82 dive sites
Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
108 countries19 parks28 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
JaguarNear Threatened

Jaguar

Panthera onca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries58 parks
Scarlet MacawLeast Concern

Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao

FrugivoreDiurnalIn pairs
20 countries22 parks
OspreyLeast Concern

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
97 countries24 parks1 dive site
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