Parque Ecológico El Manzano

14.19510 , -89.00400

El Salvador

El Manzano area is a piece of land that was given to a community of former guerrilla fighters and their families after the peace agreements in 1992. They established there after the disbanding of the guerrilla forces. There are multiple springs that eventually transform into cascades and ponds. They open their community to the public by building cabins and a campsite around 2005. The ecosystem is a combination of coffee plantations and tropical humid forest together with small patches of pine forest. The importance for birds is this is a nesting place for Chestnut-headed Oropendolas that come from the north around February and stay in the area until May. Other species that are easy to spot around are Azure-crowned Hummingbird, Grace's Warbler, Rusty Sparrow and Yellow-backed Oriole among others.

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Coordinates were set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) : 14.1951/-89.0040 (2021-01-22 18:04:03 )

Site name was set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) as "Parque Ecológico El Manzano" (2021-01-22 18:04:03 )

Edited by Julio Cesar Acosta Burgos on 2021-08-13 14:55:29
El Manzano area is a piece of land that was given to a community of former guerrilla fighters and their families after the peace agreements in 1992. They established there after the disbanding of the guerrilla forces. There are multiple springs that eventually transform into cascades and ponds. They open their community to the public by building cabins and a campsite around 2005. The ecosystem is a combination of coffee plantations and tropical humid forest together with small patches of pine forest. The importance for birds is this is a nesting place for Chestnut-headed Oropendolas that come from the north around February and stay in the area until May. Other species that are easy to spot around are Azure-crowned Hummingbird, Grace's Warbler, Rusty Sparrow and Yellow-backed Oriole among others.

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List up to ca. 25 species that:
• have a limited distribution range and/or are rare on a global level
• are most sought-after by birdwatchers at this site
• and are relatively easy to see at this site (year-round or seasonally)

Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox)
Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris)
Azure-crowned Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanocephala)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Rusty Sparrow (Aimophila rufescens)
Chestnut-headed Oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri)
Yellow-backed Oriole (Icterus chrysater)
Grace's Warbler (Setophaga graciae)
Fan-tailed Warbler (Basileuterus lachrymosus)
Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava)

Hepatic Tanager (Piranga flava) was added by Julio Cesar Acosta Burgos (2021-08-12 02:08:21)

Yellow-backed Oriole (Icterus chrysater) was added by Julio Cesar Acosta Burgos (2021-08-12 02:07:38)

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) was added by Julio Cesar Acosta Burgos (2021-08-12 02:07:19)

Grace's Warbler (Setophaga graciae) was added by Julio Cesar Acosta Burgos (2021-08-12 02:06:38)

Azure-crowned Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanocephala) was added by Julio Cesar Acosta Burgos (2021-08-12 02:06:26)

Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris) was added by Julio Cesar Acosta Burgos (2021-08-12 02:06:11)

Fan-tailed Warbler (Basileuterus lachrymosus) was added by Julio Cesar Acosta Burgos (2021-08-12 02:05:56)

Lesser Roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) was added by Julio Cesar Acosta Burgos (2021-08-12 02:05:43)

Rusty Sparrow (Aimophila rufescens) was added by Julio Cesar Acosta Burgos (2021-08-12 02:05:31)

Chestnut-headed Oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri) was added by Julio Cesar Acosta Burgos (2021-08-12 02:05:21)

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2021-11-24 to 2021-11-30 Birding El Salvador with Nigel Marven 2021 Julio Cesar Acosta Burgos
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