because Salvadorians chose it
Torogoz.
El Salvador's plant is the izote flower and El Salvador's bird is the turquoise browed mot mot or torogoz as the locals call it.
The Turquoise-browed Motmot is the national animal of El Salvador.
The national animal of Guatemala is a green bird called the Quetzal. This is also the name of a city and of the currency. (The name is borrowed from a god of the ancient civilization that resided there.)
The capitol of the country of El Salvador is San Salvador.
El Salvador's national flower is the Flor de Izote El Salvador's national trees are the Monkeysoap and the Guanacaste
It has 1 National soccer team.
Both El Salvador and Nicaragua have the turquoise-browed motmot as their state bird.
ONE National Dance In El Salvador Is 'The Dance Of The Tiger.'
The main sport of El Salvador is soccer
Mexico City, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa and Belmopan, respectively.
That flower is called the "Flor de Izote."