JESSE FAGAN is a professional guide for the birding tour company Field Guides, Inc. He has traveled the world both exploring on his own and leading tours. He first visited El Salvador in 1995, where he fell in love with Latin America. He currently resides in Lima, Peru, with his wife.
OLIVER KOMAR is a longtime birder, professor at Zamorano University (Escuela Agrícola Panamericana) and director of the Regional Biodiversity Institute there, and regional editor for North American Birds for Central America.