A chio (icterus pustulatus), a native bird of El Salvador, rests on a car antena in a parking lot in San Salvador, El Salvador on May 7, 2008. In the Salvadorean popular belief the chio is a messenger of good news. Getty Images logo Getty Images 18 months ago

A chio (icterus pustulatus), a native bird of El Salvador, rests on a car antena in a parking lot in San Salvador, El Salvador on May 7, 2008. In the Salvadorean popular belief the chio is a messenger of good news.

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