List of birds of Morocco

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Morocco. The avifauna of Morocco include a total of 511 confirmed species as of September 2021 according to Avibase. Of them, 1 has been introduced by humans. Non-native species which have not become established, or whose natural arrival is uncertain, are not included here.^[1]

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (English and scientific names) are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2021 edition.^[2]

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories of occurrence.

• (A) Accidental - a species that only rarely occurs in Morocco; records of these species require formal acceptance by the Commission d’Homologation Marocaine (Moroccan Rare Birds Committee)
• (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Morocco as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions, and has become established
• (Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Morocco although populations exist elsewhere

Ostriches[]

Order: Struthioniformes   Family: Struthionidae

The ostriches are a flightless birds native to Africa. They are the largest living species of bird and are distinctive in appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at high speeds. This species was extirpated from Morocco some time before 1990;^[3] a re-introduction programme for the North African ostrich is in progress.^[4]

• Common ostrich, Struthio camelus
  • North African ostrich, Struthio camelus camelus reintroduced

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl[]

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl such as swans and geese.

Guineafowl[]

Order: Galliformes   Family: Numididae

Guineafowl are a group of African birds that resemble partridges, but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage.

• Helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris (Ex)

Pheasant, grouse, and allies[]

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quails, partridges, francolins and pheasants. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings.

• Rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta (A)
• Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus (I)
• Common quail, Coturnix coturnix
• Barbary partridge, Alectoris barbara
• Double-spurred francolin, Pternistis bicalcaratus

Flamingos[]

Order: Phoenicopteriformes   Family: Phoenicopteridae

Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres.

• Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus
• Lesser flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor (A)

Grebes[]

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae

Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds.

• Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus (A)
• Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
• Eared grebe, Podiceps nigricollis

Pigeons and doves[]

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

• Rock pigeon, Columba livia
• Stock dove, Columba oenas
• Common wood-pigeon, Columba palumbus
• European turtle-dove, Streptopelia turtur
• Eurasian collared-dove, Streptopelia decaocto
• Laughing dove, Streptopelia senegalensis
• Namaqua dove, Oena capensis (A)

Sandgrouse[]

Order: Pterocliformes   Family: Pteroclidae

Sandgrouse have small, pigeon-like, heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies.

• Pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata
• Spotted sandgrouse, Pterocles senegallus
• Black-bellied sandgrouse, Pterocles orientalis
• Crowned sandgrouse, Pterocles coronatus
• Lichtenstein's sandgrouse, Pterocles lichtensteinii

Bustards[]

Order: Otidiformes   Family: Otididae

Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. The Arabian bustard has been extirpated from Morocco since about 1985 and the houbara bustard is close to being extirpated.^[3]

• Great bustard, Otis tarda
• Arabian bustard, Ardeotis arabs (Ex?)^[5]
• Houbara bustard, Chlamydotis undulata
• Little bustard, Tetrax tetrax

Cuckoos[]

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

The cuckoos are birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs.

• Great spotted cuckoo, Clamator glandarius
• Yellow-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus (A)
• Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus

Nightjars and allies[]

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds with long wings, short legs, and very short bills.

• Red-necked nightjar, Caprimulgus ruficollis
• Eurasian nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus
• Egyptian nightjar, Caprimulgus aegyptius
• Golden nightjar, Caprimulgus eximius (A)

Swifts[]

Order: Apodiformes   Family: Apodidae

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying.

• Chimney swift, Chaetura pelagica (A)
• Alpine swift, Apus melba
• Common swift, Apus apus
• Plain swift, Apus unicolor (A)
• Pallid swift, Apus pallidus
• Little swift, Apus affinis
• White-rumped swift, Apus caffer

Rails, gallinules, and coots[]

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules.

• Water rail, Rallus aquaticus
• Corn crake, Crex crex
• African crake, Crex egregia (A)
• Sora, Porzana carolina (A)
• Spotted crake, Porzana porzana
• Eurasian moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
• Red-knobbed coot, Fulica cristata
• Allen's gallinule, Porphyrio alleni (A)
• Purple gallinule, Porphyrio martinica (A)
• Western swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
• Little crake, Porzana parva
• Baillon's crake, Porzana pusilla

Cranes[]

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Gruidae

Cranes are large, long-legged, and long-necked birds. The demoiselle crane has been extirpated since 1985.^[3]

• Demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo (Ex)
• Common crane, Grus grus

Thick-knees[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Burhinidae

The thick-knees are a group of waders found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.

• Eurasian thick-knee, Burhinus oedicnemus

Stilts and avocets[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the avocets and stilts.

• Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus
• Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta

Oystercatchers[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Haematopodidae

The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.

• Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus

Plovers and lapwings[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short thick necks, and long, usually pointed, wings.

• Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola
• European golden-plover, Pluvialis apricaria
• American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica (A)
• Pacific golden-plover, Pluvialis fulva (A)
• Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
• Sociable lapwing, Vanellus gregarius (A)
• White-tailed lapwing, Vanellus leucurus (A)
• Greater sand-plover, Charadrius leschenaultii (A)
• Kittlitz's plover, Charadrius pecuarius (A)
• Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
• Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula
• Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius
• Eurasian dotterel, Charadrius morinellus

Painted-snipes[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Rostratulidae

Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly coloured.

• Greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis (A)

Sandpipers and allies[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized waders including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers, and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

Buttonquail[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Turnicidae

The buttonquails are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. This species is close to being extirpated in Morocco.^[3]

• Small buttonquail, Turnix sylvaticus

Pratincoles and coursers[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Glareolidae

Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings, and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings, and long, pointed bills which curve downwards.

• Cream-colored courser, Cursorius cursor
• Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola
• Black-winged pratincole, Glareola nordmanni (A)

Skuas and jaegers[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings.

• Great skua, Stercorarius skua
• South Polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki (A)
• Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus
• Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
• Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus (A)

Auks, murres, and puffins[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Alcidae

Alcidae live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest.

• Dovekie, Alle alle (A)
• Common murre, Uria aalge (A)
• Razorbill, Alca torda
• Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica

Gulls, terns, and skimmers[]

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. Gulls are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds.

Loons[]

Order: Gaviiformes   Family: Gaviidae

Loons are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

• Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata (A)
• Arctic loon, Gavia arctica (A)
• Common loon, Gavia immer (A)

Albatrosses[]

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Diomedeidae

The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds.

• Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophris (A)

Southern storm-petrels[]

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Oceanitidae

The storm-petrels are the smallest seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. Until 2018, this family's species were included with the other storm-petrels in family Hydrobatidae.

• Wilson's storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
• White-faced storm-petrel, Pelagodroma marina (A)

Northern storm-petrels[]

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Hydrobatidae

Though the members of this family are similar in many respects to the southern storm-petrels, including their general appearance and habits, there are enough genetic differences to warrant their placement in a separate family.

• European storm-petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus
• Leach's storm-petrel, Hydrobates leucorhous
• Band-rumped storm-petrel, Hydrobates castro (A)

Shearwaters and petrels[]

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.

• Northern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis (A)
• Zino's petrel, Pterodroma madeira (A)
• Fea's petrel, Pterodroma feae
• Black-capped petrel, Pterodroma hasitata (A)
• Bulwer's petrel, Bulweria bulwerii (A)
• Cory's shearwater, Calonectris diomedia
• Cape Verde shearwater, Calonectris edwardsii (A)
• Great shearwater, Ardenna gravis
• Sooty shearwater, Ardenna griseus
• Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus
• Yelkouan shearwater, Puffinus yelkouan
• Balearic shearwater, Puffinus mauretanicus
• Barolo shearwater, Puffinus baroli (A)
• Persian shearwater, Puffinus persicus

Storks[]

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.

• Black stork, Ciconia nigra
• White stork, Ciconia ciconia
• Yellow-billed stork, Mycteria ibis (A)

Frigatebirds[]

Order: Suliformes   Family: Fregatidae

Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white, or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.

• Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens (A)

Boobies and gannets[]

Order: Suliformes   Family: Sulidae

The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

• Masked booby, Sula dactylatra (A)
• Brown booby, Sula leucogaster (A)
• Northern gannet, Morus bassanus

Anhingas[]

Order: Suliformes   Family: Anhingidae

Anhingas or darters are water birds with a distinctive long slender neck and bill.

• African darter, Anhinga rufa (A)

Cormorants and shags[]

Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large fish-eating waterbirds.

• Long-tailed cormorant, Microcarbo africanus (A)
• Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
• European shag, Gulosus aristotelis

Pelicans[]

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae

Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak.

• Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus (A)

Herons, egrets, and bitterns[]

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons, and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.

• American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus (A)
• Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris
• Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus
• Gray heron, Ardea cinerea
• Purple heron, Ardea purpurea
• Great egret, Ardea alba
• Little egret, Egretta garzetta
• Western reef-heron, Egretta gularis (A)
• Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
• Squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides
• Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax

Ibises and spoonbills[]

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills.

• Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
• Northern bald ibis, Geronticus eremita
• Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia

Osprey[]

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey, a medium large bird of prey with a worldwide distribution.

• Osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Hawks, eagles, and kites[]

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

The Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. The bearded vulture, dark chanting-goshawk, and tawny eagle are all close to being extirpated in Morocco.^[3]

Barn-owls[]

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Tytonidae

Barn-owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces.

• Barn owl, Tyto alba

Owls[]

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey.

• Eurasian scops-owl, Otus scops
• Eurasian eagle-owl, Bubo bubo (A)
• Pharaoh eagle-owl, Bubo ascalaphus
• Little owl, Athene noctua
• Maghreb owl, Strix mauritanica
• Long-eared owl, Asio otus
• Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus
• Marsh owl, Asio capensis

Hoopoes[]

Order: Bucerotiformes   Family: Upupidae

Hoopoes have black, white, and orangey-pink colouring with a large erectile crest on their head.

• Eurasian hoopoe, Upupa epops

Kingfishers[]

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails.

• Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis

Bee-eaters[]

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Meropidae

The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies, and usually elongated central tail feathers.

• White-throated bee-eater, Merops albicollis (A)
• Blue-cheeked bee-eater, Merops persicus
• European bee-eater, Merops apiaster

Rollers[]

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Coraciidae

Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters.

• European roller, Coracias garrulus
• Abyssinian roller, Coracias abyssinicus (A)

Woodpeckers[]

Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae

Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues.

• Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla
• Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
• Levaillant's woodpecker, Picus vaillantii

Falcons and caracaras[]

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.

• Lesser kestrel, Falco naumanni
• Eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
• Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus (A)
• Eleonora's falcon, Falco eleonorae
• Sooty falcon, Falco concolor (A)
• Merlin, Falco columbarius
• Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo
• Lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus
• Saker falcon, Falco cherrug (A)
• Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus

Old World parrots[]

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittaculidae

Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak shape.

• Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri (A)

New World and African parrots[]

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittacidae

Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and they have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two to the back.

• Monk parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus (A)

Vireos[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Vireonidae

The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are typically greenish in color and resemble wood warblers apart from their heavier bills.

• Red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus (A)

Old World orioles[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oriolidae

The Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds, not related to the New World orioles.

• Eurasian golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus

Bushshrikes and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Malaconotidae

Bushshrikes are similar in habits to shrikes, hunting insects and other small prey from a perch on a bush.

• Black-crowned tchagra, Tchagra senegala

Shrikes[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Laniidae

Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions on thorns.

• Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio (A)
• Isabelline shrike, Lanius isabellinus (A)
• Iberian gray shrike, Lanius meridionalis
• Great gray shrike, Lanius excubitor
• Masked shrike, Lanius nubicus (A)
• Woodchat shrike, Lanius senator

Crows, jays, and magpies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, and magpies. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.

• Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius
• Maghreb magpie, Pica mauritanica
• Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
• Red-billed chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
• Yellow-billed chough, Pyrrhocorax graculus
• Eurasian jackdaw, Corvus monedula
• House crow, Corvus splendens (A)
• Carrion crow, Corvus corone
• Pied crow, Corvus albus (A)
• Brown-necked raven, Corvus ruficollis
• Common raven, Corvus corax

Tits, chickadees, and titmice[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Paridae

The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills.

• Coal tit, Periparus ater
• Crested tit, Lophophanes cristatus (A)
• African blue tit, Cyanistes teneriffae
• Great tit, Parus major

Penduline-tits[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Remizidae

The penduline-tits are a group of small passerine birds related to the true tits.

• Eurasian penduline-tit, Remiz pendulinus (A)

Larks[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Alaudidae

Larks are small terrestrial birds, mostly fairly dull in appearance.

Bearded reedling[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Panuridae

The bearded reedling is a small bird found in reed beds across temperate Asia with smaller populations throughout Europe. It is the only member of its family.

• Bearded reedling, Panurus biarmicus (A)

Cisticolas and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cisticolidae

The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer regions of the Old World.

• Cricket longtail, Spiloptila clamans
• Zitting cisticola, Cisticola juncidis

Reed warblers and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acrocephalidae

The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but it also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.

• Eastern olivaceous warbler, Iduna pallida
• Western olivaceous warbler, Iduna opaca
• Melodious warbler, Hippolais polyglotta
• Icterine warbler, Hippolais icterina (A)
• Aquatic warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola
• Moustached warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon
• Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
• Marsh warbler, Acrocephalus palustris (A)
• Eurasian reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• African reed warbler, Acrocephalus baeticatus
• Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Grassbirds and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Locustellidae

Locustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed, and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over.

• Pallas's grasshopper warbler, Helopsaltes certhiola (A)
• River warbler, Locustella fluviatilis (A)
• Savi's warbler, Locustella luscinioides
• Common grasshopper-warbler, Locustella naevia

Swallows[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

The family Hirundinidae is a group of passerines adapted to aerial feeding.

• Plain martin, Riparia paludicola
• Bank swallow, Riparia riparia
• Eurasian crag-martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris
• Rock martin, Ptyonoprogne fuligula
• Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
• Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica
• Common house-martin, Delichon urbicum

Bulbuls[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pycnonotidae

Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage.

• Common bulbul, Pycnonotus barbatus

Leaf warblers[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Phylloscopidae

Leaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa. The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with greyish-green to greyish-brown colors.

• Wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix
• Western Bonelli's warbler, Phylloscopus bonelli
• Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus (A)
• Hume's warbler, Phylloscopus humei (A)
• Pallas's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus (A)
• Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus (A)
• Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
• Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
• Iberian chiffchaff, Phylloscopus ibericus

Bush warblers and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Scotocercidae

The members of this family are found throughout Africa, Asia, and Polynesia.

• Scrub warbler, Scotocerca inquieta
• Cetti's warbler, Cettia cetti

Long-tailed tits[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Aegithalidae

Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails.

• Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus (A)

Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sylviidae

The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia, and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs.

• Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
• Garden warbler, Sylvia borin
• Lesser whitethroat, Curruca curruca
• Western Orphean warbler, Curruca hortensis
• African desert warbler, Curruca deserti
• Tristram's warbler, Curruca deserticola
• Sardinian warbler, Curruca melanocephala
• Moltoni's warbler, Curruca subalpina (A)
• Western subalpine warbler, Curruca iberiae
• Eastern subalpine warbler, Curruca cantillans (A)
• Greater whitethroat, Curruca communis
• Spectacled warbler, Curruca conspicillata
• Marmora's warbler, Curruca sarda (A)
• Dartford warbler, Curruca undata

Laughingthrushes and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Leiothrichidae

The members of this family are diverse in size and colouration, though those of genus Turdoides tend to be brown or greyish. The family is found in Africa, India, and southeast Asia.

• Fulvous chatterer, Argya fulva

Kinglets[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Regulidae

The kinglets and "crests" are a small family of birds which resemble some warblers. The adults have colored crowns, giving rise to their name.

• Goldcrest, Regulus regulus (A)
• Common firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus

Wallcreeper[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tichodromidae

The wallcreeper is a small bird, with crimson, grey, and black plumage, related to the nuthatches.

• Wallcreeper, Tichodroma muraria (A)

Nuthatches[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sittidae

Nuthatches are small woodland birds.

• Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea

Treecreepers[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Certhiidae

Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below.

• Short-toed treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla

Wrens[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Troglodytidae

The wrens have short wings and thin down-turned bills.

• Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes

Dippers[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cinclidae

Dippers are a group of perching birds which specialise in feeding in running water.

• White-throated dipper, Cinclus cinclus

Starlings[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds.

• European starling, Sturnus vulgaris
• Spotless starling, Sturnus unicolor
• Rosy starling, Pastor roseus (A)

Thrushes and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.

• Mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus
• Song thrush, Turdus philomelos
• Redwing, Turdus iliacus
• Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula
• Eyebrowed thrush, Turdus obscurus (A)
• Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris (A)
• Ring ouzel, Turdus torquatus

Old World flycatchers[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Muscicapidae

Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.

Waxbills and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Estrildidae

The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have wide variation in plumage colours and patterns.

• Red-billed firefinch, Lagonosticta senegala (A)

Accentors[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Prunellidae

The accentors are in the only bird family which is completely endemic to the Palearctic.

• Alpine accentor, Prunella collaris
• Dunnock, Prunella modularis

Old World sparrows[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.

• House sparrow, Passer domesticus
• Spanish sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis
• Desert sparrow, Passer simplex
• Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
• Sudan golden sparrow, Passer luteus (A)
• Rock sparrow, Petronia petronia

Wagtails and pipits[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

The Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They are slender ground-feeding insectivores of open country.

• Gray wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
• Western yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava
• Citrine wagtail, Motacilla citreola (A)
• White wagtail, Motacilla alba
• Richard's pipit, Anthus richardi (A)
• Tawny pipit, Anthus campestris
• Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis
• Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis
• Olive-backed pipit, Anthus hodgsoni (A)
• Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus
• Water pipit, Anthus spinoletta
• Rock pipit, Anthus petrosus (A)
• American pipit, Anthus rubescens (A)

Finches, euphonias, and allies[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

Finches are seed-eating passerine birds that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.

Snow buntings and longspurs[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Calcariidae

The Calcariidae are a group of passerine birds that had been traditionally grouped with the New World sparrows, but differ in a number of respects and are usually found in open grassy areas.

• Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis (A)
• Lapland longspur, Calcarius lapponicus (A) ^[6]

Old World buntings[]

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Emberizidae

Emberizidae are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.

• Black-headed bunting, Emberiza melanocephala (A)
• Corn bunting, Emberiza calandra
• Rock bunting, Emberiza cia
• Cirl bunting, Emberiza cirlus
• Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella (A)
• Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana
• House bunting, Emberiza sahari
• Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
• Little bunting, Emberiza pusilla (A)

References[]

See also[]

• List of birds
• Lists of birds by region

External links[]

• Moroccan birds blog
• Birds reported during tours in Morocco, with links to photos