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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Morocco. The avifauna of Morocco include a total of 542 species. Three of them have been introduced by humans. This list's
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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'', 2022 edition.Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ Retrieved August 15, 2021. 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: StruthioniformesFamily:
Struthionidae Struthionidae (; ) is a family of flightless birds, containing the extant ostriches and their extinct relatives. The two extant species of ostrich are the common ostrich and Somali ostrich, both in the genus ''Struthio'', which also contains seve ...
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; a re-introduction programme for the North African ostrich is in progress. * Common ostrich, ''Struthio camelus'' ** North African ostrich, ''Struthio camelus camelus'' reintroduced


Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

Order:
Anseriformes Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which in ...
Family: Anatidae Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl such as
swan Swans are birds of the family (biology), family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form t ...
s and geese. * Fulvous whistling-duck, ''Dendrocygna bicolor'' (A) * Snow goose, ''Anser caerulescens'' (A) * Graylag goose, ''Anser anser'' * Greater white-fronted goose, ''Anser albifrons'' (A) * Taiga bean-goose, ''Anser fabalis'' (A) * Bar-headed goose, ''Anser indicus'' (A) * Brant, ''Branta bernicla'' (A) * Barnacle goose, ''Branta leucopsis'' (A) *
Mute swan The mute swan (''Cygnus olor'') is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Eurosiberia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is an introduced species in North America, home ...
, ''Cygnus olor'' (A) * Whooper swan, ''Cygnus cygnus'' (A) * Egyptian goose, ''Alopochen aegyptiacus'' (A) *
Ruddy shelduck The ruddy shelduck (''Tadorna ferruginea''), known in India as the Brahminy duck, is a member of the family Anatidae. It is a distinctive waterfowl, in length with a wingspan of . It has orange-brown body plumage with a paler head, while the ...
, ''Tadorna ferruginea'' *
Common shelduck The common shelduck (''Tadorna tadorna'') is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus, ''Tadorna''. It is widespread and common in the Euro-Siberian region of the Palearctic, mainly breeding in temperate and wintering in subtropical regions; i ...
, ''Tadorna tadorna'' * Spur-winged goose, ''Plectropterus gambensis'' (A) * Mandarin duck, ''Aix galericulata'' (I) * Garganey, ''Spatula querquedula'' * Blue-winged teal, ''Spatula discors'' (A) * Cinnamon teal, ''Spatula cyanoptera'' (A) * Cape shoveler, ''Spatula smithii'' (A) * Northern shoveler, ''Spatula clypeata'' *
Gadwall The gadwall (''Mareca strepera'') is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. Taxonomy The gadwall was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. DNA studies have shown that ...
, ''Mareca strepera'' * Eurasian wigeon, ''Mareca penelope'' * American wigeon, ''Mareca americana'' (A) *
Mallard The mallard () or wild duck (''Anas platyrhynchos'') is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Arge ...
, ''Anas platyrhynchos'' * Northern pintail, ''Anas acuta'' * Green-winged teal, ''Anas crecca'' * Marbled teal, ''Marmaronetta angustirostris'' * Southern pochard, ''Netta erythrophtalma'' (A) * Red-crested pochard, ''Netta rufina'' * Common pochard, ''Aythya ferina'' * Ring-necked duck, ''Aythya collaris'' (A) * Ferruginous duck, ''Aythya nyroca'' * Tufted duck, ''Aythya fuligula'' * Greater scaup, ''Aythya marila'' (A) * Lesser scaup, ''Aythya affinis'' (A) * Common eider, ''Somateria mollissima'' (A) * Velvet scoter, ''Melanitta fusca'' (A) * Common scoter, ''Melanitta nigra'' * Long-tailed duck, ''Clangula hyemalis'' (A) * Common goldeneye, ''Bucephala clangula'' (A) *
Smew The smew (''Mergellus albellus'') is a species of duck, and is the only living member of the genus ''Mergellus''. ''Mergellus'' is a diminutive of '' Mergus'' and ''albellus'' is from Latin ''albus'' "white". This genus is closely related to ' ...
, ''Mergellus albellus'' (A) * Common merganser, ''Mergus merganser'' (A) * Red-breasted merganser, ''Mergus serrator'' * Ruddy duck, ''Oxyura jamaicensis'' (I) * White-headed duck, ''Oxyura leucocephala''


Guineafowl

Order: GalliformesFamily: Numididae Guineafowl are a group of African birds that resemble partridges, but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage. * Helmeted guineafowl, ''Numida meleagris'' reintroduced


Pheasant, grouse, and allies

Order: GalliformesFamily:
Phasianidae The Phasianidae are a family (biology), family of heavy, ground-living birds, which includes pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, chickens, Turkey bird, turkeys, Old World quail, and peafowl. The family includes many of the most popular Game (hunti ...
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 The rock ptarmigan (''Lagopus muta'') is a medium-sized game bird in the grouse family. It is known simply as the ptarmigan in the UK. It is the official bird for the Canadian territory of Nunavut, where it is known as the ''aqiggiq'' (ᐊᕿ ...
, ''Lagopus muta'' (A) * Ring-necked pheasant, ''Phasianus colchicus'' (I) * Common quail, ''Coturnix coturnix'' *
Barbary partridge The Barbary partridge (''Alectoris barbara'') is a gamebird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae) of the order Galliformes. It is native to North Africa. Distribution The Barbary partridge has its main native range in North Africa, and is also na ...
, ''Alectoris barbara'' *
Double-spurred francolin The double-spurred spurfowl (''Pternistis bicalcaratus'') is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. Like most spurfowls, it is restricted to Africa. It is a resident breeder in tropical wes ...
, ''Pternistis bicalcaratus''


Flamingos

Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Phoenicopteridae Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. * Greater flamingo, ''Phoenicopterus roseus'' * Lesser flamingo, ''Phoeniconaias minor'' (A)


Grebes

Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. * Little grebe, ''Tachybaptus ruficollis'' * Horned grebe, ''Podiceps auritus'' (A) * Red-necked grebe, ''Podiceps grisegena'' (A) * Great crested grebe, ''Podiceps cristatus'' *
Eared grebe The black-necked grebe or eared grebe (''Podiceps nigricollis'') is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It was described in 1831 by Christian Ludwig Brehm. There are currently three accepted subspecies, including the nominate subspeci ...
, ''Podiceps nigricollis''


Pigeons and doves

Order: ColumbiformesFamily: 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 The stock dove (''Columba oenas'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons. It is widely distributed in the western Palearctic. Taxonomy The stock dove was first formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Li ...
, ''Columba oenas'' *
Trocaz pigeon The trocaz pigeon, Madeira laurel pigeon or long-toed pigeon (''Columba trocaz'') is a pigeon which is endemic to the island of Madeira, Portugal. It is a mainly grey bird with a pinkish breast; its silvery neck patch and lack of white wing marki ...
, ''Columba trocaz'' (A) *
Common wood-pigeon The common wood pigeon or common woodpigeon (''Columba palumbus''), also known as simply wood pigeon, wood-pigeon or woodpigeon, is a large species in the dove and pigeon family (Columbidae), native to the western Palearctic. It belongs to the ...
, ''Columba palumbus'' * European turtle-dove, ''Streptopelia turtur'' * Eurasian collared-dove, ''Streptopelia decaocto'' *
African collared-dove The African collared dove (''Streptopelia roseogrisea'') is a small dove found in the Sahel, northern parts of the Horn of Africa and southwestern Arabia. Although it lives in arid lands, it is found around water sources. This bird is typica ...
, ''Streptopelia roseogrisea'' (A) * Laughing dove, ''Streptopelia senegalensis'' * Namaqua dove, ''Oena capensis'' (A)


Sandgrouse

Order: PterocliformesFamily: 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 The black-bellied sandgrouse (''Pterocles orientalis'') is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family. The nominate race breeds in Iberia, northwest Africa, the Canary Islands, Turkey, Iran, Cyprus and Israel. The eastern form ''P. o. arenar ...
, ''Pterocles orientalis'' *
Crowned sandgrouse The crowned sandgrouse (''Pterocles coronatus'') is a species of bird in the sandgrouse family, the Pteroclidae from North Africa and the Middle East. Description A fairly small sandgrouse which appears rather uniformly coloured from a distance ...
, ''Pterocles coronatus'' *
Lichtenstein's sandgrouse Lichtenstein's sandgrouse (''Pterocles lichtensteinii'') is a species of bird in the Pteroclidae family, which is named after Martin Lichtenstein. They are nomadic, mostly nocturnal birds, which drink before dawn and after dusk. Range The speci ...
, ''Pterocles lichtensteinii''


Bustards

Order: OtidiformesFamily: 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. * Great bustard, ''Otis tarda'' *
Arabian bustard The Arabian bustard (''Ardeotis arabs'') is a species of bustard which is found across the Sahel region of Africa and south western Arabia. It is part of the large-bodied genus, ''Ardeotis'', and, though little known, appears to be a fairly typi ...
, ''Ardeotis arabs'' (Ex?) *
Houbara bustard The houbara bustard (''Chlamydotis undulata''), also known as African houbara, is a relatively small bustard native to North Africa, where it lives in arid habitats. The global population is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2014. ...
, ''Chlamydotis undulata'' * Little bustard, ''Tetrax tetrax''


Cuckoos

Order: CuculiformesFamily: Cuculidae The cuckoos are birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs. *
Great spotted cuckoo The great spotted cuckoo (''Clamator glandarius'') is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. It is widely spread throughout Africa and the Mediterranean Basin. It i ...
, ''Clamator glandarius'' * Yellow-billed cuckoo, ''Coccyzus americanus'' (A) * Common cuckoo, ''Cuculus canorus''


Nightjars and allies

Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Caprimulgidae Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds with long wings, short legs, and very short bills. *
Red-necked nightjar The red-necked nightjar (''Caprimulgus ruficollis'') is the largest of the nightjars occurring in Europe. It breeds in Iberian peninsula, Iberia and North Africa, and bird migration, winters in tropical West Africa. Taxonomy ''Caprimulgus'' is de ...
, ''Caprimulgus ruficollis'' *
Eurasian nightjar The European nightjar (''Caprimulgus europaeus''), common goatsucker, Eurasian nightjar or just nightjar, is a crepuscular and nocturnality, nocturnal bird in the nightjar family that breeds across most of Europe and the Palearctic to Mongolia ...
, ''Caprimulgus europaeus'' *
Egyptian nightjar The Egyptian nightjar (''Caprimulgus aegyptius'') is a medium-small nightjar which occurs in south west Asia and north Africa and winters in tropical Africa. This is a fairly common species with a wide distribution which faces no obvious threats ...
, ''Caprimulgus aegyptius'' *
Nubian nightjar The Nubian nightjar (''Caprimulgus nubicus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَم ...
, ''Caprimulgus nubicus'' (A) *
Golden nightjar The golden nightjar (''Caprimulgus eximius'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Sahel region in northern Sub-Saharan Africa. Description The golden nightjar is a distinctively coloured, smallish nightjar whic ...
, ''Caprimulgus eximius'' (A)


Swifts

Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Apodidae Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. * Chimney swift, ''Chaetura pelagica'' (A) *
Alpine swift The alpine swift (''Tachymarptis melba'') formerly ''Apus melba'', is a species of swift found in Africa, southern Europe and Asia. They breed in mountains from southern Europe to the Himalaya. Like common swifts, they are migratory; the souther ...
, ''Apus melba'' * Common swift, ''Apus apus'' *
Plain swift The plain swift (''Apus unicolor'') is a medium-sized swift. Although this bird is superficially similar to a barn swallow or house martin, it is not related to those passerine species. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent ev ...
, ''Apus unicolor'' (A) * Pallid swift, ''Apus pallidus'' * Little swift, ''Apus affinis'' * White-rumped swift, ''Apus caffer''


Rails, gallinules, and coots

Order:
Gruiformes The Gruiformes are an order (biology), order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird family (biology), families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like". Traditionally, a number of wading and t ...
Family: Rallidae Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails,
crake The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized, ground-living birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules. Many species are associated with wetlands, althoug ...
s, coots, and gallinules. * Water rail, ''Rallus aquaticus'' * Corn crake, ''Crex crex'' *
African crake The African crake (''Crecopsis egregia'') is a small- to medium-size ground-living bird in the rail family, found in most of central to southern Africa. It is seasonally common in most of its range other than the rainforests and areas that have ...
, ''Crex egregia'' (A) * Sora, ''Porzana carolina'' (A) * Spotted crake, ''Porzana porzana'' *
Eurasian moorhen The common moorhen (''Gallinula chloropus''), also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken, is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae). It is distributed across many parts of the Old World. The common moorhen lives around well-vegetated mars ...
, ''Gallinula chloropus'' * Eurasian coot, ''Fulica atra'' * Red-knobbed coot, ''Fulica cristata'' *
Allen's gallinule Allen's gallinule (''Porphyrio alleni''), formerly known as the lesser gallinule, is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae. Its former binomial name is ''Porphyrula alleni''. ''Porphyrio'' is the Latin for "swamphen", and ''alleni'', like the ...
, ''Porphyrio alleni'' (A) *
Purple gallinule Purple gallinule is an alternative name for two species of birds in the rail family. It can refer to: * Purple swamphen, a group of closely related species of swamphen of the Old World * American purple gallinule The purple gallinule (''Porphyr ...
, ''Porphyrio martinica'' (A) * Western swamphen, ''Porphyrio porphyrio'' * Striped crake, ''Amaurornis marginalis'' (A) * Little crake, ''Porzana parva'' * Baillon's crake, ''Porzana pusilla''


Cranes

Order:
Gruiformes The Gruiformes are an order (biology), order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird family (biology), families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like". Traditionally, a number of wading and t ...
Family: Gruidae Cranes are large, long-legged, and long-necked birds. The demoiselle crane has been extirpated since 1985. *
Demoiselle crane The demoiselle crane (''Grus virgo'') is a species of crane found in central Eurosiberia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey. These cranes are migratory birds. Bir ...
, ''Anthropoides virgo'' (Ex) * Common crane, ''Grus grus''


Thick-knees

Order: CharadriiformesFamily:
Burhinidae The stone-curlews, also known as dikkops or thick-knees, consist of 10 species within the family Burhinidae, and are found throughout the tropical and temperate parts of the world, with two or more species occurring in some areas of Africa, Asia, ...
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 The Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew (''Burhinus oedicnemus'') is a northern species of the Burhinidae (stone-curlew) bird family. Taxonomy The Eurasian stone-curlew was formally described by the Swedish natur ...
, ''Burhinus oedicnemus'' *
Senegal thick-knee The Senegal thick-knee (''Burhinus senegalensis'') is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. Their vernacular scientific name refers to the prominent joints in the long yellow or greenish legs. Range It is a resident breede ...
, ''Burhinus senegalensis'' (A)


Stilts and avocets

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: 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: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open
mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000  extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
s. * Eurasian oystercatcher, ''Haematopus ostralegus''


Plovers and lapwings

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: 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 The American golden plover (''Pluvialis dominica''), is a medium-sized plover. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from ''pluvia'', "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name ''d ...
, ''Pluvialis dominica'' (A) * Pacific golden-plover, ''Pluvialis fulva'' (A) *
Northern lapwing The northern lapwing (''Vanellus vanellus''), also known as the peewit or pewit, tuit or tew-it, green plover, or (in Ireland and Britain) pyewipe or just lapwing, is a bird in the lapwing subfamily. It is common through temperate Eurosiberia. ...
, ''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: CharadriiformesFamily:
Rostratulidae The Rostratulidae, commonly known as the painted-snipes, are a family of wading birds that consists of two genera: ''Rostratula'' and '' Nycticryphes''. Description The painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the t ...
Painted-snipe The Rostratulidae, commonly known as the painted-snipes, are a family of wading birds that consists of two genera: '' Rostratula'' and '' Nycticryphes''. Description The painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the ...
s 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: CharadriiformesFamily: 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. * Upland sandpiper, ''Bartramia longicauda'' (A) * Whimbrel, ''Numenius phaeopus'' * Slender-billed curlew, ''Numenius tenuirostris'' (Ex) * Eurasian curlew, ''Numenius arquata'' * Bar-tailed godwit, ''Limosa lapponica'' *
Black-tailed godwit The black-tailed godwit (''Limosa limosa'') is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, ''Limosa''. There are four subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest ...
, ''Limosa limosa'' * Ruddy turnstone, ''Arenaria interpres'' * Great knot, ''Calidris tenuirostris'' (A) * Red knot, ''Calidris canutus'' * Ruff, ''Calidris pugnax'' * Broad-billed sandpiper, ''Calidris falcinellus'' (A) * Stilt sandpiper, ''Calidris himantopus'' (A) * Curlew sandpiper, ''Calidris ferruginea'' * Temminck's stint, ''Calidris temminckii'' * Sanderling, ''Calidris alba'' * Dunlin, ''Calidris alpina'' * Purple sandpiper, ''Calidris maritima'' (A) * Baird's sandpiper, ''Calidris bairdii'' (A) * Little stint, ''Calidris minuta'' * White-rumped sandpiper, ''Calidris fuscicollis'' (A) * Buff-breasted sandpiper, ''Calidris subruficollis'' (A) * Pectoral sandpiper, ''Calidris melanotos'' (A) * Semipalmated sandpiper, ''Calidris pusilla'' (A) * Long-billed dowitcher, ''Limnodromus scolopaceus'' (A) *
Jack snipe The jack snipe or jacksnipe (''Lymnocryptes minimus'') is a small stocky wader. It is the smallest snipe, and the only member of the genus ''Lymnocryptes''. Features such as its sternum make it quite distinct from other snipes or woodcocks. Et ...
, ''Lymnocryptes minimus'' * Eurasian woodcock, ''Scolopax rusticola'' *
Great snipe The great snipe (''Gallinago media'') is a small stocky wader in the genus ''Gallinago''. This bird's breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation in north-eastern Europe, including north-western Russia. Great snipes are mig ...
, ''Gallinago media'' * Common snipe, ''Gallinago gallinago'' * Terek sandpiper, ''Xenus cinereus'' (A) * Wilson's phalarope, ''Phalaropus tricolor'' (A) * Red-necked phalarope, ''Phalaropus lobatus'' (A) * Red phalarope, ''Phalaropus fulicarius'' * Common sandpiper, ''Actitis hypoleucos'' * Spotted sandpiper, ''Actitis macularia'' (A) * Green sandpiper, ''Tringa ochropus'' * Spotted redshank, ''Tringa erythropus'' * Greater yellowlegs, ''Tringa melanoleuca'' (A) * Common greenshank, ''Tringa nebularia'' * Lesser yellowlegs, ''Tringa flavipes'' (A) * Marsh sandpiper, ''Tringa stagnatilis'' * Wood sandpiper, ''Tringa glareola'' * Common redshank, ''Tringa totanus''


Buttonquail

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Turnicidae The buttonquails are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. This species is close to being extirpated in Morocco. *
Small buttonquail The common buttonquail (''Turnix sylvaticus''), also called Kurrichane buttonquail, small buttonquail, or Andalusian hemipode is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble but are unrelated to the true of quails. Description Th ...
, ''Turnix sylvaticus''


Pratincoles and coursers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: 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: CharadriiformesFamily: 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 The great skua (''Stercorarius skua''), sometimes known by the name bonxie in Britain, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is roughly the size of a herring gull. It mainly eats fish caught at the sea surface or taken fr ...
, ''Stercorarius skua'' * South Polar skua, ''Stercorarius maccormicki'' (A) * Pomarine jaeger, ''Stercorarius pomarinus'' *
Parasitic jaeger The parasitic jaeger (''Stercorarius parasiticus''), also known as the Arctic skua, Arctic jaeger or parasitic skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migratory species that breeds in Northern Scandinavia, Scotland, Iceland, ...
, ''Stercorarius parasiticus'' * Long-tailed jaeger, ''Stercorarius longicaudus'' (A)


Auks, murres, and puffins

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: 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 The Atlantic puffin ('), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin is found in the northeastern ...
, ''Fratercula arctica''


Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and
skimmer Skimmer may refer to: Animals *Skimmer (bird), a common name for birds in the genus ''Rynchops'' *Skimmer (dragonfly), a common name for dragonflies in the family Libellulidae *Water strider or skimmer, a common name for insects in the family Ge ...
s. 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. *
Black-legged kittiwake The black-legged kittiwake (''Rissa tridactyla'') is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' as ''Larus tridactylus''. The English ...
, ''Rissa tridactyla'' * Sabine's gull, ''Xema sabini'' * Slender-billed gull, ''Chroicocephalus genei'' * Bonaparte's gull, ''Chroicocephalus philadelphia'' (A) * Gray-hooded gull, ''Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus'' (A) * Black-headed gull, ''Chroicocephalus ridibundus'' * Little gull, ''Hydrocoloeus minutus'' * Laughing gull, ''Leucophaeus atricilla'' (A) * Franklin's gull, ''Leucophaeus pipixcan'' (A) * Mediterranean gull, ''Ichthyaetus melanocephalus'' *
Pallas's gull Pallas's gull (''Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus''), also known as the great black-headed gull, is a large bird species. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus ''Larus''. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. '' ...
, ''Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus'' (A) * Audouin's gull, ''Ichthyaetus audouinii'' * Common gull, ''Larus canus'' * Ring-billed gull, ''Larus delawarensis'' (A) * Herring gull, ''Larus argentatus'' * Yellow-legged gull, ''Larus michahellis'' * Caspian gull, ''Larus cachinnans'' (A) *
Iceland gull The Iceland gull (''Larus glaucoides'') is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland, but not in Iceland (as its name suggests), where it is only seen during winter. The genus name is from Latin ''larus'', whic ...
, ''Larus glaucoides'' (A) * Lesser black-backed gull, ''Larus fuscus'' * Glaucous-winged gull, ''Larus glaucescens'' (A) *
Glaucous gull The glaucous gull (''Larus hyperboreus'') is a large gull, the second-largest gull in the world. It breeds in Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and winters south to shores of the Holarctic. The genus name is from Latin ''larus'', which a ...
, ''Larus hyperboreus'' (A) * Great black-backed gull, ''Larus marinus'' * Kelp gull, ''Larus dominicanus'' (A) * Brown noddy, ''Anous stolidus'' (A) *
Sooty tern The sooty tern (''Onychoprion fuscatus'') is a seabird in the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans, returning to land only to breed on islands throughout the equatorial zone. Taxonomy The sooty tern was described by Carl Linnaeu ...
, ''Onychoprion fuscata'' (A) * Bridled tern, ''Onychoprion anaethetus'' * Little tern, ''Sternula albifrons'' * Gull-billed tern, ''Gelochelidon nilotica'' * Caspian tern, ''Hydroprogne caspia'' * Black tern, ''Chlidonias niger'' * White-winged tern, ''Chlidonias leucopterus'' * Whiskered tern, ''Chlidonias hybrida'' *
Roseate tern The roseate tern (''Sterna dougallii'') is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name ''Sterna'' is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and the specific ''dougallii'' refers to Scottish physician and collector Dr Peter McDoug ...
, ''Sterna dougallii'' * Common tern, ''Sterna hirundo'' *
Arctic tern The Arctic tern (''Sterna paradisaea'') is a tern in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe (as far south as Brittany), Asia, and North America (as far south a ...
, ''Sterna paradisaea'' * Sandwich tern, ''Thalasseus sandvicensis'' * Lesser crested tern, ''Thalasseus bengalensis'' *
West African crested tern The West African crested tern (''Thalasseus albididorsalis'') is a bird species in the family Laridae. Until 2020 it was considered a subspecies of the New World royal tern, ''Thalasseus maximus''.R. Terry Chesser, Shawn M. Billerman, Kevin J. B ...
, ''Thalasseus albididorsalis'' *
African skimmer The African skimmer (''Rynchops flavirostris'') is a species of bird belonging to the skimmer genus ''Rynchops'' in the family Laridae. It is found along rivers, lakes and lagoons in Sub-Saharan Africa. Description African skimmers have long w ...
, ''Rynchops flavirostris'' (A)


Loons

Order: GaviiformesFamily: Gaviidae Loons are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. * Yellow-billed loon, ''Gavia adamsii'' (A) * Red-throated loon, ''Gavia stellata'' (A) *
Arctic loon The black-throated loon (''Gavia arctica''), also known as the Arctic loon and the black-throated diver, is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere, primarily breeding in freshwater lakes in northern Europe and Asia. It winter ...
, ''Gavia arctica'' (A) * Common loon, ''Gavia immer'' (A)


Tropicbirds

Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings. * Red-billed tropicbird, ''Phaethon aethereus'' (A)


Albatrosses

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: 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: ProcellariiformesFamily: 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: ProcellariiformesFamily: 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 The band-rumped storm petrel, Madeiran storm petrel, or Harcourt's storm petrel (''Hydrobates castro'') is of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae. Description The band-rumped storm petrel is 19–21 cm in length with a 43–46 cm wi ...
, ''Hydrobates castro'' (A)


Shearwaters and petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: 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 The Fea's petrel (''Pterodroma feae'') is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, '' Pterodroma''. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the soft-plumaged petrel (''P. mollis''), but they are actually not closely related at al ...
, ''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 The Manx shearwater (''Puffinus puffinus'') is a medium-sized shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. The scientific name of this species records a name shift: Manx shearwaters were called Manks puffins in the 17th century. Puffin is an ...
, ''Puffinus puffinus'' * Yelkouan shearwater, ''Puffinus yelkouan'' * Balearic shearwater, ''Puffinus mauretanicus'' *
Barolo shearwater The Barolo shearwater (''Puffinus baroli''), also known as the North Atlantic little shearwater or Macaronesian shearwater, is a small shearwater which breeds in the Azores and Canary Islands, Canaries of Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. ...
, ''Puffinus baroli'' (A) *
Persian shearwater The Persian shearwater (''Puffinus persicus'') is a seabird in the family Procellariidae formerly lumped in with Audubon's shearwater (''Puffinus lherminieri''). Subspecies There are two listed subspecies of the Persian shearwater: * ''P. p. ...
, ''Puffinus persicus''


Storks

Order: CiconiiformesFamily: 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'' *
Marabou stork The marabou stork (''Leptoptilos crumenifer'') is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It is someti ...
, ''Leptoptilos crumenifer'' (A) *
Yellow-billed stork The yellow-billed stork (''Mycteria ibis''), sometimes also called the wood stork or wood ibis, is a large African wading stork species in the family Ciconiidae. It is widespread in regions south of the Sahara and also occurs in Madagascar. Taxo ...
, ''Mycteria ibis'' (A)


Frigatebirds

Order: SuliformesFamily: 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: SuliformesFamily: Sulidae The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are seabirds that plunge-dive for fish. * Masked booby, ''Sula dactylatra'' (A) *
Brown booby The brown booby (''Sula leucogaster'') is a large seabird of the booby family Sulidae, of which it is perhaps the most common and widespread species. It has a pantropical range, which overlaps with that of other booby species. The gregarious brow ...
, ''Sula leucogaster'' (A) * Northern gannet, ''Morus bassanus'' * Cape gannet, ''Morus capensis'' (A)


Anhingas

Order: SuliformesFamily: Anhingidae Anhingas or darters are water birds with a distinctive long slender neck and bill. * African darter, ''Anhinga rufa'' (A)


Cormorants and shags

Order: SuliformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large fish-eating waterbirds. *
Long-tailed cormorant The reed cormorant (''Microcarbo africanus''), also known as the long-tailed cormorant, is a bird in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. It breeds in much of Africa south of the Sahara, and Madagascar. It is resident but undertakes some se ...
, ''Microcarbo africanus'' (A) * Great cormorant, ''Phalacrocorax carbo'' * European shag, ''Gulosus aristotelis''


Pelicans

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae
Pelican Pelicans (genus ''Pelecanus'') are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before s ...
s are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. *
Great white pelican The great white pelican (''Pelecanus onocrotalus'') also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or white pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in swamps and shallow lakes. ...
, ''Pelecanus onocrotalus'' (A) * Pink-backed pelican, ''Pelecanus rufescens'' (A)


Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns,
heron The herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genera ''Botaurus'' and ''Ixobrychus ...
s, 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 The grey heron (''Ardea cinerea'') is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern ...
, ''Ardea cinerea'' * Purple heron, ''Ardea purpurea'' * Great egret, ''Ardea alba'' *
Great blue heron The great blue heron (''Ardea herodias'') is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos ...
, ''Ardea herodias'' (A) * Intermediate egret, ''Ardea intermedia'' (A) * Little egret, ''Egretta garzetta'' *
Western reef-heron The western reef heron (''Egretta gularis''), also called the western reef egret, is a medium-sized heron found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia. It has a mainly coastal distribution and occurs in several plumage forms: a slaty-grey p ...
, ''Egretta gularis'' (A) * Cattle egret, ''Bubulcus ibis'' * Squacco heron, ''Ardeola ralloides'' * Striated heron, ''Butorides striata'' (A) *
Black-crowned night-heron The black-crowned night heron (''Nycticorax nycticorax''), or black-capped night heron, commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of Europe, Asia, and N ...
, ''Nycticorax nycticorax''


Ibises and spoonbills

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and
spoonbill Spoonbills are a genus, ''Platalea'', of large, long-legged wading birds. The spoonbills have a global distribution, being found on every continent except Antarctica. The genus name ''Platalea'' derives from Ancient Greek and means "broad", refe ...
s. * Glossy ibis, ''Plegadis falcinellus'' * Northern bald ibis, ''Geronticus eremita'' * Eurasian spoonbill, ''Platalea leucorodia'' *
African spoonbill The African spoonbill (''Platalea alba'') is a long-legged wading birdAccipitriformesFamily: 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: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae The Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes
hawk Hawks are bird of prey, birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are widely distributed and are found on all continents except Antarctica. * The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks and others. Th ...
s,
eagle Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...
s, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. The bearded vulture, dark chanting-goshawk, and tawny eagle are all close to being extirpated in Morocco. * Black-winged kite, ''Elanus caeruleus'' * Bearded vulture, ''Gypaetus barbatus'' * Egyptian vulture, ''Neophron percnopterus'' * European honey-buzzard, ''Pernis apivorus'' * Cinereous vulture, ''Aegypius monachus'' (A) * Lappet-faced vulture, ''Torgos tracheliotos'' * Hooded vulture, ''Necrosyrtes monachus'' (A) * White-backed vulture, ''Gyps africanus'' (A) * Rüppell's griffon, ''Gyps rueppelli'' (A) *
Eurasian griffon The Eurasian griffon vulture (''Gyps fulvus'') is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae. It may also be known as the Griffon vulture, though it may be used for the genus as a whole. It is not to be confused with Rü ...
, ''Gyps fulvus'' * Bateleur, ''Terathopius ecaudatus'' (A) *
Short-toed snake-eagle The short-toed snake eagle (''Circaetus gallicus''), also known as the short-toed eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers. The genus na ...
, ''Circaetus gallicus'' * Lesser spotted eagle, ''Clanga pomarina'' (A) * Greater spotted eagle, ''Clanga clanga'' (A) *
Booted eagle The booted eagle (''Hieraaetus pennatus'', also classified as ''Aquila pennata'') is a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia, wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia, with a ...
, ''Hieraaetus pennatus'' * Tawny eagle, ''Aquila rapax'' * Steppe eagle, ''Aquila nipalensis'' (A) *
Spanish eagle The Spanish imperial eagle (''Aquila adalberti''), also known as the Spanish eagle or Adalbert's eagle, is a species of eagle native to the Iberian Peninsula. The binomial commemorates Prince Adalbert of Bavaria. Due to its distinct “epaulett ...
, ''Aquila adalberti'' (A) * Golden eagle, ''Aquila chrysaetos'' * Bonelli's eagle, ''Aquila fasciata'' * Dark chanting-goshawk, ''Melierax metabates'' *
Eurasian marsh-harrier The western marsh harrier (''Circus aeruginosus'') is a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa. It is also known as the Eurasian marsh harrier. Formerly, a number of relatives were includ ...
, ''Circus aeruginosus'' * Hen harrier, ''Circus cyaneus'' * Pallid harrier, ''Circus macrourus'' (A) * Montagu's harrier, ''Circus pygargus'' *
Eurasian sparrowhawk The Eurasian sparrowhawk (''Accipiter nisus''), also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred ...
, ''Accipiter nisus'' *
Levant sparrowhawk The Levant sparrowhawk (''Accipiter brevipes'') is a small bird of prey. It measures in length with a wingspan of . The female is larger than the male, but the difference is not as marked as with Eurasian sparrowhawk. The adult male is blue-grey ...
, ''Accipiter brevipes'' (A) *
Northern goshawk The northern goshawk (; ''Accipiter gentilis'') is a species of medium-large bird of prey, raptor in the Family (biology), family Accipitridae, a family which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harrier (bird) ...
, ''Accipiter gentilis'' * Red kite, ''Milvus milvus'' * Black kite, ''Milvus migrans'' * White-tailed eagle, ''Haliaeetus albicilla'' (A) *
Common buzzard The common buzzard (''Buteo buteo'') is a medium-to-large bird of prey which has a large range. A member of the genus ''Buteo'', it is a member of the family Accipitridae. The species lives in most of Europe and extends its breeding range across ...
, ''Buteo buteo'' * Long-legged buzzard, ''Buteo rufinus''


Barn-owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Tytonidae Barn-owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. *
Barn owl The barn owl (''Tyto alba'') is the most widely distributed species of owl in the world and one of the most widespread of all species of birds, being found almost everywhere except for the polar and desert regions, Asia north of the Himalaya ...
, ''Tyto alba''


Owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. *
Eurasian scops-owl The Eurasian scops owl (''Otus scops''), also known as the European scops owl or just scops owl, is a small owl in the typical owl family Strigidae. Its breeding range extends from southern Europe eastwards to southern Siberia and the western Hima ...
, ''Otus scops'' * Eurasian eagle-owl, ''Bubo bubo'' (A) * Pharaoh eagle-owl, ''Bubo ascalaphus'' *
Little owl The little owl (''Athene noctua''), also known as the owl of Athena or owl of Minerva, is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, the Palearctic east to Korea, and North Africa. It was introduced into Britain at ...
, ''Athene noctua'' * Maghreb owl, ''Strix mauritanica'' * Long-eared owl, ''Asio otus'' * Short-eared owl, ''Asio flammeus'' *
African wood owl The African wood owl (''Strix woodfordii'') or Woodford's owl, is a typical owl from the genus '' Strix'' in the family Strigidae which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. Description The African wood owl is a medium-sized owl which has the typ ...
, ''Strix woodfordii'' (A) * Marsh owl, ''Asio capensis''


Hoopoes

Order: BucerotiformesFamily: Upupidae Hoopoes have black, white, and orangey-pink colouring with a large erectile crest on their head. * Eurasian hoopoe, ''Upupa epops''


Kingfishers

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. * Common kingfisher, ''Alcedo atthis'' * Pied kingfisher, ''Ceryle rudis'' (A)


Bee-eaters

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: 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 The blue-cheeked bee-eater (''Merops persicus'') is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. The genus name ''Merops'' is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and ''persicus'' is Latin for "Persian". It breeds in Northern Africa, and ...
, ''Merops persicus'' * European bee-eater, ''Merops apiaster''


Rollers

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: 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 The Abyssinian roller (''Coracias abyssinicus''), or Senegal roller, is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa in a belt south of the Sahara, known as the Sahel. It is resident in the southern part of its ra ...
, ''Coracias abyssinicus'' (A)


Woodpeckers

Order: PiciformesFamily:
Picidae Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which also includes the piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions. M ...
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues. *
Eurasian wryneck The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (''Jynx torquilla'') is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family. This species mainly breeds in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. Most populations are migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and ...
, ''Jynx torquilla'' *
Great spotted woodpecker The great spotted woodpecker (''Dendrocopos major'') is a medium-sized woodpecker with pied black and white plumage and a red patch on the lower belly. Males and young birds also have red markings on the neck or head. This species is found acros ...
, ''Dendrocopos major'' *
Middle spotted woodpecker The middle spotted woodpecker (''Dendrocoptes medius'') is a European woodpecker belonging to the genus '' Dendrocoptes''. Taxonomy The middle spotted woodpecker was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the ...
, ''Dendrocopos medius'' (A) *
Black woodpecker The black woodpecker (''Dryocopus martius'') is a large woodpecker that lives in mature forests across the northern Palearctic. It is the sole representative of its genus in that region. Its range is expanding. The black woodpecker is easily the ...
, ''Dryocopus martius'' (A) * Levaillant's woodpecker, ''Picus vaillantii''


Falcons and caracaras

Order: FalconiformesFamily:
Falconidae The falcons and caracaras are around 60 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae (representing all extant species in the order Falconiformes). The family is divided into three subfamilies, Herpetotherinae, which inclu ...
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 The red-footed falcon (''Falco vespertinus''), formerly the western red-footed falcon, is a bird of prey. It belongs to the family Falconidae, the falcons. This bird is found in eastern Europe and Asia although its numbers are dwindling rapidly ...
, ''Falco vespertinus'' (A) * Eleonora's falcon, ''Falco eleonorae'' * Sooty falcon, ''Falco concolor'' (A) *
Merlin Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ...
, ''Falco columbarius'' * Eurasian hobby, ''Falco subbuteo'' * Lanner falcon, ''Falco biarmicus'' * Saker falcon, ''Falco cherrug'' (A) *
Peregrine falcon The peregrine falcon (''Falco peregrinus''), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan bird of prey (Bird of prey, raptor) in the family (biology), family Falco ...
, ''Falco peregrinus''


Old World parrots

Order: PsittaciformesFamily: 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: PsittaciformesFamily: 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: PasseriformesFamily: 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: PasseriformesFamily: 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: PasseriformesFamily: Malaconotidae Bushshrikes are similar in habits to shrikes, hunting insects and other small prey from a perch on a bush. *
Black-crowned tchagra The black-crowned tchagra (''Tchagra senegalus'') is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and was once included in that group. This species is found in the Arabian peninsula ...
, ''Tchagra senegala''


Shrikes

Order: PasseriformesFamily: 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 The great grey shrike (''Lanius excubitor'') is a large and predatory songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae). It forms a superspecies with its parapatric southern relatives, the Iberian grey shrike (''L. meridionalis''), the Chinese ...
, ''Lanius excubitor'' *
Masked shrike The masked shrike (''Lanius nubicus'') is a species of bird in the shrike family, Laniidae. It breeds in southeastern Europe and at the eastern end of the Mediterranean, with a separate population in eastern Iraq and western Iran. It is migrat ...
, ''Lanius nubicus'' (A) *
Woodchat shrike The woodchat shrike (''Lanius senator'') is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. It can be identified by its red-brown crown and nape. It is mainly insectivorous and favours open wooded areas with scattered trees such as orchards, particularl ...
, ''Lanius senator''


Crows, jays, and magpies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Corvidae The family Corvidae includes crows,
raven A raven is any of several larger-bodied bird species of the genus ''Corvus''. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between "crows" and "ravens", common names which are assigned t ...
s, jays, choughs, and
magpie Magpies are birds of the Corvidae family. Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures. The Eurasian magpie, for instance, is thought to rank among the world's most intelligent creatures, and is one ...
s. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence. *
Eurasian jay The Eurasian jay (''Garrulus glandarius'') is a species of passerine bird in the crow family Corvidae. It has pinkish brown plumage with a black stripe on each side of a whitish throat, a bright blue panel on the upper wing and a black tail. The ...
, ''Garrulus glandarius'' * Maghreb magpie, ''Pica mauritanica'' *
Eurasian magpie The Eurasian magpie or common magpie (''Pica pica'') is a resident breeding bird throughout the northern part of the Eurasian continent. It is one of several birds in the crow family (corvids) designated magpies, and belongs to the Holarctic ra ...
, ''Pica pica'' * Red-billed chough, ''Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax'' * Yellow-billed chough, ''Pyrrhocorax graculus'' *
Eurasian jackdaw The western jackdaw (''Coloeus monedula''), also known as the Eurasian jackdaw, the European jackdaw, or simply the jackdaw, is a passerine bird in the crow family. Found across Europe, western Asia and North Africa; it is mostly resident, alt ...
, ''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: PasseriformesFamily: Paridae The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. * Coal tit, ''Periparus ater'' * Marsh tit, ''Poecile palustris'' (A) * Crested tit, ''Lophophanes cristatus'' (A) * African blue tit, ''Cyanistes teneriffae'' * Great tit, ''Parus major''


Penduline-tits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Remizidae The penduline-tits are a group of small passerine birds related to the true tits. *
Eurasian penduline-tit The Eurasian penduline tit or European penduline tit (''Remiz pendulinus'') is a passerine bird of the genus ''Remiz''. It is relatively widespread throughout the western Palearctic. It is migratory in the northern part of its range but resident ...
, ''Remiz pendulinus'' (A)


Larks

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Alaudidae Larks are small terrestrial birds, mostly fairly dull in appearance. * Greater hoopoe lark, ''Alaemon alaudipes'' * Thick-billed lark, ''Ramphocoris clotbey'' * Bar-tailed lark, ''Ammomanes cinctura'' * Desert lark, ''Ammomanes deserti'' * Black-crowned sparrow-lark, ''Eremopterix nigriceps'' * Horned lark, ''Eremophila alpestris'' *
Temminck's lark Temminck's lark (''Eremophila bilopha'') or Temminck's horned lark, is a bird species of the family Alaudidae. It breeds across much of north Africa, through northern Saudi Arabia to western Iraq. It is mainly resident, but some populations of ...
, ''Eremophila bilopha'' * Greater short-toed lark, ''Calandrella brachydactyla'' * Calandra lark, ''Melanocorypha calandra'' *
Dupont's lark Dupont's lark (''Chersophilus duponti'') is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae of the monotypic genus ''Chersophilus''. It is found in northern Africa and Spain. Taxonomy and systematics Dupont's lark was originally described by Louis J ...
, ''Chersophilus duponti'' *
Dunn's lark Dunn's lark (''Eremalauda dunni'') is a small passerine bird of the lark family. It is a desert bird which is found across parts of the Sahara from Mauritania to central Sudan. Taxonomy and systematics Dunn's lark was originally described as be ...
, ''Eremalauda dunni'' * Mediterranean short-toed lark, ''Alaudala rufescens'' * Wood lark, ''Lullula arborea'' * Eurasian skylark, ''Alauda arvensis'' * Thekla's lark, ''Galerida theklae'' * Crested lark, ''Galerida cristata''


Bearded reedling

Order: PasseriformesFamily: 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: PasseriformesFamily: Cisticolidae The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer regions of the Old World. *
Cricket longtail The cricket warbler (''Spiloptila clamans''), also known as cricket longtail, scaly longtail or cricket prinia, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It belongs to the genus ''Spiloptila''; it is often the only species included in the ...
, ''Spiloptila clamans'' *
Zitting cisticola The zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (''Cisticola juncidis'') is a widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range includes southern Europe, Africa (outside the deserts and rainforest), and southern Asia down to northern Aus ...
, ''Cisticola juncidis''


Reed warblers and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: 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 The eastern olivaceous warbler (''Iduna pallida'') is a small passerine bird with drab plumage tones, that is native to the Old World. For the most part it breeds in southeastern Europe, the Middle East and adjacent western Asia, and winters in t ...
, ''Iduna pallida'' * Western olivaceous warbler, ''Iduna opaca'' *
Melodious warbler The melodious warbler (''Hippolais polyglotta'') is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus ''Hippolais''. It breeds in southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. This small passerine bird is ...
, ''Hippolais polyglotta'' *
Icterine warbler The icterine warbler (''Hippolais icterina'') is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus ''Hippolais''. It breeds in mainland Europe except the southwest, where it is replaced by its western counterpart, the melodious warbler. It is migr ...
, ''Hippolais icterina'' (A) * Aquatic warbler, ''Acrocephalus paludicola'' * Moustached warbler, ''Acrocephalus melanopogon'' * Sedge warbler, ''Acrocephalus schoenobaenus'' *
Marsh warbler The marsh warbler (''Acrocephalus palustris'') is an Old World warbler currently classified in the family Acrocephalidae. It breeds in temperate Europe and the western Palearctic and winters mainly in southeast Africa. It is notable for incorpora ...
, ''Acrocephalus palustris'' (A) *
Common reed warbler The common reed warbler (''Acrocephalus scirpaceus'') is an Old World warbler in the genus '' Acrocephalus''. It breeds across Europe into the temperate western Palaearctic where it is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. It is also a res ...
, ''Acrocephalus scirpaceus'' * Great reed warbler, ''Acrocephalus arundinaceus''


Grassbirds and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily:
Locustellidae Locustellidae is a newly recognized family of small insectivorous songbirds ("warblers"), formerly placed in the Old World warbler "wastebin" family. It contains the grass warblers, grassbirds, and the ''Bradypterus'' "bush warblers". These bird ...
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 Pallas's grasshopper warbler (''Helopsaltes certhiola''), also known as the rusty-rumped warbler, is an Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus ''Helopsaltes''. It breeds in the eastern Palearctic: from the Altai Mountains, Mongolia and Tra ...
, ''Helopsaltes certhiola'' (A) *
River warbler The river warbler (''Locustella fluviatilis'') is an Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus ''Locustella''. It breeds in eastern and central Europe, and into the western Palearctic. It is migratory, wintering in inland southern Africa, f ...
, ''Locustella fluviatilis'' (A) * Savi's warbler, ''Locustella luscinioides'' *
Common grasshopper-warbler The common grasshopper warbler (''Locustella naevia'') is a species of Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus ''Locustella''. It breeds across much of temperate Europe and the western Palearctic. It is migratory, wintering in north and wes ...
, ''Locustella naevia''


Swallows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hirundinidae The family Hirundinidae is a group of passerines adapted to aerial feeding. * Plain martin, ''Riparia paludicola'' * Bank swallow, ''Riparia riparia'' *
Eurasian crag-martin The Eurasian crag martin or just crag martin (''Ptyonoprogne rupestris'') is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It is about long with ash-brown upperparts and paler underparts, and a short, square tail that has distinctive white pat ...
, ''Ptyonoprogne rupestris'' * Rock martin, ''Ptyonoprogne fuligula'' * Barn swallow, ''Hirundo rustica'' *
Preuss's swallow Preuss's cliff swallow (''Petrochelidon preussi''), also known as Preuss's swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. Distribution and habitat It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic ...
, ''Petrochelidon preussi'' (A) * Red-rumped swallow, ''Cecropis daurica'' *
Common house-martin Common may refer to: Places * Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts * Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts * Clapham Common, originally com ...
, ''Delichon urbicum''


Bulbuls

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pycnonotidae Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. * Common bulbul, ''Pycnonotus barbatus''


Leaf warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: 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 The western Bonelli's warbler (''Phylloscopus bonelli'') is a warbler in the leaf warbler genus '' Phylloscopus''. It was formerly regarded as the western subspecies of a wider "Bonelli's warbler" species, but as a result of modern taxonomic deve ...
, ''Phylloscopus bonelli'' * Yellow-browed warbler, ''Phylloscopus inornatus'' (A) *
Hume's warbler Hume's leaf warbler or Hume's warbler (''Phylloscopus humei'') is a small leaf warbler which breeds in the mountains of inner Asia. This warbler is migratory and winters mainly in India. The English name and the specific ''humei'' bird commemor ...
, ''Phylloscopus humei'' (A) * Pallas's leaf warbler, ''Phylloscopus proregulus'' (A) * Dusky warbler, ''Phylloscopus fuscatus'' (A) * Willow warbler, ''Phylloscopus trochilus'' *
Common chiffchaff The common chiffchaff (''Phylloscopus collybita''), or simply the chiffchaff, is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds in open woodlands throughout northern and temperate Europe and the Palearctic. It is a migratory passerine which ...
, ''Phylloscopus collybita'' *
Iberian chiffchaff The Iberian chiffchaff (''Phylloscopus ibericus'') is a species of leaf warbler Endemic (ecology), endemic to Portugal, Spain and North Africa, west of a line stretching roughly from the western Pyrenees via the mountains of central Spain to the ...
, ''Phylloscopus ibericus'' * Greenish warbler, ''Phylloscopus trochiloides'' (A)


Bush warblers and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: 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: PasseriformesFamily: 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: PasseriformesFamily: 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 The African desert warbler (''Curruca deserti'') is a typical warbler. Taxonomy Until recently it was considered conspecific with the Asian desert warbler (and called just "desert warbler"),Del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A., & Christie, D. (editors). (2 ...
, ''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 The common whitethroat or greater whitethroat (''Curruca communis'') is a common and widespread typical warbler which breeds throughout Europe and across much of temperate western Asia. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, and winter ...
, ''Curruca communis'' * Spectacled warbler, ''Curruca conspicillata'' * Marmora's warbler, ''Curruca sarda'' (A) * Dartford warbler, ''Curruca undata''


Laughingthrushes and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: 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: PasseriformesFamily:
Regulidae A kinglet is a small bird in the family Regulidae. Species in this family were formerly classified with the Old World warblers. "Regulidae" is derived from the Latin word ''regulus'' for "petty king" or prince, and refers to the coloured crowns ...
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: PasseriformesFamily: Tichodromidae The wallcreeper is a small bird, with crimson, grey, and black plumage, related to the nuthatches. * Wallcreeper, ''Tichodroma muraria'' (A)


Nuthatches

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sittidae Nuthatches are small woodland birds. * Eurasian nuthatch, ''Sitta europaea''


Treecreepers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Certhiidae Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. * Short-toed treecreeper, ''Certhia brachydactyla''


Wrens

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Troglodytidae The
wren Wrens are a family of brown passerine birds in the predominantly New World family Troglodytidae. The family includes 88 species divided into 19 genera. Only the Eurasian wren occurs in the Old World, where, in Anglophone regions, it is commonly ...
s have short wings and thin down-turned bills. * Eurasian wren, ''Troglodytes troglodytes''


Dippers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cinclidae Dippers are a group of perching birds which specialise in feeding in running water. * White-throated dipper, ''Cinclus cinclus''


Starlings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sturnidae Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. * European starling, ''Sturnus vulgaris'' *
Spotless starling The spotless starling (''Sturnus unicolor'') is a passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is closely related to the common starling (''S. vulgaris''), but has a much more restricted range, confined to the Iberian Peninsula, Northwest ...
, ''Sturnus unicolor'' * Rosy starling, ''Pastor roseus'' (A)


Thrushes and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: 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 The mistle thrush (''Turdus viscivorus'') is a bird common to much of Europe, temperate Asia and North Africa. It is a year-round resident in a large part of its range, but northern and eastern populations migrate south for the winter, often ...
, ''Turdus viscivorus'' *
Song thrush The song thrush (''Turdus philomelos'') is a Thrush (bird), thrush that breeds across the West Palearctic. It has brown upper-parts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts and has three recognised subspecies. Its distinctive Birdsong, song, ...
, ''Turdus philomelos'' * Redwing, ''Turdus iliacus'' * Eurasian blackbird, ''Turdus merula'' *
Eyebrowed thrush The eyebrowed thrush (''Turdus obscurus'') is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. The scientific name comes from Latin ''Turdus'', "thrush" and ''obscurus'' "dark". It breeds in dense coniferous forest and taiga eastwards from Siberia and M ...
, ''Turdus obscurus'' (A) *
African thrush The African thrush or West African thrush (''Turdus pelios'') is a passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is common in well-wooded areas over much of the western part of sub-Saharan Africa, it was once considered to be conspecific with ...
, ''Turdus pelios'' (A) * Fieldfare, ''Turdus pilaris'' (A) * Ring ouzel, ''Turdus torquatus''


Old World flycatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: 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. * Spotted flycatcher, ''Muscicapa striata'' *
Rufous-tailed scrub-robin The rufous-tailed scrub robin (''Cercotrichas galactotes'') is a medium-sized member of the family Muscicapidae. Other common names include the rufous scrub robin, rufous bush chat, rufous bush robin and the rufous warbler. It breeds around the ...
, ''Cercotrichas galactotes'' * European robin, ''Erithacus rubecula'' * Common nightingale, ''Luscinia megarhynchos'' * Bluethroat, ''Luscinia svecica'' * Red-breasted flycatcher, ''Ficedula parva'' (A) * European pied flycatcher, ''Ficedula hypoleuca'' (A) *
Semi-collared flycatcher The semicollared flycatcher (''Ficedula semitorquata'') is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family, one of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers. It breeds in montane forests of the southeastern corn ...
, ''Ficedula semitorquata'' (A) *
Atlas flycatcher Atlas pied flycatcher or Atlas flycatcher (''Ficedula speculigera'') is a bird in an Old World flycatcher family, one of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers; it is Endemism in birds, endemic as a breeding species to ...
, ''Ficedula speculigera'' * Collared flycatcher, ''Ficedula albicollis'' (A) * Moussier's redstart, ''Phoenicurus moussieri'' * Common redstart, ''Phoenicurus phoenicurus'' * Black redstart, ''Phoenicurus ochruros'' *
Rufous-tailed rock-thrush The common rock thrush (''Monticola saxatilis''), also known as rufous-tailed rock thrush or simply rock thrush, is a chat belonging to the family Muscicapidae. It was formerly placed in the family Turdidae. The scientific name is from Latin. ...
, ''Monticola saxatilis'' *
Blue rock-thrush The blue rock thrush (''Monticola solitarius'') is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher was formerly placed in the family Turdidae. It breeds in southern Europe, northwest Africa, and from Central Asia to northern China and M ...
, ''Monticola solitarius'' * Whinchat, ''Saxicola rubetra'' * European stonechat, ''Saxicola rubicola'' * Siberian stonechat, ''Saxicola maurus'' (A) * Northern wheatear, ''Oenanthe oenanthe'' * Atlas wheatear, ''Oenanthe seebohmi'' * Isabelline wheatear, ''Oenanthe isabellina'' *
Desert wheatear The desert wheatear (''Oenanthe deserti'') is a wheatear, a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae). It is a mig ...
, ''Oenanthe deserti'' *
Western black-eared wheatear The western black-eared wheatear (''Oenanthe hispanica'') is a wheatear, a small migratory passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher (family Muscic ...
, ''Oenanthe hispanica'' *
Eastern black-eared wheatear The eastern black-eared wheatear (''Oenanthe melanoleuca'') is a wheatear, a small migratory passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher (family Muscic ...
, ''Oenanthe melanoleuca'' (A) *
Red-rumped wheatear The red-rumped wheatear or buff-rumped wheatear (''Oenanthe moesta'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in North Africa and the Middle East. Description The red-rumped wheatear is a compact, big-headed wheatear with a ...
, ''Oenanthe moesta'' * Black wheatear, ''Oenanthe leucura'' * White-crowned wheatear, ''Oenanthe leucopyga'' *
Mourning wheatear The mourning wheatear (''Oenanthe lugens'') is a bird, one of 14 species of wheatear found in northern Africa and the Middle East. It is a small passerine in a group formerly classed as members of the thrush family Turdidae, but now more generall ...
, ''Oenanthe halophila''


Waxbills and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: 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 The red-billed firefinch or Senegal firefinch (''Lagonosticta senegala'') is a small seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. This is a resident breeding bird in most of Sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,00 ...
, ''Lagonosticta senegala'' (A)


Accentors

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Prunellidae The accentors are in the only bird family which is completely endemic to the
Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
. * Alpine accentor, ''Prunella collaris'' * Dunnock, ''Prunella modularis''


Old World sparrows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: 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 The house sparrow (''Passer domesticus'') is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of and a mass of . Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, a ...
, ''Passer domesticus'' * Spanish sparrow, ''Passer hispaniolensis'' *
Desert sparrow The desert sparrow (''Passer simplex'') is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae, found in the Sahara Desert of northern Africa. A similar bird, Zarudny's sparrow, is found in Central Asia and was historically recognised as a subs ...
, ''Passer simplex'' * Eurasian tree sparrow, ''Passer montanus'' *
Sudan golden sparrow The Sudan golden sparrow (''Passer luteus'') is a small species of bird in the sparrow family found in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a famous cage bird, and in aviculture, it is known as the golden song sparrow. The Arabian golden sparrow and this s ...
, ''Passer luteus'' (A) * Rock sparrow, ''Petronia petronia'' * White-winged snowfinch, ''Montifringilla nivalis'' (A)


Wagtails and pipits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: 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 The grey wagtail (''Motacilla cinerea'') is a member of the wagtail family, Motacillidae, measuring around 18–19 cm overall length. The species looks somewhat similar to the yellow wagtail but has the yellow on its underside restricted to ...
, ''Motacilla cinerea'' * Western yellow wagtail, ''Motacilla flava'' *
Citrine wagtail The citrine wagtail (''Motacilla citreola'') is a small songbird in the family Motacillidae. Etymology The term ''citrine'', and the specific name ''citreola'', refers to its yellowish colouration. Taxonomy Its systematics, phylogeny and taxon ...
, ''Motacilla citreola'' (A) * White wagtail, ''Motacilla alba'' * Richard's pipit, ''Anthus richardi'' (A) *
Tawny pipit The tawny pipit (''Anthus campestris'') is a medium-large passerine bird which breeds in much of the central Palearctic from northwest Africa and Portugal to Central Siberia and on to Inner Mongolia. It is a migrant moving in winter to tropic ...
, ''Anthus campestris'' * Meadow pipit, ''Anthus pratensis'' * Tree pipit, ''Anthus trivialis'' *
Olive-backed pipit The olive-backed pipit (''Anthus hodgsoni'') is a small passerine bird of the pipit (''Anthus'') genus, which breeds across southern, north central and eastern Asia, as well as in the north-eastern European Russia. It is a long-distance migrant ...
, ''Anthus hodgsoni'' (A) * Red-throated pipit, ''Anthus cervinus'' *
Plain-backed pipit The plain-backed pipit or plain pipit (''Anthus leucophrys'') is a medium-sized passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. It is found in open habitats, especially short grassland and cultivation. It builds ...
, ''Anthus leucophrys'' (A) * Water pipit, ''Anthus spinoletta'' * Rock pipit, ''Anthus petrosus'' (A) *
American pipit The buff-bellied pipit or American pipit (''Anthus rubescens'') is a small songbird found on both sides of the northern Pacific. It was first described by Marmaduke Tunstall in his 1771 ''Ornithologia Britannica''. It was formerly classified as a ...
, ''Anthus rubescens'' (A)


Finches, euphonias, and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: 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. * Common chaffinch, ''Fringilla coelebs'' * Brambling, ''Fringilla montifringilla'' * Hawfinch, ''Coccothraustes coccothraustes'' * Common rosefinch, ''Carpodacus erythrinus'' (A) * Eurasian bullfinch, ''Pyrrhula pyrrhula'' (A) * Crimson-winged finch, ''Rhodopechys sanguineus'' * Trumpeter finch, ''Bucanetes githaginea'' * European greenfinch, ''Chloris chloris'' *
Eurasian linnet The common linnet (''Linaria cannabina'') is a small passerine bird of the finch family, Fringillidae. It derives its common name and the scientific name, ''Linaria'', from its fondness for hemp seeds and flax seeds—flax being the English n ...
, ''Linaria cannabina'' * Common redpoll, ''Acanthis flammea'' (A) * Lesser redpoll, ''Acanthis cabaret'' (A) *
Red crossbill The red crossbill or common crossbill (''Loxia curvirostra'') is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. Crossbills have distinctive mandibles, crossed at the tips, which enable them to extract seeds from conifer cones and other ...
, ''Loxia curvirostra'' * European goldfinch, ''Carduelis carduelis'' * Citril finch, ''Carduelis citrinella'' (A) * Island canary, ''Serinus canaria'' (A) *
European serin The European serin, or simply the serin (''Serinus serinus''), is the smallest European species of the family of finches (Fringillidae) and is closely related to the Atlantic canary. Its diet consists mainly of a combination of buds and seeds. ...
, ''Serinus serinus'' * Eurasian siskin, ''Spinus spinus''


Snow buntings and longspurs

Order: PasseriformesFamily: 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)


Old World buntings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: 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 The house bunting (''Emberiza sahari'') is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It is a resident breeder of dry country from northwestern Africa from Morocco south to Mali and east to Chad.Byers, C., Olsson, U., & Curson, J. (1995 ...
, ''Emberiza sahari'' * Reed bunting, ''Emberiza schoeniclus'' *
Little bunting The little bunting (''Emberiza pusilla'') is a passerine bird belonging to the bunting family (Emberizidae). Taxonomy First described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1776, the little bunting is a monotypic species, with no geographical variation acros ...
, ''Emberiza pusilla'' (A)


See also

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List of birds This article lists living orders and families of birds. The links below should then lead to family accounts and hence to individual species. The passerines (perching birds) alone account for well over 5,000 species. In total there are about 1 ...
* Lists of birds by region


References

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External links


Moroccan birds blogBirds reported during tours in Morocco, with links to photos
{{Africa topic, List of birds of Morocco
Birds Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
Birds Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
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