Birds of Morocco

Over 500 avian species live in Morocco. As the country is part of the Mediterranean Basin, it is part of a long migratory route that several birds travel along.

The Moussier’s Redstart is the national bird of Morocco. Other notable birds include the Northern Bald Ibis, the Barbary Falcon, and the Desert Sparrow.

Birds of Morocco

List of Common Birds Found in Morocco

Native Birds

  • African Blue Tit
  • African Chaffinch
  • Atlas Flycatcher
  • Barbary Falcon
  • Barbary Partridge
  • Barn Swallow
  • Black-crowned Tchagra
  • Black-headed Gull
  • Black Redstart
  • Black-winged Stilt
  • Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
  • Cetti’s Warbler
  • Cirl Bunting
  • Common Blackbird
  • Common Buzzard
  • Common Chiffchaff
  • Common Hoopoe 
  • Common Kestrel
  • Common Kingfisher
  • Common Moorhen
  • Common Nightingale
  • Common Redstart
  • Common Sandpiper
  • Common Starling
  • Common Swift
  • Common Whitethroat
  • Cream-colored Courser
  • Crested Lark
  • Crowned Sandgrouse
  • Desert Sparrow
  • Desert Warbler
  • Egyptian Vulture
  • Eurasian Blackbird
  • Eurasian Blackcap
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
  • Eurasian Collared Dove
  • Eurasian Coot
  • Eurasian Golden Oriole
  • Eurasian Green Woodpecker
  • Eurasian Griffon Vulture
  • Eurasian Hobby
  • Eurasian Hoopoe
  • Eurasian Jay
  • Eurasian Kestrel
  • Eurasian Linnet
  • Eurasian Magpie
  • Eurasian Moorhen
  • Eurasian Penduline Tit
  • Eurasian Reed Warbler
  • Eurasian Skylark
  • Eurasian Sparrowhawk
  • Eurasian Spoonbill
  • Eurasian Teal
  • Eurasian Wigeon
  • Eurasian Wren
  • Eurasian Wryneck
  • European Bee-eater
  • European Crested Tit
  • European Goldfinch
  • European Greenfinch
  • European Herring Gull
  • European Nightjar
  • European Nuthatch
  • European Pied Flycatcher
  • European Robin
  • European Roller
  • European Serin
  • European Shag
  • European Stonechat
  • European Turtle Dove
  • Great Cormorant
  • Great Crested Grebe
  • Greater Flamingo
  • Great Gray Shrike
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
  • Green Sandpiper
  • Grey Heron
  • Helmeted Guinea Fowl 
  • House Sparrow
  • Lanner Falcon
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull
  • Lesser Kestrel
  • Lesser Whitethroat
  • Levaillant’s Woodpecker
  • Little Bittern
  • Little Egret
  • Little Grebe
  • Little Swift
  • Long-legged Buzzard
  • Maghreb Magpie
  • Marbled Teal
  • Marsh Owl
  • Montagu’s Harrier
  • Moussier’s Redstart
  • Northern Bald Ibis
  • Northern Gannet
  • Northern Lapwing
  • Northern Shoveler
  • Northern Wheatear
  • Pied Avocet
  • Pied Crow 
  • Red-crested Pochard
  • Red-knobbed Coot
  • Red-legged Partridge
  • Red-rumped Swallow
  • Red-throated Pipit
  • Redwing
  • Sardinian Warbler
  • See-see Partridge
  • Spanish Sparrow
  • Spotted Flycatcher
  • Tawny Owl
  • Tristram’s Starling
  • Tristram’s Warbler
  • Water Rail
  • Western Bonelli’s Warbler
  • Western Jackdaw
  • Western Swamphen
  • Western Yellow Wagtail
  • Whinchat
  • White Stork
  • White-headed Duck
  • Woodchat Shrike
  • Yellow-legged Gull
  • Zitting Cisticola

Non-native Birds

Morocco’s best birding sites include High Atlas Mountains, Souss-Massa National Park, and Ifrane National Park. The best time to go birdwatching in the country includes spring (March to May), autumn (September to November), and winter (December to February).

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