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.

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

Horned Grebe
Lesser Flamingo
Mandarin Duck
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rock Ptarmigan
Ruddy Duck

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).