Western Sahara birds
Number of displayed species: 359
- Ostrichs / Struthioniformes Ostrichs
- Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Brant Goose / Branta bernicla Brant GooseLC
- Greylag Goose / Anser anser Greylag GooseLC
- Greater White-fronted Goose / Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted GooseLC
- Common Shelduck / Tadorna tadorna Common ShelduckLC
- Ruddy Shelduck / Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy ShelduckLC
- Garganey / Spatula querquedula GarganeyLC
- Northern Shoveler / Spatula clypeata Northern ShovelerLC
- Gadwall / Mareca strepera GadwallLC
- Eurasian Wigeon / Mareca penelope Eurasian WigeonLC
- Mallard / Anas platyrhynchos MallardLC
- Northern Pintail / Anas acuta Northern PintailLC
- Eurasian Teal / Anas crecca Eurasian TealLC
- Marbled Duck / Marmaronetta angustirostris Marbled DuckNT
- Red-crested Pochard / Netta rufina Red-crested PochardLC
- Common Pochard / Aythya ferina Common PochardVU
- Ferruginous Duck / Aythya nyroca Ferruginous DuckNT
- Ring-necked Duck / Aythya collaris Ring-necked DuckLC
- Tufted Duck / Aythya fuligula Tufted DuckLC
- Greater Scaup / Aythya marila Greater ScaupLC
- Lesser Scaup / Aythya affinis Lesser ScaupLC
- Common Scoter / Melanitta nigra Common ScoterLC
- Ruddy Duck / Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy DuckLC
- Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Bustards / Otidiformes Bustards
- Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Sandgrouses / Pterocliformes Sandgrouses
- Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Rock Dove / Columba livia Rock DoveLC
- Common Wood Pigeon / Columba palumbus Common Wood PigeonLC
- European Turtle Dove / Streptopelia turtur European Turtle DoveVU
- Eurasian Collared Dove / Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared DoveLC
- Laughing Dove / Spilopelia senegalensis Laughing DoveLC
- Namaqua Dove / Oena capensis Namaqua DoveLC
- Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Water Rail / Rallus aquaticus Water RailLC
- African Crake / Crecopsis egregia African CrakeLC
- Corn Crake / Crex crex Corn CrakeLC
- Spotted Crake / Porzana porzana Spotted CrakeLC
- Common Moorhen / Gallinula chloropus Common MoorhenLC
- Eurasian Coot / Fulica atra Eurasian CootLC
- Red-knobbed Coot / Fulica cristata Red-knobbed CootLC
- Allen's Gallinule / Porphyrio alleni Allen's GallinuleLC
- Baillon's Crake / Zapornia pusilla Baillon's CrakeLC
- Little Crake / Zapornia parva Little CrakeLC
- Cranes / Gruidae Cranes
- Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Northern Lapwing / Vanellus vanellus Northern LapwingNT
- European Golden Plover / Pluvialis apricaria European Golden PloverLC
- Grey Plover / Pluvialis squatarola Grey PloverLC
- Common Ringed Plover / Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed PloverLC
- Little Ringed Plover / Charadrius dubius Little Ringed PloverLC
- Kentish Plover / Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish PloverLC
- Eurasian Dotterel / Charadrius morinellus Eurasian DotterelLC
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Upland Sandpiper / Bartramia longicauda Upland SandpiperLC
- Eurasian Whimbrel / Numenius phaeopus Eurasian WhimbrelLC
- Hudsonian Whimbrel / Numenius hudsonicus Hudsonian WhimbrelNE
- Slender-billed Curlew / Numenius tenuirostris Slender-billed CurlewCR
- Eurasian Curlew / Numenius arquata Eurasian CurlewNT
- Bar-tailed Godwit / Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed GodwitNT
- Black-tailed Godwit / Limosa limosa Black-tailed GodwitNT
- Ruddy Turnstone / Arenaria interpres Ruddy TurnstoneLC
- Red Knot / Calidris canutus Red KnotNT
- Ruff / Calidris pugnax RuffLC
- Broad-billed Sandpiper / Calidris falcinellus Broad-billed SandpiperLC
- Curlew Sandpiper / Calidris ferruginea Curlew SandpiperNT
- Temminck's Stint / Calidris temminckii Temminck's StintLC
- Sanderling / Calidris alba SanderlingLC
- Dunlin / Calidris alpina DunlinLC
- Little Stint / Calidris minuta Little StintLC
- Long-billed Dowitcher / Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed DowitcherLC
- Jack Snipe / Lymnocryptes minimus Jack SnipeLC
- Common Snipe / Gallinago gallinago Common SnipeLC
- Wilson's Phalarope / Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's PhalaropeLC
- Red-necked Phalarope / Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked PhalaropeLC
- Red Phalarope / Phalaropus fulicarius Red PhalaropeLC
- Common Sandpiper / Actitis hypoleucos Common SandpiperLC
- Spotted Sandpiper / Actitis macularius Spotted SandpiperLC
- Green Sandpiper / Tringa ochropus Green SandpiperLC
- Common Redshank / Tringa totanus Common RedshankLC
- Marsh Sandpiper / Tringa stagnatilis Marsh SandpiperLC
- Wood Sandpiper / Tringa glareola Wood SandpiperLC
- Spotted Redshank / Tringa erythropus Spotted RedshankLC
- Common Greenshank / Tringa nebularia Common GreenshankLC
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Black-legged Kittiwake / Rissa tridactyla Black-legged KittiwakeVU
- Sabine's Gull / Xema sabini Sabine's GullLC
- Slender-billed Gull / Chroicocephalus genei Slender-billed GullLC
- Bonaparte's Gull / Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's GullLC
- Black-headed Gull / Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed GullLC
- Grey-headed Gull / Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Grey-headed GullLC
- Little Gull / Hydrocoloeus minutus Little GullLC
- Laughing Gull / Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing GullLC
- Franklin's Gull / Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's GullLC
- Audouin's Gull / Ichthyaetus audouinii Audouin's GullVU
- Mediterranean Gull / Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Mediterranean GullLC
- Pallas's Gull / Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Pallas's GullLC
- Common Gull / Larus canus Common GullLC
- Ring-billed Gull / Larus delawarensis Ring-billed GullLC
- Great Black-backed Gull / Larus marinus Great Black-backed GullLC
- Kelp Gull / Larus dominicanus Kelp GullLC
- European Herring Gull / Larus argentatus European Herring GullLC
- Yellow-legged Gull / Larus michahellis Yellow-legged GullLC
- Lesser Black-backed Gull / Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed GullLC
- Gull-billed Tern / Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed TernLC
- Caspian Tern / Hydroprogne caspia Caspian TernLC
- Lesser Crested Tern / Thalasseus bengalensis Lesser Crested TernLC
- West African Crested Tern / Thalasseus albididorsalis West African Crested TernNE
- Sandwich Tern / Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich TernLC
- Little Tern / Sternula albifrons Little TernLC
- Bridled Tern / Onychoprion anaethetus Bridled TernLC
- Sooty Tern / Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty TernLC
- Roseate Tern / Sterna dougallii Roseate TernLC
- Common Tern / Sterna hirundo Common TernLC
- Arctic Tern / Sterna paradisaea Arctic TernLC
- Whiskered Tern / Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered TernLC
- White-winged Tern / Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged TernLC
- Black Tern / Chlidonias niger Black TernLC
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
- Auks / Alcidae Auks
- Tropicbirds / Phaethontiformes Tropicbirds
- Divers / Gaviiformes Divers
- Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Austral Storm Petrels / Oceanitidae Austral Storm Petrels
- Northern Storm Petrels / Hydrobatidae Northern Storm Petrels
- Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
- Zino's Petrel / Pterodroma madeira Zino's PetrelEN
- Desertas Petrel / Pterodroma deserta Desertas PetrelVU
- Scopoli's Shearwater / Calonectris diomedea Scopoli's ShearwaterLC
- Cory's Shearwater / Calonectris borealis Cory's ShearwaterLC
- Cape Verde Shearwater / Calonectris edwardsii Cape Verde ShearwaterNT
- Sooty Shearwater / Ardenna grisea Sooty ShearwaterNT
- Great Shearwater / Ardenna gravis Great ShearwaterLC
- Manx Shearwater / Puffinus puffinus Manx ShearwaterLC
- Balearic Shearwater / Puffinus mauretanicus Balearic ShearwaterCR
- Persian Shearwater / Puffinus persicus Persian ShearwaterLC
- Barolo Shearwater / Puffinus baroli Barolo ShearwaterNE
- Bulwer's Petrel / Bulweria bulwerii Bulwer's PetrelLC
- Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern / Botaurus stellaris Eurasian BitternLC
- Little Bittern / Ixobrychus minutus Little BitternLC
- Black-crowned Night Heron / Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night HeronLC
- Squacco Heron / Ardeola ralloides Squacco HeronLC
- Western Cattle Egret / Bubulcus ibis Western Cattle EgretLC
- Grey Heron / Ardea cinerea Grey HeronLC
- Purple Heron / Ardea purpurea Purple HeronLC
- Great Egret / Ardea alba Great EgretLC
- Little Egret / Egretta garzetta Little EgretLC
- Western Reef Heron / Egretta gularis Western Reef HeronLC
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
- Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Black-winged Kite / Elanus caeruleus Black-winged KiteLC
- Bearded Vulture / Gypaetus barbatus Bearded VultureNT
- Egyptian Vulture / Neophron percnopterus Egyptian VultureEN
- European Honey Buzzard / Pernis apivorus European Honey BuzzardLC
- Hooded Vulture / Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded VultureCR
- Rüppell's Vulture / Gyps rueppelli Rüppell's VultureCR
- Griffon Vulture / Gyps fulvus Griffon VultureLC
- Lappet-faced Vulture / Torgos tracheliotos Lappet-faced VultureEN
- Short-toed Snake Eagle / Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Snake EagleLC
- Booted Eagle / Hieraaetus pennatus Booted EagleLC
- Steppe Eagle / Aquila nipalensis Steppe EagleEN
- Tawny Eagle / Aquila rapax Tawny EagleVU
- Spanish Imperial Eagle / Aquila adalberti Spanish Imperial EagleVU
- Golden Eagle / Aquila chrysaetos Golden EagleLC
- Bonelli's Eagle / Aquila fasciata Bonelli's EagleLC
- Dark Chanting Goshawk / Melierax metabates Dark Chanting GoshawkLC
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk / Accipiter nisus Eurasian SparrowhawkLC
- Western Marsh Harrier / Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh HarrierLC
- Hen Harrier / Circus cyaneus Hen HarrierLC
- Pallid Harrier / Circus macrourus Pallid HarrierNT
- Montagu's Harrier / Circus pygargus Montagu's HarrierLC
- Red Kite / Milvus milvus Red KiteLC
- Black Kite / Milvus migrans Black KiteLC
- Long-legged Buzzard / Buteo rufinus Long-legged BuzzardLC
- Common Buzzard / Buteo buteo Common BuzzardLC
- Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
- Lesser Kestrel / Falco naumanni Lesser KestrelLC
- Common Kestrel / Falco tinnunculus Common KestrelLC
- Red-footed Falcon / Falco vespertinus Red-footed FalconVU
- Eleonora's Falcon / Falco eleonorae Eleonora's FalconLC
- Lanner Falcon / Falco biarmicus Lanner FalconLC
- Saker Falcon / Falco cherrug Saker FalconEN
- Peregrine Falcon / Falco peregrinus Peregrine FalconLC
- Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Bushshrikes / Malaconotidae Bushshrikes
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark / Alaemon alaudipes Greater Hoopoe-LarkLC
- Thick-billed Lark / Ramphocoris clotbey Thick-billed LarkLC
- Desert Lark / Ammomanes deserti Desert LarkLC
- Bar-tailed Lark / Ammomanes cinctura Bar-tailed LarkLC
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix nigriceps Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkLC
- Eurasian Skylark / Alauda arvensis Eurasian SkylarkLC
- Thekla's Lark / Galerida theklae Thekla's LarkLC
- Crested Lark / Galerida cristata Crested LarkLC
- Maghreb Lark / Galerida macrorhyncha Maghreb LarkNE
- Temminck's Lark / Eremophila bilopha Temminck's LarkLC
- Greater Short-toed Lark / Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed LarkLC
- Calandra Lark / Melanocorypha calandra Calandra LarkLC
- Dunn's Lark / Eremalauda dunni Dunn's LarkLC
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark / Alaudala rufescens Mediterranean Short-toed LarkLC
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
- Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand MartinLC
- Eurasian Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne rupestris Eurasian Crag MartinLC
- Pale Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Pale Crag MartinLC
- Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowLC
- Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House MartinLC
- Red-rumped Swallow / Cecropis daurica Red-rumped SwallowLC
- Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies / Cettiidae Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies
- Streaked Scrub Warbler / Scotocercidae Streaked Scrub Warbler
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler / Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood WarblerLC
- Western Bonelli's Warbler / Phylloscopus bonelli Western Bonelli's WarblerLC
- Yellow-browed Warbler / Phylloscopus inornatus Yellow-browed WarblerLC
- Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus Willow WarblerLC
- Common Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus collybita Common ChiffchaffLC
- Iberian Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus ibericus Iberian ChiffchaffLC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
- Great Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed WarblerLC
- Moustached Warbler / Acrocephalus melanopogon Moustached WarblerLC
- Aquatic Warbler / Acrocephalus paludicola Aquatic WarblerVU
- Sedge Warbler / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge WarblerLC
- Common Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed WarblerLC
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna pallida Eastern Olivaceous WarblerLC
- Western Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna opaca Western Olivaceous WarblerLC
- Melodious Warbler / Hippolais polyglotta Melodious WarblerLC
- Icterine Warbler / Hippolais icterina Icterine WarblerLC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
- Eurasian Blackcap / Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian BlackcapLC
- Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin Garden WarblerLC
- Lesser Whitethroat / Curruca curruca Lesser WhitethroatLC
- Western Orphean Warbler / Curruca hortensis Western Orphean WarblerLC
- African Desert Warbler / Curruca deserti African Desert WarblerLC
- Tristram's Warbler / Curruca deserticola Tristram's WarblerLC
- Sardinian Warbler / Curruca melanocephala Sardinian WarblerLC
- Western Subalpine Warbler / Curruca iberiae Western Subalpine WarblerNE
- Moltoni's Warbler / Curruca subalpina Moltoni's WarblerLC
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler / Curruca cantillans Eastern Subalpine WarblerLC
- Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common WhitethroatLC
- Spectacled Warbler / Curruca conspicillata Spectacled WarblerLC
- Dartford Warbler / Curruca undata Dartford WarblerNT
- Laughingthrushes & Allies / Leiothrichidae Laughingthrushes & Allies
- Goldcrests, Kinglets / Regulidae Goldcrests, Kinglets
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinLC
- Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted FlycatcherLC
- European Robin / Erithacus rubecula European RobinLC
- Common Nightingale / Luscinia megarhynchos Common NightingaleLC
- Bluethroat / Luscinia svecica BluethroatLC
- Red-breasted Flycatcher / Ficedula parva Red-breasted FlycatcherLC
- Atlas Pied Flycatcher / Ficedula speculigera Atlas Pied FlycatcherNE
- European Pied Flycatcher / Ficedula hypoleuca European Pied FlycatcherLC
- Collared Flycatcher / Ficedula albicollis Collared FlycatcherLC
- Black Redstart / Phoenicurus ochruros Black RedstartLC
- Common Redstart / Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common RedstartLC
- Moussier's Redstart / Phoenicurus moussieri Moussier's RedstartLC
- Common Rock Thrush / Monticola saxatilis Common Rock ThrushLC
- Blue Rock Thrush / Monticola solitarius Blue Rock ThrushLC
- Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra WhinchatLC
- European Stonechat / Saxicola rubicola European StonechatNE
- Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern WheatearLC
- Atlas Wheatear / Oenanthe seebohmi Atlas WheatearLC
- Isabelline Wheatear / Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline WheatearLC
- Desert Wheatear / Oenanthe deserti Desert WheatearLC
- Western Black-eared Wheatear / Oenanthe hispanica Western Black-eared WheatearLC
- Red-rumped Wheatear / Oenanthe moesta Red-rumped WheatearLC
- Maghreb Wheatear / Oenanthe halophila Maghreb WheatearNE
- White-crowned Wheatear / Oenanthe leucopyga White-crowned WheatearLC
- Black Wheatear / Oenanthe leucura Black WheatearLC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
- Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow WagtailLC
- Citrine Wagtail / Motacilla citreola Citrine WagtailLC
- Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey WagtailLC
- White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White WagtailLC
- Richard's Pipit / Anthus richardi Richard's PipitLC
- Tawny Pipit / Anthus campestris Tawny PipitLC
- Meadow Pipit / Anthus pratensis Meadow PipitLC
- Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree PipitLC
- Olive-backed Pipit / Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed PipitLC
- Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated PipitLC
- Water Pipit / Anthus spinoletta Water PipitLC
- European Rock Pipit / Anthus petrosus European Rock PipitLC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
- Trumpeter Finch / Bucanetes githagineus Trumpeter FinchLC
- European Greenfinch / Chloris chloris European GreenfinchLC
- Common Linnet / Linaria cannabina Common LinnetLC
- European Goldfinch / Carduelis carduelis European GoldfinchLC
- European Serin / Serinus serinus European SerinLC
- Eurasian Siskin / Spinus spinus Eurasian SiskinLC
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
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Western Sahara types of birds
26 orders
67 families
189 genera
359 species
Western Sahara
Located in northern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean, Western Sahara is surrounded by Algeria to the east, Morocco to the north, and Mauritania to the south. About the size of Colorado, it is mostly low, flat desert with some small mountains in the south and northeast.