Western Sahara birds

Number of displayed species: 359

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Ostrichs / Struthioniformes Ostrichs
- Ostriches / Struthionidae Ostriches
  - Common Ostrich / Struthio camelus Common Ostrich
    LC
Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Pheasants & Allies / Phasianidae Pheasants & Allies
  - Common Quail / Coturnix coturnix Common Quail
    LC
  - Barbary Partridge / Alectoris barbara Barbary Partridge
    LC
Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Nightjars / Caprimulgidae Nightjars
Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
Bustards / Otidiformes Bustards
- Bustards / Otididae Bustards
  - Arabian Bustard / Ardeotis arabs Arabian Bustard
    NT
  - Houbara Bustard / Chlamydotis undulata Houbara Bustard
    VU
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
  - Great Spotted Cuckoo / Clamator glandarius Great Spotted Cuckoo
    LC
  - Common Cuckoo / Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo
    LC
Sandgrouses / Pterocliformes Sandgrouses
- Sandgrouse / Pteroclidae Sandgrouse
Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Cranes / Gruidae Cranes
  - Common Crane / Grus grus Common Crane
    LC
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteridae Flamingos
  - Greater Flamingo / Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo
    LC
  - Lesser Flamingo / Phoeniconaias minor Lesser Flamingo
    NT
Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
  - Eurasian Stone-curlew / Burhinus oedicnemus Eurasian Stone-curlew
    LC
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
  - Eurasian Oystercatcher / Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher
    NT
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
  - Black-winged Stilt / Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt
    LC
  - Pied Avocet / Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet
    LC
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
  - Cream-colored Courser / Cursorius cursor Cream-colored Courser
    LC
  - Collared Pratincole / Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole
    LC
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
- Auks / Alcidae Auks
Tropicbirds / Phaethontiformes Tropicbirds
- Tropicbirds / Phaethontidae Tropicbirds
  - Red-billed Tropicbird / Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird
    LC
Divers / Gaviiformes Divers
- Loons / Gaviidae Loons
  - Common Loon / Gavia immer Common Loon
    LC
Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Austral Storm Petrels / Oceanitidae Austral Storm Petrels
  - Wilson's Storm Petrel / Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm Petrel
    LC
  - White-faced Storm Petrel / Pelagodroma marina White-faced Storm Petrel
    LC
- Northern Storm Petrels / Hydrobatidae Northern Storm Petrels
- Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Gannets, Boobies / Sulidae Gannets, Boobies
  - Northern Gannet / Morus bassanus Northern Gannet
    LC
  - Masked Booby / Sula dactylatra Masked Booby
    LC
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
  - Great White Pelican / Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican
    LC
Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
  - Osprey / Pandion haliaetus Osprey
    LC
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Barn Owls / Tytonidae Barn Owls
  - Western Barn Owl / Tyto alba Western Barn Owl
    LC
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Hoopoes / Upupidae Hoopoes
  - Eurasian Hoopoe / Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe
    LC
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
  - European Roller / Coracias garrulus European Roller
    LC
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
  - Common Kingfisher / Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher
    LC
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
  - Eurasian Wryneck / Jynx torquilla Eurasian Wryneck
    LC
Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Bushshrikes / Malaconotidae Bushshrikes
  - Black-crowned Tchagra / Tchagra senegalus Black-crowned Tchagra
    LC
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
  - Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole
    LC
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
  - Great Grey Shrike / Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Woodchat Shrike / Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike
    NT
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - Eurasian Magpie / Pica pica Eurasian Magpie
    LC
  - Maghreb Magpie / Pica mauritanica Maghreb Magpie
    LC
  - Pied Crow / Corvus albus Pied Crow
    LC
  - Brown-necked Raven / Corvus ruficollis Brown-necked Raven
    LC
  - Northern Raven / Corvus corax Northern Raven
    LC
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
  - African Blue Tit / Cyanistes teneriffae African Blue Tit
    LC
  - Great Tit / Parus major Great Tit
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Greater Hoopoe-Lark / Alaemon alaudipes Greater Hoopoe-Lark
    LC
  - Thick-billed Lark / Ramphocoris clotbey Thick-billed Lark
    LC
  - Desert Lark / Ammomanes deserti Desert Lark
    LC
  - Bar-tailed Lark / Ammomanes cinctura Bar-tailed Lark
    LC
  - Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix nigriceps Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Eurasian Skylark / Alauda arvensis Eurasian Skylark
    LC
  - Thekla's Lark / Galerida theklae Thekla's Lark
    LC
  - Crested Lark / Galerida cristata Crested Lark
    LC
  - Maghreb Lark / Galerida macrorhyncha Maghreb Lark
    NE
  - Temminck's Lark / Eremophila bilopha Temminck's Lark
    LC
  - Greater Short-toed Lark / Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark
    LC
  - Calandra Lark / Melanocorypha calandra Calandra Lark
    LC
  - Dunn's Lark / Eremalauda dunni Dunn's Lark
    LC
  - Mediterranean Short-toed Lark / Alaudala rufescens Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
    LC
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
  - Common Bulbul / Pycnonotus barbatus Common Bulbul
    LC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Eurasian Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne rupestris Eurasian Crag Martin
    LC
  - Pale Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Pale Crag Martin
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House Martin
    LC
  - Red-rumped Swallow / Cecropis daurica Red-rumped Swallow
    LC
- Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies / Cettiidae Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies
  - Cetti's Warbler / Cettia cetti Cetti's Warbler
    LC
- Streaked Scrub Warbler / Scotocercidae Streaked Scrub Warbler
  - Streaked Scrub Warbler / Scotocerca inquieta Streaked Scrub Warbler
    LC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  - Wood Warbler / Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler
    LC
  - Western Bonelli's Warbler / Phylloscopus bonelli Western Bonelli's Warbler
    LC
  - Yellow-browed Warbler / Phylloscopus inornatus Yellow-browed Warbler
    LC
  - Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler
    LC
  - Common Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff
    LC
  - Iberian Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus ibericus Iberian Chiffchaff
    LC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
  - Great Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Moustached Warbler / Acrocephalus melanopogon Moustached Warbler
    LC
  - Aquatic Warbler / Acrocephalus paludicola Aquatic Warbler
    VU
  - Sedge Warbler / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler
    LC
  - Common Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna pallida Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
    LC
  - Western Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna opaca Western Olivaceous Warbler
    LC
  - Melodious Warbler / Hippolais polyglotta Melodious Warbler
    LC
  - Icterine Warbler / Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler
    LC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
  - Savi's Warbler / Locustella luscinioides Savi's Warbler
    LC
  - Common Grasshopper Warbler / Locustella naevia Common Grasshopper Warbler
    LC
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
  - Zitting Cisticola / Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola
    LC
  - Cricket Warbler / Spiloptila clamans Cricket Warbler
    LC
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
  - Eurasian Blackcap / Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap
    LC
  - Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin Garden Warbler
    LC
  - Lesser Whitethroat / Curruca curruca Lesser Whitethroat
    LC
  - Western Orphean Warbler / Curruca hortensis Western Orphean Warbler
    LC
  - African Desert Warbler / Curruca deserti African Desert Warbler
    LC
  - Tristram's Warbler / Curruca deserticola Tristram's Warbler
    LC
  - Sardinian Warbler / Curruca melanocephala Sardinian Warbler
    LC
  - Western Subalpine Warbler / Curruca iberiae Western Subalpine Warbler
    NE
  - Moltoni's Warbler / Curruca subalpina Moltoni's Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Subalpine Warbler / Curruca cantillans Eastern Subalpine Warbler
    LC
  - Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common Whitethroat
    LC
  - Spectacled Warbler / Curruca conspicillata Spectacled Warbler
    LC
  - Dartford Warbler / Curruca undata Dartford Warbler
    NT
- Laughingthrushes & Allies / Leiothrichidae Laughingthrushes & Allies
  - Fulvous Babbler / Argya fulva Fulvous Babbler
    LC
- Goldcrests, Kinglets / Regulidae Goldcrests, Kinglets
  - Common Firecrest / Regulus ignicapilla Common Firecrest
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - Song Thrush / Turdus philomelos Song Thrush
    LC
  - Redwing / Turdus iliacus Redwing
    NT
  - Common Blackbird / Turdus merula Common Blackbird
    LC
  - Fieldfare / Turdus pilaris Fieldfare
    LC
  - Ring Ouzel / Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher
    LC
  - European Robin / Erithacus rubecula European Robin
    LC
  - Common Nightingale / Luscinia megarhynchos Common Nightingale
    LC
  - Bluethroat / Luscinia svecica Bluethroat
    LC
  - Red-breasted Flycatcher / Ficedula parva Red-breasted Flycatcher
    LC
  - Atlas Pied Flycatcher / Ficedula speculigera Atlas Pied Flycatcher
    NE
  - European Pied Flycatcher / Ficedula hypoleuca European Pied Flycatcher
    LC
  - Collared Flycatcher / Ficedula albicollis Collared Flycatcher
    LC
  - Black Redstart / Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart
    LC
  - Common Redstart / Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common Redstart
    LC
  - Moussier's Redstart / Phoenicurus moussieri Moussier's Redstart
    LC
  - Common Rock Thrush / Monticola saxatilis Common Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Blue Rock Thrush / Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra Whinchat
    LC
  - European Stonechat / Saxicola rubicola European Stonechat
    NE
  - Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
    LC
  - Atlas Wheatear / Oenanthe seebohmi Atlas Wheatear
    LC
  - Isabelline Wheatear / Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear
    LC
  - Desert Wheatear / Oenanthe deserti Desert Wheatear
    LC
  - Western Black-eared Wheatear / Oenanthe hispanica Western Black-eared Wheatear
    LC
  - Red-rumped Wheatear / Oenanthe moesta Red-rumped Wheatear
    LC
  - Maghreb Wheatear / Oenanthe halophila Maghreb Wheatear
    NE
  - White-crowned Wheatear / Oenanthe leucopyga White-crowned Wheatear
    LC
  - Black Wheatear / Oenanthe leucura Black Wheatear
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Spanish Sparrow / Passer hispaniolensis Spanish Sparrow
    LC
  - House Sparrow / Passer domesticus House Sparrow
    LC
  - Desert Sparrow / Passer simplex Desert Sparrow
    LC
  - Sudan Golden Sparrow / Passer luteus Sudan Golden Sparrow
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Citrine Wagtail / Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail
    LC
  - Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail
    LC
  - White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White Wagtail
    LC
  - Richard's Pipit / Anthus richardi Richard's Pipit
    LC
  - Tawny Pipit / Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit
    LC
  - Meadow Pipit / Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit
    LC
  - Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
    LC
  - Olive-backed Pipit / Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed Pipit
    LC
  - Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit
    LC
  - Water Pipit / Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit
    LC
  - European Rock Pipit / Anthus petrosus European Rock Pipit
    LC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - Trumpeter Finch / Bucanetes githagineus Trumpeter Finch
    LC
  - European Greenfinch / Chloris chloris European Greenfinch
    LC
  - Common Linnet / Linaria cannabina Common Linnet
    LC
  - European Goldfinch / Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch
    LC
  - European Serin / Serinus serinus European Serin
    LC
  - Eurasian Siskin / Spinus spinus Eurasian Siskin
    LC
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
  - Corn Bunting / Emberiza calandra Corn Bunting
    LC
  - Rock Bunting / Emberiza cia Rock Bunting
    LC
  - Ortolan Bunting / Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting
    LC
  - Cirl Bunting / Emberiza cirlus Cirl Bunting
    LC
  - House Bunting / Emberiza sahari House Bunting
    LC

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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.

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