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Morocco

Tazekka National Park, Morocco
Tazekka National Park. Photo: This Photo was taken by Timothy A. Gonsalves . Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author. I would much appreciate if y, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

What is recorded in Morocco

Species
1,015
Grid cells
4,300
Records
530,660
Years covered
1980-2026
  • Insects 730
  • Birds 148
  • Reptiles 58
  • Bony fish 35
  • Mammals 31
  • Amphibians 10
  • Sharks and rays 3

These are species with at least one recorded territory in Morocco, not a national checklist: a bird list from eBird or Avibase is more complete. The counts follow recording effort as much as wildlife, so a country with more visitors and more naturalists will show more of both.

Most recorded here

The species with the most open occurrence records in Morocco, among those a photograph exists for. Most recorded is not most numerous: it rewards animals that are common, conspicuous and live where people go.

Lesser Black-backed Gull
bird
Not assessed · location generalised

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

93,580 records
Yellow-legged Gull
bird
Not assessed · location generalised

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

50,175 records
Booted Eagle
bird
Not assessed · location generalised

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

31,022 records
Black Kite
bird
Not assessed · location generalised

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

26,827 records
Audouin's Gull
bird
Not assessed · location generalised

Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii

17,237 records
European Honey Buzzard
bird
Not assessed · location generalised

European Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

16,917 records
House Bunting
bird
Not assessed · location generalised

House Bunting

Emberiza sahari

13,050 records
Northern Gannet
bird
Not assessed · location generalised

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

11,371 records
Short-toed Snake Eagle
bird
Not assessed · location generalised

Short-toed Snake Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

10,096 records
White Stork
bird
Not assessed · location generalised

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

9,470 records
Barn Swallow
bird
Not assessed · location generalised

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

9,275 records
African Blue Tit
bird
Not assessed · location generalised

African Blue Tit

Cyanistes teneriffae

9,023 records
Regions and parks

No regions recorded yet

The reference database has no regions filed under Morocco.

In the field guide

Nothing written up here yet

The field guide covers Morocco on the map, but none of its species have an entry written for them yet.