MaghrebOrnitho is about birds in Northwest Africa (the Maghreb). Some birding news and articles may cover adjacent areas as well (bird migration, shared populations, potential vagrants from the south…).
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- African Crimson-winged Finch split from the Asian species
- African golden wolf discovered in Morocco and Algeria
- African Reed Warbler in Morocco and the Iberian Peninsula
- African Silverbill at Tamanrasset, southern Algeria
- African vultures are heading towards extinction
- Alarming decline of Great Bustard in Morocco
- Algerian Nuthatch breeding site discovered in 2018
- Algerian Nuthatch habitat threatened by a project
- Algerian Nuthatch in decline at the Guerrouch forest
- Algerian Nuthatch trip (to the newly discovered site)
- Algerian Nuthatch twitch: easier than you think
- Allen’s Gallinule at Oued Massa, Morocco
- Allen’s Gallinule at Tachektent, southern Morocco
- American waders at Dar Bouazza wetland, Morocco
- Andalusian Buttonquail declared extinct in Spain
- Andalusian Buttonquail in Algeria
- Andalusian Buttonquail in decline in Morocco
- Andalusian Buttonquail in Morocco
- Are birding optics banned from entry in Morocco?
- Atlas and Balearic crossbills genetic divergence
- Atlas long-legged Buzzard is related to Common Buzzard
- Autumn breeding by Black-bellied Sandgrouse and Laughing Dove
- Autumn breeding by desert birds
- Barbary Falcon plumage variation in the Canary Islands
- Barbary macaques and vultures at Jbel Moussa, Morocco
- Barbary macaques burnt alive by Algeria wildfires
- Bearded Vulture in Algeria
- Bearded Vulture in Morocco
- Birding trip to Aousserd region by The Sound Approach
- Birding trip to Northern and Southern Algeria
- Black Scrub Robin at Tamanrasset, Algeria
- Black-eared Wheatear split
- Black-necked Grebe affected by progressive greying
- Breeding expansion of Black-headed Gull in Morocco
- Breeding of Black-headed Gull at Dayet Dar Bouazza, Morocco
- Breeding of Cricket Warbler at Aousserd, southern Morocco
- Breeding of Glossy Ibis at Casablanca, Morocco
- Breeding of Glossy Ibis at Rabat, Morocco
- Breeding of Glossy Ibis at Smir heronry, northern Morocco
- Breeding of Griffon Vulture at Jbel Moussa, Morocco
- Breeding of Golden Nightjar in Western Sahara confirmed
- Breeding of Monk Parakeet at Casablanca, Morocco
- Breeding of Namaqua Dove in Morocco
- Cape Verde Shearwater in the Canary Islands and Morocco
- Cats killing wildlife: Collared Flycatcher and Goldfinch
- Cinereous Vultures crossing the Strait of Gibraltar
- Cinnamon Teal and American Golden Plover in Oualidia region, Morocco
- Commensalism between Gecko and White-crowned Wheatear
- Commerce illégal des oiseaux sauvages au Maroc
- Commerce illégal des oiseaux sauvages sur Internet
- Demoiselle Crane at Oran, Algeria
- Dispersion of Spanish Imperial Eagle in Africa
- DNA confirms Slender-billed Curlew is a valid species
- Dunn’s Lark in Merzouga region, Morocco
- Dwarf Bittern and Eurasian Siskin at Nouadhibou, Mauritania
- Egyptian Nightjars arrive early to the breeding areas
- Egyptian Vultures in Morocco
- Egyptian Vultures released in Italy killed during migration
- Electrocution of endangered eagles at Guelmim, Morocco
- Eleonora’s Falcon colony at Bouknadel is doing well
- Eleonora’s Falcons imprison live birds for a later meal
- Eurasian Spoonbill at Smir: past, present and future (book article)
- Eurasian Spoonbill colony discovered in Morocco
- Eurasian Spoonbill ringed in the Netherlands shot dead in Morocco
- European Stonechat with some Siberian’s features
- Expansion of Red-billed Firefinch in Algeria
- Falcons rescued from poachers in Morocco
- Falcons seized at Casablanca Airport, Morocco
- Falcons seized by Tunisian customs near Libya
- Finnish Pallid Harrier wintering in Morocco
- First colour-ringing of Spoonbills in Morocco
- First photographed Rüppell’s Warbler in Algeria
- Franklin’s Gull at Merzouga Lake, Morocco
First records:
- First record of American Purple Gallinule for Morocco
- First record of Black-capped Petrel for Morocco
- First record of Blue-naped Mousebird for Algeria
- First record of Cinereous Vulture for Mauritania
- First record of Cinereous Vulture for The Gambia
- First record of Eastern Imperial Eagle for Tunisia and Northwest Africa
- First record of Golden Nightjar for Morocco and Western Palearctic
- First record of Hume’s Leaf Warbler for Morocco and Northwest Africa
- First record of Jacobin Cuckoo for Algeria and North Africa
- First record of Long-tailed Duck for Morocco and Africa
- First record of Penduline Tit for Algeria
- First record of Rustic Bunting for Algeria and Northwest Africa
- First record of Steppe Eagle for Morocco
- First record of Upland Sandpiper for Morocco
- First record of Wahlberg’s Eagle for Tunisia and 3rd for WP
- First record of Western Reef Egret for Algeria
- First record of White-backed Vulture for Morocco and North Africa
- First record of White-rumped Seedeater for Algeria and Western Palearctic
- First record of White-throated Bee-eater for Morocco and Western Palearctic
- First records of Eastern Subalpine Warbler for Morocco
- First records of Pectoral Sandpiper for Algeria
- Gibraltar Buzzard: status and identification
- Golden Nightjar song at Aousserd, southern Morocco
- Golden Nightjars at Oued Jenna, Aousserd: detailed report
- GPS tags cause corneal opacity in Northern Bald Ibis
- Great Spotted Cuckoo breeding in Algeria
- Great Spotted Cuckoo breeding north of the Atlas Mountains
- Griffon Vulture ‘MA4’ died after crossing the Strait of Gibraltar
- Griffon Vultures released at Jbel Moussa, Morocco
- Hooded Crows at Ichkeul National Park, Tunisia
- Horned Lark taxonomy: possible split into six species
- Horus Swift: a potential Western Palearctic vagrant
- House Bunting at Jbel Moussa – is Europe the next step?
- House Bunting finally colonised Tétouan, northern Morocco
- House Bunting reached Algeria’s Mediterranean coast
- House Bunting’ expansion in Tangier, northern Morocco
- Ibis chauve au Maroc: Zoom sur la dernière population sauvage
- Identification de la mortalité des rapaces par électrocution au Maroc (rapport)
- Important White-headed Duck wintering population in Morocco
- Influx of Red-footed Falcons in Morocco
- Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) at Tamri, Morocco
- Isabelline Wheatear migration in eastern Morocco
- La ‘Bergeronnette du Maroc’ en Algérie
- La chasse des espèces protégées au Maroc continue
- Lanner Falcon usurping Buzzard’s nest after attacks (video)
- Lanner Falcons held in captivity in Libya (video)
- Laughing Dove reached northern Morocco – is Europe next?
- Le Tarin des aulnes dans le Sahara algérien
- Les vautours africains diminuent de façon critique
- Les vautours au Maghreb: une situation critique et espoirs pour l’avenir
- Les vautours sont les meilleurs nettoyeurs de la nature
- Leucistic birds found in Northwest Africa
- Leucistic Whimbrel becomes much whiter after moult
- Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse in Morocco
- Little Grebe catching a newt (Pleurodeles waltl)
- Maghreb endemic birds
- Maghreb Wheatear should be split
- Marsh Owl in Morocco: why it’s endangered and how to save it?
- Marsh Owls in northernmost Morocco
- Marsh Owls south of its core breeding area
- Mhorr Gazelle declared extinct in Tunisia
- Migratory connectivity of Fennoscandian Dotterels
- Moltoni’s Warbler in Morocco and Terek Sandpiper in Tunisia
- Monk Parakeet breeding at Rabat
- Monk Parakeet breeding at Tangier, northern Morocco
- Monk Parakeets at Marrakech
- Monk Parakeets breeding at Melilla
- Moroccan Osprey breeding in southern Spain
- Morocco: sharing the birds (by the Sound Approach)
- New Common Chaffinch subspecies in North Africa
- New records of Cinereous Vulture for Senegal
- New records of Moltoni’s Warbler in Algeria
- North African Ostrich returns to Western Sahara
- North African Ostrich’ eggs unearthed in southern Morocco
- Northern Bald Ibis breeding sites discovered in Morocco
- Northern Bald Ibis crossing between Spain and Morocco
- Northern Bald Ibis in Morocco since 1900: analysis of ecological requirements
- Northern Bald Ibis in Morocco: record breeding season in 2018
- Northern Bald Ibis’ IUCN Red List status updated
- Over 22,000 Greater Flamingos nesting at Sahline saltpans, Tunisia
- Pied Crow at Fnideq, northern Morocco
- Pied Crow at Khnifiss Lagoon, southern Morocco
- Pied Crow at Mhamid, south-east Morocco (2015-2020)
- Plain Swift wintering areas revealed by geolocators
- Presumed ‘Cinnamon Teal x Shoveler’ hybrid at Merzouga lake, Morocco
- Presumed ‘Collared x Pied Flycatcher’ hubrid at Merzouga, Morocco
- Prey availability and pylons: a lethal mix for eagles
- Raptor mortality by electrocution in power lines in Morocco (report)
- Rare birds in Morocco: 25th report of the MRBC
- Release of Cinereous, Griffon and Rüppell’s vultures at Jbel Moussa
- Rüppell’s Vulture migration in northern Morocco
- Rüppell’s Vulture wing-tagged at Jbel Moussa, Morocco
- Rüppell’s Vultures at Tétouan, northern Morocco
- Saharan Cheetah filmed at Ahaggar, southern Algeria
- Sand Cat sighted at Merzouga, Morocco
- Sand Cats resting in bird nests built in tall Acacia trees
- Satellite-tracked Bonelli’s Eagles wintering in Africa
- Satellite-tracked Cinereous Vultures wandering across Africa
- Satellite-tracked Montagu’s Harrier shot dead in Morocco
- Satellite-tracked Pallid Harrier died in southern Morocco
- Satellite-tracked White Stork found dead in fishing lines
- Second Wahlberg’s Eagle for the Western Palearctic
- Second White-throated Bee-eater for the Western Palearctic
- Serval in the Middle Atlas, Morocco
- Siberian Chiffchaff at Dar Bouazza, Morocco
- South Polar Skua off Safi, Morocco
- Spanish Imperial Eagle satellite-tagged in Morocco
- Spanish Marbled Ducks tracked to North Africa
- Spanish Marbled Ducks migrate to Africa to escape hunters’ guns
- Spanish Short-toed Eagles summering in Northwest Africa
- Split of Western and Eastern Subalpine Warblers confirmed
- Status of Kelp Gull in Morocco
- Striped Ground Squirrel in Morocco
- Subalpine Warbler split into three species
- Sudan Golden Sparrow at Djanet, Algeria
- Sudan Golden Sparrows at Bir Anzarane, southern Morocco
- Sudan Golden Sparrows at Tamanrasset, southern Algeria
- Swedish Peregrine rescued from poachers at Casablanca, Morocco
- Tawny Eagle in Morocco: status and vagrancy from sub-Saharan Africa
- Tawny Eagle in north-east Algeria
- Tawny Eagle in north-west Algeria
- Taxonomic status of ‘long-billed’ Crested Larks at Aousserd?
- Taxonomic status of the Barbary Falcon
- Taxonomy and breeding range extension of Golden Nightjar
- Three species new to Algeria: African Crake, Red-tailed Shrike and Little Bunting
- Turtle Dove slaughter in Morocco
- Vautour fauve abattu par un chasseur au Maroc
- Vulture restaurant experiment at Jbel Moussa, Morocco
- Vultures bathing captured by camera trap at Jbel Moussa
- Vultures in Northwest Africa (a complete list)
- West African Crested Tern split from (American) Royal Tern
- White-headed Duck breeding again in Morocco
- White Stork nests and Humans
- White Storks sharing nests with Cattle Egrets
- Wild Houbara Bustard filmed at Safia, southern Morocco
- Winter breeding by Common House Martin in Spain
- Winter breeding by Cream-coloured Courser
- Wintering of Eurasian Penduline Tits in Morocco
- Wood Duck at Oued Bou-Regreg, Morocco