The Subalpine Warbler complex (sensu lato) is a polytypic species, but the number of ‘subspecies’ considered as valid changed over time. Until the 1990s, only three subspecies were recognised: 1) the nominate S. c. cantillans in Iberia, southern France and Italy, plus the birds breeding in the Western Mediterranean islands were also considered to belong […]
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A new phylogenetic study of the Mourning Wheatear complex confirmed its split into three different species. Concerning the Maghreb Wheatear, which is already given species status by some authors, the new study hinted that it should be split too. The Mourning Wheatear (Oenanthe lugens) senso lato is distributed in North Africa, East Africa, the Levant, Iran and
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Suite à la publication des photos d’un Vautour fauve abattu par des “chasseurs” la semaine dernière, notre collègue M. L. El Jebari a lancé l’appel suivant, soulignant l’importance de la sensibilisation des chasseurs ainsi que l’application de l’examen du permis de chasse. Par Mohamed Larbi El Jebari, Président de l’Association Marocaine de Chasse et de
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Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii) is a rare and range-restricted breeding species in Morocco. In fact, it’s so localised and discrete that it’s included in the list of species to be submitted to the Moroccan Rare Birds Committee (in order to help gather more data about its distribution). There are however some sites where the species
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بعض الصيادون المغاربة (أو الصيادة كما يعرفون بالدارجة) يقتلون بطريقة غير مشروعة حيوانات محمية بالقانون المغربي و الدولي. الصور أدناه تظهر هؤلاء “الصيادين” يأخذون الصور بكل فخر مع ضحيتهم النسر الأسمر في نواحي إقليم أزيلال، وسط المغرب. في الخريف الماضي، قام أطفال بالتعدي على بعض النسور المهاجرة بالقرب من مدينة وزان – بكل تأكيد قد
صيادون يقتلون طيور محمية. ماذا يقول القانون؟ Read More »
Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta sensu lato has a large distribution area that extends from Western Asia through the Arabian Peninsula and into the Atlantic coast of North Africa. There are eight subspecies including two in southern Morocco, S. i. saharae in the east and S. i. theresae in the southwest. In a recent paper
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Red-necked Ostrich (or North African Ostrich) returns to breed in Western Sahara, southern Morocco, after it went extinct there almost 50 years ago. The North African Ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus) is the largest Ostrich subspecies. It roamed West and North Africa before its local extinction from most of its former range. Currently, it’s classified as
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A new multi-species heronry found at Dayet Roumi during this breeding season by Abdelhak Elbanak. The new heronry is installed on about two hundred Eucalyptus trees at the western edge of Dayet Roumi. For those who don’t know the site, Dayet Roumi (splet also as Dayet Erroumi, Dayet Ait Ouribel) is a small lake that covers
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Laughing Dove reached Tétouan in northernmost Morocco, its final step before crossing the Strait of Gibraltar to colonise Europe. La Tourterelle maillée a atteint Tétouan au nord du Maroc, sa dernière étape avant de traverser le détroit de Gibraltar pour coloniser l’Europe. Laughing Doves (Spilopelia senegalensis) observed near Tétouan from mid-February until June 2013. The
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Some feral parrots observed in the gardens and parks of Mohammedia, Morocco: Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus): A group of eight Senegal Parrots is frequently observed since mid-2011 in the gardens of Mohammedia. They probably escaped from captivity, but their numbers implies that they may breed locally. Will they manage to establish a breeding population or
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