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Index of articles about birds, particularly rarities, observed in the Aoussed region, Western Sahara, southern Morocco.

Wild Houbara Bustard filmed at Safia reserve, southern Morocco

/ Birds of Morocco

A wild Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata) filmed “displaying” near Safia reserve, Bir Guendouz, Oued Dahab, about 50 Km north of the Mauritanian border by members of the Association ‘Nature Initiative’ (A.N.I.). The association regularly monitors the reintroduced wildlife (addax, dama gazelle and North African Ostrich) in this reserve, and this bird was recorded during one of these […]

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North African Ostrich returns to W. Sahara after decades of absence

/ Birds of Morocco
North African Ostriches / Autruches à cou rouge (Struthio camelus camelus), Safia reserve, May 2013 (Association ‘Nature Initiative’).

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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Rüppell’s Vultures at Aousserd: are they breeding in the region?

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Rüppell’s Vultures (Gyps rueppelli), Aousserd, Western Sahara, southern Morocco, 1 Aug. 2011 (Michel Aymerich).

Rüppell’s Vulture (Gyps rueppelli) breeds throughout the Sahel region from southwestern Mauritania and Guinea eastwards to Ethiopia and Tanzania. It is considered non-migratory, although foraging involves moving considerable distances (up to 150-200 km). Since mid-1990s, increasing numbers of Rüppell’s Vultures have been recorded in the western Mediterranean region especially in Andalusia, southern Spain (Gutiérrez 2003),

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