Morocco Birding Tours

Morocco may be an underrated birding spot in the world, but it actually has a great variety of birds. What’s more to this is that many of its bird species are exceedingly rare. Making the country a very a hot spot for spotting rare and endangered birds, thus should lure more and more bird enthusiasts instead.

Morocco boasts over 454 species of birds. Extensive research indicates that only 5 species have been introduced here by humans. This means that 449 of these species that occur in Morocco are indigenous to the country; of which 156 are considered to be rare and 15 are globally threatened.

So exactly what sort of birds can you expect to find in Morocco? You will spot pheasants, partridges, guinea fowl, pigeons, doves, hoopoes and woodpeckers – these are some common birds. If you head to the coast, you will find albatross, gannets, boobies, cormorants, pelicans, oystercatchers, terns, parrots, gulls and many others. There are also plenty of prey birds to admire such as barn owls, kites, hawks and eagles plus the giant ostrich. Inland water holes yield further swans, geese, ducks, herons, storks and flamingoes.

Also do not miss the swallows, larks, wagtails, wrens, thrushes, kinglets, wall creepers, nuthatches, shrikes, crows, magpies, starlings, waxbills, vireos and buntings plus many more birds not been mentioned here. Along the desert coast of Morocco, you will find Ground Squirrels, Black-Headed Bush Shrikes, and Moussier’s Redstarts, Wild Boars, Tiger Blues, Gulls, Ducks, Barbary Falcons, Eagles and a multitude of Lizards. There are large numbers of waders, including a large colony of flamingoes, plus little ringed plovers, black-winged stilts and black tailed godwits.

Visitors can look forward to seeing Waders, Woodpeckers, Spoonbills, Flamingos and a few of the bird species that are on the endangered list. Egyptian Cobras, Golden Jackals, Red Foxes and Leopards are also found in theses reserves.

For a truly exceptional bird watching experience, it would be best to head to the national parks in the country. The Wildlife Parks and Reserves include Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve, Oasis Du Sud Marocain Biosphere Reserve, Talassemtane National Park, Ifrane National Park, El Houceima National Park, Oued Massa Nature Reserve, Souss Massa National Park (known for large numbers of bird species) Tazekka National Park plus Merdja Zerga and Toubkal Biological reserves.

This variety of habitat combines with the huge size of the site to ensure amazing Morocco bird watching tours all year round. Fortunately, there is a large variety of wildlife species in Morocco that await the nature enthusiasts. Professional bird guides and Tourist experts who can accompany you on safari also provide additional guiding services that will broaden your birding tour. But the best way to experience Morocco’s birds is by spending time amongst them.