Birds to See in Morocco in February
157 bird species on our list for Morocco are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Blackbird, Eurasian Collared Dove and Pied Wagtail. New this month: Common Swift, Woodchat Shrike, Wheatear and Booted Eagle and 13 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Morocco’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 157 birds in February
157 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Feb
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.78% in Feb
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Feb
SerinSerinus serinusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Feb
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Feb
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Feb
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorResidentCommon22–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Feb
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Feb
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Feb
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Feb
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Feb
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Feb
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.72% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.67% in Feb
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.66% in Feb
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Feb
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.57% in Feb
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Feb
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.54% in Feb
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Feb
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Feb
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentCommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Feb
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentCommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Feb
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Feb
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Feb
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.46% in Feb
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.45% in Feb
Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouiniiResidentCommon48–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Feb
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorCommon37–40 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.41% in Feb
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Feb
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Feb
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Feb
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Feb
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.37% in Feb
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Feb
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.33% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.33% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.32% in Feb
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Feb
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Feb
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentUncommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Feb
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxResidentUncommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Feb
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.27% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Feb
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.26% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.25% in Feb
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorUncommon27–28 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.25% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.24% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Feb
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Feb
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.21% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Feb
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataResidentUncommon65–72 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.19% in Feb
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.19% in Feb
Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.19% in Feb
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.19% in Feb
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.19% in Feb
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.19% in Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.18% in Feb
Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Feb
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusResidentUncommon36–39 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.17% in Feb
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.17% in Feb
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Feb
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.16% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.16% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.16% in Feb
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.16% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Feb
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Feb
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactylaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Feb
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.12% in Feb
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in Feb
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrioResidentUncommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Feb
RazorbillAlca tordaWinter visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.12% in Feb
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Feb
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Feb
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.11% in Feb
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.09% in Feb
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.09% in Feb
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaSummer visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.08% in Feb
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.08% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in Feb
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in Feb
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.08% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in Feb
Common CraneGrus grusWinter visitorUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.07% in Feb
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusPassage migrantUncommon35–40 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.06% in Feb
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Feb
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.06% in Feb
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Feb
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisWinter visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.05% in Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.05% in Feb
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.05% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.04% in Feb
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisWinter visitorUncommon53–63 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Feb
WoodlarkLullula arboreaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.04% in Feb
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in Feb
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.04% in Feb
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorRare40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Feb
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaPassage migrantUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Feb
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Feb
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.03% in Feb
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantRare75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Feb
Red KiteMilvus milvusPassage migrantRare60–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Feb
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusWinter visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Feb
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Feb
Dartford WarblerCurruca undataPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Feb
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.02% in Feb
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusWinter visitorUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.02% in Feb
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantRare24–33 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.01% in Feb
Stock DoveColumba oenasPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in Feb
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made