Rare Birds in Morocco
Our list for Morocco has 32 rare birds recorded regularly there: 2 winter visitors, 20 passage migrants and 10 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Morocco in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 32, most common first
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantRare75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Sep
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioidesPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Mar–May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorRare40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusScarceRare18–20 cm
European ShagGulosus aristotelisPassage migrantRare65–80 cmRegularly Apr
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusScarceRare29–31 cm
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly Sep
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusPassage migrantRare60–66 cmRegularly Sep–May
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantRare25–30 cmRegularly Jan–May
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantRare24–33 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Common OstrichStruthio camelusPassage migrantRare210–275 cmRegularly Sep–Dec
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusScarceRare86–230 cm
Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogonPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Apr
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusScarceRare34–43 cm
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Oct
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosScarceRare19–23 cm
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisPassage migrantRare46–61 cmRegularly Oct–May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPassage migrantRare42–75 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
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