Birds in Western Sahara

77 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Western Sahara has 77 bird species recorded regularly there: 17 winter visitors, 47 passage migrants and 13 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 9,280 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Western Sahara in September

1 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 1 birds in September

Arriving in September: Greater Flamingo.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Western Sahara each month: most in March (56), fewest in May (0). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Chiffchaff
ChiffchaffSmallest · 10cm
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Greater Flamingo
Greater FlamingoLargest · 145cm
From the Chiffchaff (10 cm) to the Greater Flamingo (145 cm)31 families

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All 77 birds on the list

Showing 24–46 of 77 species

Sand Martin

Sand Martin

Riparia ripariaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Shelduck

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferrugineaLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpinaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Dec–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Redstart

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Stone-curlew

Eurasian Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pomarine Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Kentish Plover

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Jan–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pallid Swift

Pallid Swift

Apus pallidusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensisLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Dec–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Wheatear

Wheatear

Oenanthe oenantheLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Jan–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponicaNT

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Dec–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ringed Plover

Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticulaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Dec–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucosLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Dec–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Skua

Great Skua

Stercorarius skuaLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Phalarope

Grey Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicariusLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Plover

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarolaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Dec–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
House Martin

House Martin

Delichon urbicumLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pied Wagtail

Pied Wagtail

Motacilla albaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Dec–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Audouin's Gull

Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouiniiVU

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Dec–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpresLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Dec–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Dec–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Chiffchaff

Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybitaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Dec–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Dec–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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