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 47–69 of 77 species

Woodchat Shrike

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senatorNT

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar

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

Little Ringed Plover

Thinornis dubiusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb–Mar

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

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegusNT

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Dec–Apr

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

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar

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

Arctic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr

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

Blackcap

Sylvia atricapillaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-toed Lark

Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactylaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb–Mar

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

Hoopoe

Upupa epopsLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb–Mar

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

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Western Marsh-harrier

Western Marsh-harrier

Circus aeruginosusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb–Apr

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

Greenshank

Tringa nebulariaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Dec–Apr

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

Little Stint

Calidris minutaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar

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

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeataLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar

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

Sardinian Warbler

Curruca melanocephalaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Jan–Feb

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

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar–Apr

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

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosaNT

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb

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

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollisLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutusNT

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

Ruff

Calidris pugnaxLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Jan–Feb

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

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferrugineaNT

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar–Apr

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

Common Swift

Apus apusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr

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

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropusLC

ScarceCommon
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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