Morocco · Fès Meknès
Erg Chebbi – Merzouga
203 species and 3,983 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–April, with up to 82 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-crowned WheatearOenanthe leucopyga
Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis
Desert SparrowPasser simplex
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Greater Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon alaudipes
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor
Rock DoveColumba livia
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
House BuntingEmberiza sahari
Tristram's WarblerCurruca deserticola
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Bar-tailed LarkAmmomanes cinctura34 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 203 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Dayet Srij5 km194 species
- Palmeraie d'Igrane7 km113 species
- Erg Chebbi – nord14 km164 species
All 203 species recorded here
- White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Desert Sparrow Passer simplex
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- African Desert Warbler Curruca deserti
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
- Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- House Bunting Emberiza sahari
- Tristram's Warbler Curruca deserticola
- Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- African Houbara Chlamydotis undulata
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Atlas Wheatear Oenanthe seebohmi
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Maghreb Magpie Pica mauritanica
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Marsh Owl Asio capensis
- Atlas Pied Flycatcher Ficedula speculigera
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Great Tit Parus major
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Levaillant's Woodpecker Picus vaillantii
- Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
- Double-spurred Spurfowl Pternistis bicalcaratus
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
- Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
- Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
- Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Maghreb Owl Strix mauritanica
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Erg Chebbi – Merzouga?
March–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 82 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Erg Chebbi – Merzouga?
203 species, from 3,983 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Erg Chebbi – Merzouga in November?
The most recorded in November: White-crowned Wheatear, Brown-necked Raven, Desert Sparrow, House Sparrow and Greater Hoopoe-Lark.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.