Research Article
Large-Scale Monitoring of Bird Communities along an Altitudinal Gradient in Two Central High Atlas Valleys
Table 2
List of avian species recorded in both valleys (Aït Bouguemmaz and Oued Ahançal) of the Central High Atlas of Beni Mellal during 2018 and 2019.
| Code | Scientific name | Common name | IUCN status | Phenology in Morocco | Total abundance | RB | BM | PM | WV |
| | Fringillidae | | | | | | | | FrCo | Fringilla coelebs | Common chaffinch | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 4062 | FrMo | Fringilla montifringilla | Brambling | LC | | | | ✓ | 7 | CoC | Coccothraustes coccothraustes | Hawfinch | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 125 | LoxC | Loxia curvirostra | Red crossbill | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 223 | ChCh | Chloris chloris | European greenfinch | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 103 | LinC | Linaria cannabina | Common linnet | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 333 | CaC | Carduelis carduelis | European goldfinch | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 196 | SerS | Serinus serinus | European serin | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 940 | RhoS | Rhodopechys alienus | African crimson-winged finch | LC | ✓ | | | | 9 | SpinS | Spinus spinus | Eurasian siskin | LC | | | | ✓ | 5 |
| | Regulidae | | | | | | | | RegI | Regulus ignicapilla | Common firecrest | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 50 |
| | Malaconotidae | | | | | | | | TchS | Tchagra senegalus | Black-crowned tchagra | LC | ✓ | | | | 1 |
| | Acrocephalidae | | | | | | | | HiP | Hippolais polyglotta | Melodious warbler | LC | | ✓ | | | 69 | IdOp | Iduna opaca | Western olivaceous warbler | LC | | ✓ | | | 10 | AcrBa | Acrocephalus baeticatus ambiguus | Barbary reed warbler | LC | | | ✓ | | 7 |
| | Motacillidae | | | | | | | | MotC | Motacilla cinerea | Grey wagtail | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 110 | MotA | Motacilla alba | White wagtail | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 74 | MotFF | Motacilla flava flavissima | Western yellow wagtail | LC | | | ✓ | | 1 | MotF | Motacilla flava | Western yellow wagtail | LC | | ✓ | | | 8 | AnPr | Anthus pratensis | Meadow pipit | LC | | ✓ | ✓ | | 7 | AnCa | Anthus campestris | Tawny pipit | LC | | | ✓ | | 1 |
| | Cettiidae | | | | | | | | CeC | Cettia cetti | Cetti’s warbler | LC | ✓ | | | | 33 |
| | Cisticolidae | | | | | | | | CiJu | Cisticola juncidis | Zitting cisticola | LC | ✓ | | | | 1 |
| | Emberizidae | | | | | | | | EmSa | Emberiza sahari | House bunting | LC | ✓ | | | | 6 | EmCia | Emberiza cia | Rock bunting | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 338 | EmCa | Emberiza calandra | Corn bunting | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 100 | EmCir | Emberiza cirlus | Cirl bunting | LC | ✓ | | | | 82 |
| | Pycnonotidae | | | | | | | | PycB | Pycnonotus barbatus | Common bulbul | LC | ✓ | | | | 1093 |
| | Corvidae | | | | | | | | GarG | Garrulus glandarius | Eurasian jay | LC | ✓ | | | | 122 | CorM | Corvus monedula | Eurasian jackdaw | LC | ✓ | | | | 77 | CorvC | Corvus corax | Northern raven | LC | ✓ | | | | 95 | PyrP | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | Red-billed chough | LC | ✓ | | | | 889 | PyrG | Pyrrhocorax graculus | Yellow-billed chough | LC | ✓ | | | | 1313 | Pica | Pica mauritanica | Maghreb magpie | LC | ✓ | | | | 24 |
| | Cinclidae | | | | | | | | CinC | Cinclus cinclus | White-throated dipper | LC | ✓ | | | | 18 |
| | Alaudidae | | | | | | | | GT | Galerida theklae | Thekla’s lark | LC | ✓ | | | | 51 | LA | Lullula arborea | Woodlark | LC | ✓ | | | | 9 | EA | Eremophila alpestris | Horned lark | LC | ✓ | | | | 29 |
| | Sylviidae | | | | | | | | SylCons | Sylvia conspicillata | Spectacled warbler | LC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | SyA | Sylvia atricapilla | Eurasian blackcap | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 54 | SyCo | Sylvia communis | Greater whitethroat | LC | | ✓ | | | 20 | SyM | Sylvia melanocephala | Sardinian warbler | LC | ✓ | | | | 93 | SyCa | Sylvia cantillans | Subalpine warbler | LC | | ✓ | | | 28 | | Turdidae | | | | | | | | TurTo | Turdus torquatus | Ring ouzel | LC | | | | ✓ | 596 | TurM | Turdus merula | Eurasian blackbird | LC | ✓ | | | | 311 | TurP | Turdus philomelos | Song thrush | LC | | | | ✓ | 46 | TurI | Turdus iliacus | Redwing | NT | | | | ✓ | 1 | TurVi | Turdus viscivorus | Mistle thrush | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 14 |
| | Hirundinidae | | | | | | | | HiRus | Hirundo rustica | Barn swallow | LC | | ✓ | | | 19 | PtyRu | Ptyonoprogne rupestris | Eurasian crag martin | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 656 | CeDa | Cecropis daurica | Red-rumped swallow | LC | | ✓ | | | 3 | DelU | Delichon urbicum | Northern house martin | LC | | ✓ | | | 166 |
| | Oriolidae | | | | | | | | Oror | Oriolus oriolus | Eurasian golden oriole | LC | | ✓ | | | 38 |
| | Paridae | | | | | | | | PerA | Periparus ater | Coal tit | LC | ✓ | | | | 203 | ParM | Parus major | Great tit | LC | ✓ | | | | 320 | CyT | Cyanistes teneriffae | African blue tit | LC | ✓ | | | | 1379 |
| | Passeridae | | | | | | | | PasD | Passer domesticus | House sparrow | LC | ✓ | | | | 917 | PEP | Petronia petronia | Rock sparrow | LC | ✓ | | | | 135 |
| | Laniidae | | | | | | | | LanS | Lanius senator | Woodchat shrike | NT | | ✓ | | | 13 | LanE | Lanius excubitor | Great grey shrike | LC | ✓ | | | | 5 |
| | Phylloscopidae | | | | | | | | PhC | Phylloscopus collybita | Common chiffchaff | LC | | | ✓ | ✓ | 36 |
| | Muscicapidae | | | | | | | | ERu | Erithacus rubecula | European robin | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 76 | CeGa | Cercotrichas galactotes | Rufous-tailed scrub-robin | LC | | | ✓ | | 1 | MuS | Muscicapa striata | Spotted flycatcher | LC | | ✓ | | | 86 | Fs | Ficedula speculigera | Atlas flycatcher | LC | | ✓ | | | 7 | OeL | Oenanthe leucura | Black wheatear | LC | ✓ | | | | 107 | LusM | Luscinia megarhynchos | Common nightingale | LC | | ✓ | | | 79 | PhoP | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | Common redstart | LC | | ✓ | | | 2 | PhoM | Phoenicurus moussieri | Moussier’s redstart | LC | ✓ | | | | 48 | PhoO | Phoenicurus ochruros | Black redstart | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 28 | SaxBet | Saxicola rubetra | Whinchat | LC | | | ✓ | | 1 | Saxbic | Saxicola rubicola | Common stonechat | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 4 | OeS | Oenanthe seebohmi | Atlas wheatear | LC | | ✓ | | | 13 | OeH | Oenanthe hispanica | Black-eared wheatear | LC | | ✓ | | | 1 | OeOe | Oenanthe oenanthe | Northern wheatear | LC | | | ✓ | | 1 | MoSa | Monticola saxatilis | Rufous-tailed rock-thrush | LC | | ✓ | | | 7 | MoSo | Monticola solitarius | Blue rock-thrush | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 4 |
| | Troglodytidae | | | | | | | | TrTr | Troglodytes troglodytes | Northern wren | LC | ✓ | | | | 74 |
| | Accipitridae | | | | | | | | AqFa | Aquila fasciata | Bonelli’s eagle | LC | | ✓ | | | 4 | HierP | Hieraaetus pennatus | Booted eagle | LC | | ✓ | | | 8 | CirAe | Circus aeruginosus | Western marsh harrier | LC | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | AqCh | Aquila chrysaetos | Golden eagle | LC | ✓ | | | | 3 | BuRu | Buteo rufinus cirtensis | Long-legged buzzard | LC | ✓ | | | | 14 | MilM | Milvus migrans | Black kite | LC | | ✓ | | | 17 | AcNi | Accipiter nisus | Eurasian sparrowhawk | LC | ✓ | | | | 15 | CiPy | Circus pygargus | Montagu’s harrier | LC | | | ✓ | | 1 | CirGa | Circaetus gallicus | Short-toed snake-eagle | LC | | ✓ | ✓ | | 4 |
| | Falconidae | | | | | | | | FalTi | Falco tinnunculus | Common kestrel | LC | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | 145 | FalNa | Falco naumanni | Lesser kestrel | LC | | ✓ | | | 2 | FalPe | Falco peregrinus | Peregrine falcon | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 1 | FalBi | Falco biarmicus | Lanner falcon | LC | ✓ | | ✓ | | 1 |
| | Rallidae | | | | | | | | GallC | Gallinula chloropus | Common moorhen | LC | ✓ | | | | 10 | FulA | Fulica atra | Common coot | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 182 | RalA | Rallus aquaticus | Western water rail | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 8 |
| | Phalacrocoracidae | | | | | | | | PhCa | Phalacrocorax carbo | Great cormorant | LC | | | | ✓ | 15 |
| | Meropidae | | | | | | | | MerA | Merops apiaster | European bee-eater | LC | | ✓ | ✓ | | 121 |
| | Coraciidae | | | | | | | | CoGa | Coracias garrulus | European roller | LC | | ✓ | ✓ | | 95 |
| | Strigidae | | | | | | | | AtNo | Athene noctua | Little owl | LC | ✓ | | | | 3 | OtSc | Otus scops | Eurasian scops-owl | LC | | ✓ | ✓ | | 2 | StM | Strix mauritanica | Maghreb owl | LC | ✓ | | | | 2 |
| | Cuculidae | | | | | | | | CuC | Cuculus canorus | Common cuckoo | LC | | ✓ | ✓ | | 8 | ClGl | Clamator glandarius | Great spotted cuckoo | LC | | | ✓ | | 3 |
| | Recurvirostridae | | | | | | | | HimH | Himantopus himantopus | Black-winged stilt | LC | | | ✓ | ✓ | 32 |
| | Scolopacidae | | | | | | | | AcHy | Actitis hypoleucos | Common sandpiper | LC | | | ✓ | ✓ | 24 | TriOc | Tringa ochropus | Green sandpiper | LC | | | ✓ | ✓ | 7 | GalGal | Gallinago gallinago | Common snipe | LC | | | ✓ | ✓ | 12 |
| | Charadriidae | | | | | | | | ChDu | Charadrius dubius | Little ringed plover | LC | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | 13 |
| | Caprimulgidae | | | | | | | | CapE | Caprimulgus europaeus | European nightjar | LC | | ✓ | | | 9 |
| | Ardeidae | | | | | | | | ArCi | Ardea cinerea | Grey heron | LC | | | ✓ | ✓ | 17 | EgGa | Egretta garzetta | Little egret | LC | | | ✓ | ✓ | 8 |
| | Upupidae | | | | | | | | Upup | Upupa epops | Common hoopoe | LC | | ✓ | ✓ | | 9 |
| | Picidae | | | | | | | | DeM | Dendrocopos major | Great spotted woodpecker | LC | ✓ | | | | 45 | PICv | Picus vaillantii | Levaillant’s woodpecker | LC | ✓ | | | | 38 |
| | Apodidae | | | | | | | | ApPa | Apus pallidus | Pallid swift | LC | | ✓ | ✓ | | 515 | ApAp | Apus apus | Common swift | LC | | ✓ | ✓ | | 457 | TacM | Tachymarptis melba | Alpine swift | LC | | | ✓ | | 66 |
| | Phasianidae | | | | | | | | Abar | Alectoris barbara | Barbary partridge | LC | ✓ | | | | 97 | CC | Coturnix coturnix | Common quail | LC | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | 15 |
| | Columbidae | | | | | | | | Coli | Columba livia | Rock dove | LC | ✓ | | | | 445 | CoP | Columba palumbus | Common woodpigeon | LC | ✓ | | | | 508 | TurT | Streptopelia turtur | European turtle dove | VU | | ✓ | ✓ | | 164 | StrD | Streptopelia decaocto | Eurasian collared dove | LC | ✓ | | | | 37 | SpilS | Spilopelia senegalensis | Laughing dove | LC | ✓ | | | | 1 |
| | Anatidae | | | | | | | | AnPl | Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard | LC | ✓ | | | ✓ | 50 | AnAc | Anas acuta | Northern pintail | LC | | | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | AnCr | Anas crecca | Eurasian teal | LC | | | ✓ | ✓ | 32 | Scly | Spatula clypeata | Northern shoveler | LC | | | ✓ | ✓ | 48 | AyFe | Aythya ferina | Common pochard | VU | | | | ✓ | 14 | TadF | Tadorna ferruginea | Ruddy shelduck | LC | ✓ | | | | 293 |
| | Ciconiidae | | | | | | | | CiCi | Ciconia ciconia | White stork | LC | | ✓ | | | 68 |
| | Podicipedidae | | | | | | | | PodN | Podiceps nigricollis | Black-necked grebe | LC | | | | ✓ | 1 |
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RB: resident breeder, BM: breeding migrant, PM: passage migrant, WV: winter visitor, LC: least-concern, VU: vulnerable.
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