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

RB: resident breeder, BM: breeding migrant, PM: passage migrant, WV: winter visitor, LC: least-concern, VU: vulnerable.