Research Article

Avifauna Diversity in the Gate between Humid Atlas and Saharan Desert: Midelt Province, Morocco

Table 3

Relative abundance, bird phenology status (b: breeding, m: migration, and w: wintering), and IUCN Red List status 2017 (E: endangered, LC: least concern, NT: near threatened, and VU: vulnerable) [34] of recorded species in Midelt region.

OrderFamilySpeciesStatusConservation statusRelative abundance observed and heard

PasseriformesPasseridaePasser domesticusbLC35000–75000
Passer hispaniolensisbLC3500–7500

ColumbiformesColumbidaeStreptopelia turturbVU16000–18000
Streptopelia decaoctobLC10000–12000
Columba palumbusbLC8500–10200
Columba liviabLC45000–55000

PasseriformesCorvidaeGarrulus glandariusbLC1200–1900
Pica mauritanicabLC850–855
Corvus coraxbLC642–750
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxbLC600–800

PasseriformesSturnidaeSturnus unicolorbLC2600v3200

PiciformesPicidaeDendrocopos majorwLC130–170
Picus vaillantiiwLC17–19

PasseriformesTurdidaeTurdus merulabLC22000–30000
Turdus viscivoruswLC1200–1300
Monticola saxatilisbLC120–150
Monticola solitariusbLC120–130
Erithacus rubeculabLC460–520
FringillidaeSerinus serinusbLC80000–105000
Fringilla coelebsbLC60000–73000
Linaria cannabinabLC67000–81000
Carduelis carduelisbLC15000–15500
Bucanetes githagineusbLC1800–3600
Chloris chlorisbLC1500–2100
Coccothraustes coccothrausteswLC250–320
HirundinidaeHirundo rusticabLC1700–2100
Delichon urbicumbLC5700–6500
Ptyonoprogne rupestrisbLC840–1020
Riparia ripariabLC260–310
Cecropis dauricamLC340–350

ApodiformesApodidaeApus apusbLC28000–30000
Tachymarptis melbamLC3500–3700

PasseriformesSylviidaeSylvia melanocephalabLC12000–12500
Sylvia undatabLC740–750
Sylvia atricapillabLC380–430
Sylvia desertibLC120–160
Sylvia deserticolabLC135–168
AcrocephalidaeHippolais polyglottabLC2500–2700
PhylloscopidaePhylloscopus bonellibLC3400–3500
Phylloscopus sibilatrixbLC1200–1600
Phylloscopus collybitawLC1400–1650
Phylloscopus trochilusbLC690–720
ParidaeCyanistes teneriffae ultramarinusbLC18000–18500
Periparus aterwLC380–420
Parus majorbLC8000–8500
MuscicapidaeLuscinia megarhynchosbLC7500–7700

GalliformesPhasianidaeCoturnix coturnixbLC1600–1900
Alectoris barbarabLC1250–1300

PterocliformesPteroclidaePterocles orientalisbLC3100–3300
Pterocles alchatabLC1260–1270
Pterocles coronatusbLC1200–1300

CharadriiformesGlareolidaeCursorius cursorbLC600–650
BurhinidaeBurhinus oedicnemusbLC180–200

OtidiformesOtididaeChlamydotis undulata sensu strictobVU8–12

PasseriformesMuscicapidaeMuscicapa striatabLC1100–1250
Ficedula hypoleucabLC360–410
Phoenicurus moussieribLC1300–1600
Oenanthe moestabLC320–325
Oenanthe leucopygabLC300–310
Oenanthe leucurabLC1860–1910
Oenanthe hispanicabLC1200–1250
Oenanthe oenanthebLC320–411
Oenanthe desertibLC2100–2500
AlaudidaeEremophila alpestriswLC840–890
Eremophila bilophabLC1200–1430
Ammomanes cincturabLC620–640
Ammomanes desertibLC380–395
Calandrella brachydactylabLC1600–1740
Galerida cristatabLC19000–20500
Melanocorypha calandrabLC800–850
Alaudala rufescensbLC14000–16000
Chersophilus dupontibV129–141

BucerotiformesUpupidaeUpupa epopsbLC580–591

PasseriformesLaniidaeLanius senatorbLC3400–3550
Lanius excubitorbLC640–659

CoraciiformesMéropidaeMerops apiasterbLC1450–1500

CoraciiformesCoraciidaeCoracias garruluswLC460–480
AlcedinidaeAlcedo atthiswLC12–12

PasseriformesMotacillidaeMotacilla albabLC1900–1950
Motacilla cinereabLC3200–3400
Motacilla flavabLC880–950
Anthus pratensiswLC1500–1560
Anthus spinolettawLC640–850
Anthus campestriswLC210–220
EmberizidaeEmberiza calandrabLC8550–8640
Emberiza ciabLC1200–1240
Emberiza cirlusbLC439–478
Emberiza saharibLC800–840
PrunellidaePrunella collariswLC340–360

CaprimulgiformesCaprimulgidaeCaprimulgus europaeusbLC320–340

PasseriformesTroglodytidaeTroglodytes troglodytesbLC700–900
OriolidaeOriolus orioluswLC180–190

AnseriformesAnatidaeAnas platyrhynchosbLC830–837
Mareca penelopewLC8–12
Anas creccawLC170–176
Spatula querquedulawLC180–190
Tadorna ferrugineabLC640–689
Anas clypeatawLC220–260
Aythya nyrocawNT180–190

SuliformesPhalacrocoracidaePhalacrocorax carbowLC88–98

PodicipediformesPodicipédidaePodiceps cristatuswLC38–42
Tachybaptus ruficolliswLC58–67
Podiceps nigricolliswLC34–47

PelecaniformesArdéidaeEgretta garzettawLC16
Bubulcus ibisbLC4600–4670
Ardea cinereawLC46–52

CiconiiformesCiconiidaeCiconia ciconiabLC760–780

GruiformesRallidaeGallinula chloropusbLC6
Fulica atrabLC430–479
Fulica cristatabLC340–389
Rallus aquaticusbLC22

CharadriiformesCharadriidaeCharadrius dubiusbLC121–123
Charadrius hiaticulabLC15–17
ScolopacidaeActitis hypoleucosbLC22–28
Tringa ochropusbLC24–30

FalconiformesFalconidaeFalco tinnunculusbLC650–678
Falco naumannibLC860–880
Falco peregrinusbLC164–179

AccipitriformesAccipitridaeButeo rufinus cirtensisbLC60–66
Pernis apivorusm320–330
Circaetus gallicusmLC6
Circus aeruginosusbLC80–110
Accipiter nisusbLC42–44
Milvus migransmLC22
Hieraaetus pennatusbLC18
Aquila fasciatabLC6
Aquila chrysaetosbLC3
Elanus caeruleusbLC18–19
Gyps fulvusmLC18
Neophron percnopterusmE2
Gypaetus barbatusbNT2

StrigiformesStrigidaeBubo bubobLC8–10
Athene noctuabL C800–820