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The ostriches are a flightless birds native to Africa. They are the largest living species of bird and are distinctive in appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at high speeds. This species was extirpated from Morocco some time before 1990; [2] a re-introduction programme for the North African ostrich is in progress. [3]
Barbary macaque Northern bald ibis, Morocco's only endemic bird species One of the best-known mammals of Morocco is the Barbary macaque , the only monkey in Africa to be found north of the Sahara. It is found in the forests and more remote parts of the Rif, Middle, and High Atlas, as well as on the Rock of Gibraltar in extreme Southern Europe.
It is a bird of warm, dry, open country with scattered trees, preferring lowlands, but occurs up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in Europe and 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in Morocco. Oak and pine woodlands with open areas are prime breeding habitat, but farms, orchards and similar areas with mixed vegetation are also used.
Wild ibis in Souss-Massa National Park, Morocco. The northern bald ibis, hermit ibis, or Waldrapp (Geronticus eremita) is a migratory Old World ibis found in open areas such as grasslands, rocky mountains, and semi-deserts, often close to running water.
Winters south to Morocco and New York [17] Size: 32 cm (13 in) long, with a 53 cm (21 in) wingspan, weight 380 g (13 oz). [18] Habitat: Diet: VU Horned puffin Fratercula corniculata (Naumann, JF, 1821) North Pacific: coasts of Siberia, Alaska and British Columbia, wintering south to California and Baja California [19]
Pages in category "Important Bird Areas of Morocco" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The African chaffinch is found from southern Morocco to northwestern Libya, and also has an isolated population in northeastern Libya, Fringilla coelebs harterti.A subspecies endemic to Jabal alakhder (Libya) area where it inhabit forests and wetlands and probably may be considered a separate species but not yet described, The species is non-migratory and usually disperses only over short ...
The park is encompassed by the 63,800 ha Parc National de Souss-Massa and Aglou Important Bird Area (IBA), so designated by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many bird species. [5] The Oued Massa holds water throughout the year and has breeding marbled ducks, a globally threatened species.