Mauritania bird checklist
470 bird species in 85 families have been recorded in Mauritania, according to eBird; about 306 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Mauritania right now
1House Sparrow
2Laughing Dove
3Lesser Black-backed Gull
4Willow Warbler
5Sanderling
6Gray Heron
7Black-bellied Plover
8Little Stint
9Greater Flamingo
10Namaqua Dove
Mauritania bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- White-backed Duck
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Brant
- Knob-billed Duck
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Spur-winged Goose
- African Pygmy-Goose
- Garganey
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Common Pochard
- Lesser Scaup
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Stone Partridge
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Coqui Francolin
- Common Quail
- Double-spurred Spurfowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Speckled Pigeon
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Mourning Collared-Dove
- Vinaceous Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Black-billed Wood-Dove
- Namaqua Dove
- Bruce's Green-Pigeon
Sandgrouse
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
- Spotted Sandgrouse
- Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Arabian Bustard
- Denham's Bustard
- White-bellied Bustard
- Black-bellied Bustard
Turacos
- Western Plantain-eater
Cuckoos
- Senegal Coucal
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Levaillant's Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Dideric Cuckoo
- Klaas's Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Red-necked Nightjar
- Egyptian Nightjar
- Golden Nightjar
- Plain Nightjar
- Long-tailed Nightjar
Swifts
- Common Swift
- Plain Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
- White-rumped Swift
- African Palm Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- African Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Allen's Gallinule
- African Swamphen
- Black Crake
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Black Crowned-Crane
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Spotted Thick-knee
- Eurasian Thick-knee
- Senegal Thick-knee
Egyptian Plover
- Egyptian Plover
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Black-headed Lapwing
- Wattled Lapwing
- Kittlitz's Plover
- White-fronted Plover
- Kentish Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- African Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail
- Quail-plover
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Bronze-winged Courser
- Temminck's Courser
- Cream-colored Courser
- Collared Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Great Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Razorbill
- Common Murre
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Gray-hooded Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Audouin's Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Common Gull
- Kelp Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- African Skimmer
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- West African Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- European Storm-Petrel
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Cory's Shearwater
- Scopoli's Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Yelkouan Shearwater
- Balearic Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- Abdim's Stork
- African Woolly-necked Stork
- White Stork
- Saddle-billed Stork
- Marabou Stork
- Yellow-billed Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
- Brown Booby
Anhingas
- African Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Reed Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- African Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Dwarf Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Black Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Little Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Yellow-billed Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
- Black-headed Heron
- Goliath Heron
Hamerkop
- Hamerkop
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Pink-backed Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Scissor-tailed Kite
- Black-winged Kite
- African Harrier-Hawk
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Lappet-faced Vulture
- Hooded Vulture
- White-backed Vulture
- Rüppell's Griffon
- Eurasian Griffon
- Bateleur
- Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Brown Snake-Eagle
- Martial Eagle
- Long-crested Eagle
- Wahlberg's Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- African Hawk-Eagle
- Gabar Goshawk
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk
- Shikra
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Red Kite
- Black Kite
- African Fish-Eagle
- Grasshopper Buzzard
- Red-necked Buzzard
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- African Scops-Owl
- Northern White-faced Owl
- Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
- Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
- Pearl-spotted Owlet
- Little Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Mousebirds
- Blue-naped Mousebird
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
- Green Woodhoopoe
- Black Scimitarbill
Hornbills
- Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
- African Gray Hornbill
- Western Red-billed Hornbill
- Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Red-throated Bee-eater
- Little Bee-eater
- White-throated Bee-eater
- African Green Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Malachite Kingfisher
- Gray-headed Kingfisher
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Striped Kingfisher
- Giant Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Abyssinian Roller
- Purple Roller
African Barbets
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
- Vieillot's Barbet
Honeyguides
- Greater Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Little Gray Woodpecker
- Cardinal Woodpecker
- African Gray Woodpecker
- Fine-spotted Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Gray Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- Red-footed Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
New World and African Parrots
- Senegal Parrot
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- African Golden Oriole
Wattle-eyes and Batises
- Senegal Batis
Bushshrikes and Allies
- Brubru
- Northern Puffback
- Black-crowned Tchagra
- Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Drongos
- Fork-tailed Drongo
Shrikes
- Yellow-billed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Gray-backed Fiscal
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Piapiac
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Pied Crow
- Brown-necked Raven
Penduline-Tits
- Sennar Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark
- Bar-tailed Lark
- Desert Lark
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- Singing Bushlark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Temminck's Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Dunn's Lark
African Warblers
- Northern Crombec
Cisticolas and Allies
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela
- Senegal Eremomela
- Green-backed Camaroptera
- Cricket Longtail
- Tawny-flanked Prinia
- River Prinia
- Winding Cisticola
- Zitting Cisticola
- Desert Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Western Olivaceous Warbler
- Melodious Warbler
- Aquatic Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
Swallows
- Plain Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Pale Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Red-chested Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
- Common Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Western Bonelli's Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Iberian Chiffchaff
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Western Orphean Warbler
- African Desert Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Moltoni's Warbler
- Western Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Spectacled Warbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Fulvous Chatterer
- Brown Babbler
Oxpeckers
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Starlings
- Violet-backed Starling
- Neumann's Starling
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling
- Chestnut-bellied Starling
- Greater Blue-eared Starling
- Purple Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Ring Ouzel
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Black Scrub-Robin
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Atlas Flycatcher
- Moussier's Redstart
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- African Stonechat
- Mocking Cliff-Chat
- Northern Anteater-Chat
- Northern Wheatear
- Atlas Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Heuglin's Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Western Black-eared Wheatear
- White-fronted Black-Chat
- Red-rumped Wheatear
- Black Wheatear
- White-crowned Wheatear
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Pygmy Sunbird
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird
- Beautiful Sunbird
- Copper Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
- Speckle-fronted Weaver
- Little Weaver
- Vitelline Masked-Weaver
- Heuglin's Masked-Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Black-headed Weaver
- Red-billed Quelea
- Northern Red Bishop
- Southern Red Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- African Silverbill
- Lavender Waxbill
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Quailfinch
- Cut-throat
- Zebra Waxbill
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
- Green-winged Pytilia
- Red-billed Firefinch
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Sahel Paradise-Whydah
- Village Indigobird
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
- Desert Sparrow
- Sudan Golden Sparrow
- Sahel Bush Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Plain-backed Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Trumpeter Finch
- European Greenfinch
- White-rumped Seedeater
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Eurasian Siskin
Old World Buntings
- Corn Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Gosling's Bunting
- House Bunting
- Little Bunting
Most common birds in Mauritania
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Mauritania’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Namaqua DoveOena capensis
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- Red KnotCalidris canutus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
Largest bird families in Mauritania
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies22
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers20
- Old World Flycatchers17
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl17
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns12
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites11
- Pigeons and Doves10
- Larks10
Reported in the last 30 days
146 species reported to eBird in Mauritania in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
House Sparrow, Laughing Dove, European Pied Flycatcher, Brown-necked Raven, Speckled Pigeon, Willow Warbler, Namaqua Dove, Blue-naped Mousebird, Greater Flamingo, Sanderling, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Eurasian Whimbrel, Black-bellied Plover, Gray Heron, Dunlin, Reed Cormorant, Great White Pelican, Caspian Tern, Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Stint, Red Knot, Little Egret, Eurasian Spoonbill, Great Cormorant, Western Reef-Heron, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Osprey, Common Hoopoe, Common Redshank, Common Ringed Plover, West African Crested Tern, Slender-billed Gull, Squacco Heron, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Purple Heron, Zebra Waxbill, Black-winged Stilt, Black Crake, Brown Babbler, White-throated Bee-eater, …
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Caspian Tern
Dunlin
Little Egret
Great Cormorant
Common Ringed Plover
Bar-tailed Godwit
Red Knot
Eurasian Spoonbill
Reed Cormorant
Black-winged Stilt
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Wood Sandpiper
Eurasian Moorhen
Squacco Heron
Osprey