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. 2025 Jun 30;15(6):2586–2601. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i6.30

Supplementary Table 1. Number of sampled birds by order, family, and species, number of positive birds, date of sampling, and origin.

Ordre Famille Species Date Location
Bécassine Gallinago stenura, 4 2021/1 SV Larache
2022/3 SV Larache
Chevalier gambette Tringa totanus, 3 2021/2 Sv/El Jadida
2022/1 Sv/El Jadida
Little stint (Calidris minuta), 3 2021/3 Oriental/2 , Eljadida/1,
Gallinago stenura, 3 2022/3 Tanger
Calidris alpina,3 2022/3 Eljadida
Sandpiper (Calidris spp), 3 2021/3 Oriental/2, Kenitra/1
Calidris alba, 2 2022/2 Eljadida
Bécasseau variable Calidris alpina, 3 2022/3 Sv/El Jadida
Tringa nebularia, 2 2017/2 Khmiss sahel-Marais du Bas Loukoss/1, Complexe de Sidi Moussa / Oualidia/1
Common greenshank (Tringa nebularia), 2 2021/2 Larache
Gallinago gallinago, 1 2017/1 Complexe de Sidi Moussa/Oualidia
Actitis hypoleucos, 1 2017/1 Khmiss sahel-Marais du Bas Loukoss,
Becasseau sanderling Calidris alba, 1 2022/1 Sv/El Jadida
Tournepierre is a collier named Arenaria interpres.1 2021/1 Sv/El jadida
Becasseau minute Calidris minuta,1 2021/1 Sv/El jadida
philomachus pugnax, 1 2017/1 Complexe de Sidi Moussa/Oualidia
Redshank (Tringa totanus), 1 2021/1 Eljadida
Numenius phaeopus, 1 2017/1 Khmiss sahel-Marais du Bas Loukoss,
Calidris pusilla, 1 2017/1 Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss,
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), 1 2021/1 Eljadida
Harlequin knight (Tringa erythropus), 1 2021/1 Eljadida
Actitis macularius, 1 2017/1 Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss,
Tringa nebularia, 2 2017/2 Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss/1, Complexe de Sidi Moussa / Oualidia/1
Numenius arquata, 1 2017/1 Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss,
Calidri alpina, 1 2022/1 Sv/El Jadida
Recurvirostridae: 5 Echasse Blanche Himantopus himantopus, 20 2021/3 Sv/El jadida
species (48 birds)
2022/17 Agadir/3 , Sv/EL Jadida/14
Himantopus himantopus, 11 2016/6 Barrage de Smir/2, Complexe de Sidi Moussa /
Oualidia/2, Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss/2
2017/5 Barrage de Smir/2, Complexe de Sidi Moussa /
Oualidia/1, Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss/1,
Merja Zerga/1
Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus), 11 2021/11 Agadir/1, Eljadida/5, Larache/1, Oriental/4
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta), 4 2021/4 Oriental
Recurvirostra avosetta, 2 2017/1 Merja Zerga
2022/1 Eljadida
Charadriidae: 8 Small Gravelot (Charadrius dubius), 6 2021/6 Oriental/5, Eljadida/1
species and 18 birds Pluvialis apricaria, 3 2017/3 Lagune de marchika: The song is based on a musical piece.
Pluvialis squatarola, 4 2017/4 Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss/2, Merja
Zerga/2
Charadrius alexandrines, 1 2017/1 Merja Zerga
Charadrius hiaticula, 1 2017/1 Complexe de Sidi Moussa/Oualidia
Gray plover (Pluvialis squatarola), 1 2021/1 Eljadida
Pluvialis apricaria, 1 2016/1 Lagune de marchika: The song is based on a musical
piece.
Vanellus vanellus, 1 2017/1 Merja Zerga
Podicipedidae: 1 Podiceps nigricollis, 3 2017/3 Dayet Aoua and Amghass
sp. 3 birds
Haematopodidae: Haematopus ostralegus, 2 2017/2 Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss,
2 species, 3 birds Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), 1 2021/1 Larache
Pelecaniformes, 199 Ardeidae: 11 species, 174 birds Bubulcus ibis, 126 2016/2 Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss/1, Lagune de marchika/1
2017/49 Côte EL jadida/48, Lagune de marchika/1
2018/57 Archipel et dunes Essaouira, 27°Côte EL jadida/30
2019/17 Archipel et dunes Essaouira, the
2022/1 Agadir
Egretta garzetta, 16 2016/1 Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss,
2017/1 Merja Zerga
2022/14 Agadir/12, Eljadida/2
Aigrette garzette Egretta garzetta, 15 2022/15 Agadir/13, Sv/El Jadida/2, and
Ardea alba, 4 2022/4 Tanger
Little egret (Egretta garzetta), 4 2021/4 Oriental
Héron blanc Ardea alba, 4 2021/3 SV Larache
2022/1 SV Larache
Nycticorax spp, 1 2017/1 Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss,
Ardea cinerea, 1 2017/1 Merja Zerga
Gray heron (Ardea cinerea), 1 2021/1 Agadir
Grande aigrette Ardea alba, 1 2022/1 SV Larache
Aigrette garzette Egretta garzetta, 1 2022/1 Agadir
Threskiornithidae: 5 species (25 birds) Plegadis falcinellus, 7 2017/7 Lagune de Smir/4, Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss/2, Merja Zerga/1
Spatule blanche Platalea leucorodia, 7 2022/7 Agadir
Platalea leucorodia, 6 2022/6 Agadir
Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), 3 2021/3 Kenitra
White spatula (Platalea leucorodia), 2 2021/2 Agadir
Anseriformes 165 Anatidae: 16 species, 165 birds Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), 31 2021/31 Kenitra/10, Ifrane/8, Oriental/7, Eljadida/3, Agadir/3
Canard Colvert Anas platyrhynchos, 30 2021/6 Sv/Kenitra/4, SV Mdiq Fnideq/2, and
2022/24 SV Mdiq Fnideq/9, Agadir/7, Sv/Kenitra/4, Sv/EL Jadida/3, Agadir/1.
Spatula clypeata, 20 2016/5 Lac sidi Boughaba/3, Embochure Melouya/1, Merja Zerga/1
2017/15 Lac sidi Boughaba/8, Dayet Aoua/Amghass/4,Barrage Mohamed V/1, Embochure Melouya/1, Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss/1
Anas platyrhynchos, 58 2016/51 Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss,
2017/7 Lagune de Smir/4, Dayet Aoua / Amghass/1, Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss/1, Merja Zerga/1
Aythya ferina, 8 2016/1 Dayet Aoua and Amghass
2017/7 Lac Sidi Boughaba/6, Dayet Aoua / Amghass/1
Anas crecca, 3 2016/2 Merja Zerga
2017/1 Barrage Mohamed V
Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata), 3 2021/3 Ifrane/1, Kenitra/1, Oriental/1
Comman pochard (Aythya ferina), 2 2021/2 Agadir/1, Ifrane/1
Tadorne de Belon, Tadorna tadorna, 2 2021/1 Sv/Kenitra
2022/1 Sv/Kenitra
Winter teal (Anas crecca), 2 2021/2 Eljadida/1, Oriental/1
Northern pintail (Anas acuta), 1 2021/1 Eljadida
Fuligula (Aythya spp), 1 2021/1 Eljadida
Redhead nets (Netta rufina), 1 2021/1 Kenitra
Aythya nyroca, 1 2017/1 Barrage Mohamed V
Milouin Aythya ferina, 1 2022/1 Sv/Kenitra
Mareca strepera, 1 2017/1 Sidi El Makhfi, “Sidi
Passeriformes 69 Passeridae 1 Passer domesticus, 28 2019/28 Merja Zerga/21, Oasis yassmina/7
species 28 birds
Corvidae 2 species Pica Pica, 24 2019/24 Lac sidi Boughaba: a synonym for
and 25 birds Eurasian magpie (Pica pica), 1 2021/1 Agadir
Muscicapidae 2 Ficedula hypoleuca, 4 2019/4 Oasis yassmina
species and 6 birds Luscinia megarhynchos, 2 2019/2 Oasis yassmina
Phylloscopidae 2 Phylloscopus collybita, 2 2019/2 Oasis yassmina
species in 4 birds Phylloscopus bonelli, 2 2019/2 Oasis yassmina
Buphagidae 1 specie 4 birds Buphagus erythrorhynchus, 4 2016/4 Rabat
Laniidae 1 specie 1 bird Lanius senator, 1 2019/1 Oasis yassmina
Sylviidae 1 specie 1 bird Sylvia communis, 1 2019/1 Oasis yassmina
Gruiformes 44 Rallidae: 7 Species 44 Birds Fulica atra, 18 2016/10 Dayet Aoua / Afnourir/6, Embochure Melouya/2, Lagune de Smir/1, Complexe de Sidi Moussa / Oualidia/1
2017/8 Embochure Melouya/3, Lagune de Smir/3, Dayet Aoua / Afnourir/2
Fulica cristata, 8 2017/1 Khmiss sahel- Marais du Bas Loukoss,
2022/7 Tanger
Foulque à crête Fulica cristata, 9 2021/3 SV Mdiq Fnideq:
2022/6 SV Mdiq Fnideq:
Fulica Spp, 4 2017/2 Lagune de Smir,
2021/2 Oriental
Moorhen (Gallinua chloropus), 3 2021/3 Agadir/1, Ifrane/1, Kenitra/1
Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), 1 2021/1 Oriental
Red-knobbed coot (Fulica cristata), 1 2021/1 Ifrane
Falconiformes, 37 Falconidae 1 Falco spp. 37 2016/22 Saidia/10, Casablanca/6, Rabat Salé/6
specie 37 Birds 2017/10 Kenitra
2022/5 Agadir
Phalacrocorax Cormoran de Socotra Phalacrocorax nigrogularis, 3 2021/1 Sv/Kenitra
carbo 1 2022/2 Sv/El Jadida/1 and Sv/Kenitra/1
(Phalacrocorax) Grand Cormoran Phalacrocorax carbo, 2 2022/2 Agadir/1, Sv/El Jadida/1
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis, 1 2022/1 Eljadida
Grand Cormoran Phalacrocorax carbo, 1 2022/1 Sv/EL Jadida
Phoenicopteriformes 2 Phoenicopteridae 2 Phoenicopterus roseus, 1 2016/1 Tantan
Ciconiiformes 2 Ciconiidae 1 specie 2 birds White stork (Ciconia ciconia), 2 2021/2 Agadir
Accipitriformes 1 Accipitridae 1 specie 1 bird Gyps fulvus 1. 2022/1 Agadir
Podicipediformes 1 Podicipedidae 1 specie 1 bird The great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus),1 2021/1 Kenitra