Site Report: Bourmalne Dades

Morocco Road

Bourmalne Dades Cliffs

Bourmalne Dades Gorge

Desert Horned Viper (Cerastes cerastes)

Temminck's Lark (Eremophila bilopha)

White-crowned Wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga)

Striped Hawkmoth (Hyles livornica)

Red-rumped Wheatear (Oenanthe moesta) - Female

Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)

Toadhopper (Batrachotetrix sp)

Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus)

Mourning Wheatear (Oenanthe lugens)

Red-rumped Wheatear (Oenanthe moesta) - Female

Pharaoh Eagle-Owl (Bubo ascalaphus)

The Bordered Straw (Heliothis peltigera)

Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)

Desert

2025-02-22: After some more driving, we arrived in Bourmalne Dades. We wandered around the area visiting some cliffs as well as the town dump. The hotels on the main road were all booked or overpriced, so we drove just outside of town into the gorge which was a better idea anyway.
2025-02-23: We ate breakfast on the roof overlooking the gorge. After breakfast, we drove out into the desert and walked around looking for larks and sandgrouse.

Kingdom: Animals (22 records)

Phylum: Arthropods (3 records)

Class: Insects (3 records)

Order: Butterflies and Moths (2 records)
- Family: Cutworm Moths and Allies
- The Bordered Straw (Heliothis peltigera)
- Family: Sphinx Moths
- Striped Hawkmoth (Hyles livornica)

Order: Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets (1 record)
- Family: Shieldback Locusts
- Toadhopper (Batrachotetrix sp)

Phylum: Chordates (19 records)

Class: Birds (18 records)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Order: Owls And Nightjars (1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Pharaoh Eagle-Owl (Bubo ascalaphus)

Order: Pelicans (2 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)
- Family: Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)

Order: Perching Birds (14 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- White-crowned Wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga)
- Mourning Wheatear (Oenanthe lugens)
- Red-rumped Wheatear (Oenanthe moesta)
- Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)
- European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
- Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)

Class: Reptiles (1 record)

Order: Lizards and Snakes (1 record)
- Family: Vipers and Pit Vipers
- Desert Horned Viper (Cerastes cerastes)