Birds of Algeria's Journal

HADDAD, K., AFOUTNI, L. & CHETIBI, M. 2023. Statut de certains oiseaux notamment sahéliens dans le Sahara algérien (1ère parte) [Status of certain birds in particular Sahelians in the Algerian Sahara (firts part)]. Alauda, 91 (3): 183-192.

ABSTRACT.– Status of certain birds in particular Sahelians in the Algerian Sahara (first part).
Knowledge of the birds of Algeria has considerably progressed in recent years, especially in the south
of the country, mainly in the wilayas of Adrar, Djanet, Béchar, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Illizi, In Guezzam,
Tamanrasset, and Tindouf. A series of surveys in southern Algeria by the authors of this work, completed
with data from other observers, resulted in the discovery of new species or stations, sometimes firsts
for the region, the country, the Maghreb, or North Africa. These include Rüppell's Warbler Sylvia ruppeli
(8-12-2018), Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus (5-10-2019), Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli (9-11-
2020), African Crake Crex egregia (27-11- 2020), Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus (23-12-
2021), African Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae (23-12-2021), Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas
podobe (23-12-2021) and White-rumped Seedeater Crithagra leucopygia (31-01-2022). For each species,
we discuss whether the evidence suggests that they should be treated as genuine vagrants or escapes
from captivity. Southern birds are most often found in oases, gardens or farms, or wadis: where there
is abundant vegetation and water in an arid bioclimate, at altitudes ranging from 270 to 1814 meters.
This variety of species highlights the taxonomic richness and confirms the interest of prospecting this
part of the country, which is difficult to access but which has always been considered an important, though
poorly prospected, region by ornithologists of previous periods.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378104431_Statut_de_certains_oiseaux_notamment_saheliens_dans_le_Sahara_algerien_1ere_partie_Status_of_certain_birds_in_particular_Sahelians_in_the_Algerian_Sahara_firts_part

HADDAD, K. & DEKKICHE, S. 2023. Reproduction de l’Échasse blanche Himantopus himantopus à la retenue collinaire El Mellah, Constantine, Algérie [Breeding of the Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus at El Mellah hill reservoir, Constantine, Algeria]. Go-South Bulletin, 20: 5-13.

Breeding of the Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus at El Mellah hill reservoir, Constantine, Algeria
Ornithological surveys in the wilaya of Constantine, north-east Algeria have been initiated by the ÉcoCirta association in 2014 to improve the knowledge of the local avifauna. This led to the discovery of the nesting of Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus at one of the surveyed sites, El Mellah hill reservoir. This is the first documented breeding of the species in the region of Constantine.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372252162_Reproduction_de_l'Echasse_blanche_Himantopus_himantopus_a_la_retenue_collinaire_El_Mellah_Constantine_Algerie_Breeding_of_the_Black-winged_Stilt_Himantopus_himantopus_at_El_Mellah_hill_reservoir_Const

HADDAD, K., CHETIBI, M. & AFOUTNI, L. 2023. Nature et ampleur du commerce d’oiseaux exotiques à Tamanrasset (sud algérien) et nouvelle espèce pour la région [Nature and extent of the exotic bird trade at Tamanrasset (southern Algeria) and a new species for the region]. Go-South Bulletin, 20: 89-101.

Nature and extent of the exotic bird trade at Tamanrasset (southern Algeria) and a new species for the region.
In this article, we provide an annotated list of non-native bird species sold in pet stores or observed in the wild at Tamanrasset, southern Algeria. A total of 23 species have been identified in pet stores of the city, 9 species of which belong to the Order of Psittaciformes and 14 to the Order of Passeriformes. The origin of the traded species varies and includes Mediterranean species native to northern Algeria, species from the Sahel just south of Algeria, and species from far away (South America, Asia, and Australia). Six species have already been documented in the wild, with some of which have established breeding populations. Uncontrolled trade in exotic birds and subsequent release or escapes of these species may potentially pose a significant threat to the conservation of native species in the region.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375548599_Nature_et_ampleur_du_commerce_d%27oiseaux_exotiques_a_Tamanrasset_sud_algerien_et_nouvelle_espece_pour_la_region