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Arabian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos dorae)

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The October 2024 Private Tour

Tour Dates: October 5 - 13, 2024 Guests: Jonathan Franzen and Charles Hood Guide: Gregory Askew Avian Highlights: Sand Partridge Arabian...

Beating the Heat: The Saudi Birding June Tour

Tour Dates: June 14 - 21, 2024 Participants: Keith Betton, Franz and Henk Hendriks, Raphael Jordan, Wiel Poelmans, Peter de Rouw, and...

Saudi Birding's Expedition to Socotra

Owing to its high number of endemic flora and fauna, the Socotran Archipelago has been dubbed "the Gal á pagos of the Indian Ocean"....

The Wings and Wonders Tour—Join Saudi Birding for the 2027 Eclipse!

Join Saudi Birding and Olivier Staiger (aka Klipsi), Swiss paparazzo of the sky, for a once-in-a-lifetime tour in southwest Saudi...

"A Thousand Welcomes to Saudi Arabia" │ Discover the Thrill of Saudi Birding

Contents Arranging an eVisa When to Visit Avian Specialties by Region The Eastern Region The Central Regions The Northwestern Regions The...

African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus felix)

A male African Stonechat perched atop a juniper tree near the edge of the Raydah Escarpment in the Asir Region. A female was also...

Mission Impossible? Separating Yellow-billed from Medium Egret in Arabia

In 2023, eBird released a taxonomic update, and as with previous revisions, birders on the Arabian Peninsula have found themselves...

The Prinias of Eastern Arabia: Graceful (P. gracilis) vs Delicate (P. lepida)

Originally posted January 4, 2022 A Taxonomic Tangle The Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) is a small, brownish, long-tailed warbler of...

2025 Saudi Birding Tours

Following the success and excitement of recent tours, I am offering three nine-day tours of Saudi's southwest in 2025. The February 2025...

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