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Buff-breasted Wheatear (Oenanthe bottae)
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eBirders Shining a Brighter Light on the Distribution, Habitat, and Vocalizations of the Asir Magpie
Prior to November 2017, when I first moved to Saudi Arabia, only six observations of Asir Magpie Pica asirensis, a range-restricted...


Spotlight on Biodiversity: The Al Ahsa Biodiversity Challenge
Back in March, as the COVID-19 infection rate began to climb again almost a year from the first confirmed case in Saudi Arabia, I read an...


A Morning with Magpies in Billahmer: Bittersweet Encounters with One of the World’s Rarest Birds
The Asir Magpie is a stunning black-and-white bird found only in the southwest of Saudi Arabia Magpies belong to the Corvidae family,...


Jizan to Al Namas: A Saudi Birding Epic (July 2020)
Total Avian Species: 151 Total Endemics and Near-Endemics: 17 Highlights: Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris mitratus Harlequin Quail...


It Had to Be Done: Birding Tanomah and Al Habala in the Asir region (July 2020)
Trip Highlights: Arabian Partridge Philby’s Partridge Hamerkop Arabian Scops Owl African Paradise Flycatcher Asir Magpie Arabian Wheatear...
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