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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...

Spotlight on Sound Recording

Ever since I was a kid growing up in New England I’ve loved listening to the sounds of birdlife—rapt by the rich symphony of a dawn...

The Arabian Lark, Desert Enigma

December 2020 broke the spell. After three years of trying, I finally tracked down the Arabian Lark Eremalauda eremodites, and not once...

Pale Sand Martin vs. Common Sand Martin

On January 15, my daughter and I were out at Al Asfar Lake in Al Ahsa, conducting the first of a series of shorebird surveys for 2021....

Birding Saudi’s Southwest (April 2019)

Highlights: Arabian Partridge Hamerkop Dusky Turtle-Dove White-browed Coucal African Gray Hornbill Arabian Woodpecker Black-crowned...