Answers to common questions regarding visas, safety, transport, accommodation, and cultural expectations for first-time visitors to Saudi Arabia

According to the Birds of the Middle East (3rd ed.), the native range of White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis) is from Iraq, Iran, to...

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

Update (October 2025): The Swamphen Relump As of Avilist v2025 , the Purple Swamphen complex ( Porphyrio porphyrio ) has been lumped back into a single species after review by the AviList Taxonomic Committee. This unified treatment brings together the former Western ( P. porphyrio ), Gray-headed ( P. poliocephalus ), and African Swamphen ( P. madagascariensis ) back under one wide-ranging species. Because eBird and Clements are transitioning to the new AviList taxonomy, b

Saudi's northeast is a major industrial and commercial center in the Kingdom. The region borders Kuwait to the north and the Persian Gulf...