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Birding the Al Baha Region

Birding the Al Baha Region

Birding the Al Baha Region

Highlights: Arabian Partridge Philby's Partridge Bruce's Green-Pigeon Alpine Swift African Palm-Swift European Honey-Buzzard African Gray...

eBirders Shining a Brighter Light on the Distribution, Habitat, and Vocalizations of the Asir Magpie

eBirders Shining a Brighter Light on the Distribution, Habitat, and Vocalizations of the Asir Magpie

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...

Birding Jazan Province (Part Two): Sabya and the Farasan Islands

Birding Jazan Province (Part Two): Sabya and the Farasan Islands

Birding Jazan Province (Part Two): Sabya and the Farasan Islands

Highlights: Harlequin Quail Pied Cuckoo Nubian Nightjar African Palm-Swift Small Buttonquail Crab-plover Jaeger species White-eyed Gull...

A Morning with Magpies in Billahmer: Bittersweet Encounters with One of the World’s Rarest Birds

A Morning with Magpies in Billahmer: Bittersweet Encounters with One of the World’s Rarest Birds

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)

Jizan to Al Namas: A Saudi Birding Epic (July 2020)

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...

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