Saudi Arabian
Specialities
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and Marie Tarrant
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and Marie Tarrant
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....Where
to Watch Birds and Other Wildlife in Saudi Arabia - this
site identifies 19 natural
areas in Saudi Arabia, and highlights the bird and animal life to be found
at each site.
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....Important
Bird Areas in Saudi Arabia - Birds diversity is very high
because
of the zoo-geographical connection of the region to Afro tropical, Pale
arctic and Oriental regions, and of the country's location at the crossroad
of several migration routes. Nearly 450 species of birds recorded in the
kingdom.
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....Birding
in Saudi Arabia - by Alex Kirschel. Arabia boasts a number of
endemic bird species, meaning
that these birds only breed on the peninsula itself. These are the Arabian
Red-legged Partridge, Philby’s Partridge, the Arabian Woodpecker, Yemen
Thrush, Yemen Warbler, Arabian Accentor; and the finches: Arabian Waxbill,
Arabian Serin, Yemen Serin and Yemen Linnet. The 11th likely endemic is
the South Arabian Wheatear, depending on its classification as a distinct
species. The only area where all these species occur is in Yemen, but South
West Saudi Arabia contains all except the Arabian Accentor.
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....Birds
of Western Saudi Arabia (Part One) - Text and pictures by
Dr. Graham R. Lobley. The
outstanding natural beauty of the landscape of western Saudi Arabia is
fully complemented by its varied wildlife. In particular, the region has
an impressive variety of bird species, augmented significantly by the twice-yearly
migrations of many birds between Africa and their Eurasian breeding areas.
This two-part article presents an account of the bird watching year in
the west and southwest of the country and describes the principal habitats,
both natural and man-made, from the Red Sea eastwards into the Sarawat
mountains. Accessible bird watching sites are mentioned, which are typical
of the varied habitats of this fascinating region.
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....Birds
of Western Saudi Arabia (Part Two) - by Dr. Graham R. Lobley.
The unique blend of Palearctic
and Ethiopian birds to be found in the west of the Kingdom provides compelling
interest throughout the year. It is possible to see around 250 bird species
annually in this region of Saudi Arabia, from Jeddah southwards.
The breathtaking scenery, historical interest, superb quiet roads and personal
safety are further incentives to explore and document this little-known
area.
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....Harrat
Al-Harrah - First National Reserve in Saudi Arabia by
Prof. Iyad A. Nader, NCWCD.
The reserve offers habitat for more than 50 species of birds of which at
least 20 of them are breeding there, including Houbara Bustard, the Golden
Eagle, Barbary Falcon, and the Cream-coloured Courser.
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....Raydah
Escarpment - The Unique Cloud Forest of Saudi Arabia - by
S.
Newton. Pictures by Eichaker & Pambour. Terms such as cloud forests
usually evoke images of far-off places at high altitude, such as the Andes
of South America or the land of 'Gorillas in the Mist' in central Africa.
A similar ecological counterpart is the escarpment juniper forest of the
Asir Mountains in south-west Saudi Arabia.
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....Raydah
Escarpment - the Unique Cloud Forest of Saudi Arabia -
by S. Newton, pictures by
Eichaker & Pambour. To date, just over 100 birds species have been
recorded in the Reserve but, given that about 500 have been recorded in
the Kingdom, diversity of species per se is not what attracts ornithologists.
The uniqueness of Raydah is that it is just about the only place in Arabia
where virtually all our endemic terrestrial birds occur together.
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....Birding
Observations in Saudi Arabia 1992-1993 - by Tom Tarrant.
During the period of early-March
1992 to early-October 1993 I was employed with a company working in Riyadh,
in the Central Province. Out of work-hours I attempted to observe and record
the avifauna of the area and filmed many species on video, some of the
better images have been captured as 'stills' and included in these pages.
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....Trip
Report: Al-Jubail (Saudi Arabia), October 1-14, 1999 - by
Barnaby
Briggs. I visited Al-Jubail on the Gulf Coast of Saudi Arabia. Most birds
were seen around the hotel in the early morning. I did manage two days
birding: one day at Tarut Island in Tarut Bay (a proposed Important Bird
Area of the Middle East), and a short time at an oasis called Musallakh
near Jubail.
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Factoids taken from Where
to watch birds in Asia by Nigel Wheatley
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