Species Spotlight: A Photo Collection

Long-eared Owl

Birds of Prey,Least Concern
Asio otus

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Tawny Owl

Birds of Prey,Least Concern
Strix aluco

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Little Owl

Birds of Prey,Least Concern
Athene noctua

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Barn Owl

Birds of Prey,Least Concern
Tyto alba

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Arabian Green Bee Eater

Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern
Merops cyanophrys

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Black-winged Kite

Birds of Prey,Least Concern
Elanus caeruleus

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Eurasian Hoopoe

Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern
Upupa epops

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Palestine Sunbird

Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern
Cinnyris osea

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European Turtle-dove

Songbirds and Perching Birds,Vulnerable
Streptopelia turtur

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Ferruginous Duck

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Near Threatened
Aythya nyroca

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Cream-coloured Courser

Desert and Semi-Desert Birds,Least Concern
Cursorius cursor

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Pied Kingfisher

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Ceryle rudis

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Eurasian Eagle Owl

Birds of Prey,Least Concern
Bubo bubo

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White Wagtail

Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern
Motacilla alba

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Grey Heron

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Ardea cinerea

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Common Cuckoo

Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern
Cuculus canorus

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Common Kingfisher

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Alcedo atthis

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Common Myna

Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern
Acridotheres tristis

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Eurasian Kestrel

Birds of Prey,Least Concern
Falco tinnunculus

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European Honey Buzzard

Birds of Prey,Least Concern
Pernis apivorus

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Squacco Heron

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Ardeola ralloides

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Red-wattled Lapwing

Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern
Vanellus indicus

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Eurasian Penduline-Tit

Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern
Remiz pendulinus

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White-throated Kingfisher

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Halcyon smyrnensis

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Night Heron

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Nycticorax nycticorax

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Grey Francolin

Desert and Semi-Desert Birds,Least Concern
Ortygornis pondicerianus

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Common Sandpiper

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Actitis hypoleucos

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Striated Heron

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Butorides striata

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Indian Roller

Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern
Coracias benghalensis

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Eurasian Whimbrel

Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern
Numenius phaeopus

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Black-winged Stilt

Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern
Himantopus himantopus

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Purple Sunbird

Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern
Cinnyris asiaticus

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White-eared Bulbul

Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern
Pycnonotus leucotis

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Western Reef Heron

Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern
Egretta gularis

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Socotra Cormorant

Coastal and Marine Birds,Vulnerable
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

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Great Cormorant

Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern
Phalacrocorax carbo

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Greater Flamingo

Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern
Phoenicopterus roseus

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Black-tailed Godwit

Waders and Shorebirds,Near Threatened
Limosa limosa

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Yellow-billed Stork

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Mycteria ibis

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Slender-billed Gull

Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern
Larus genei

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Glossy Ibis

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Plegadis falcinellus

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Great Egret

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Ardea alba

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African Sacred Ibis

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Threskiornis aethiopicus

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Little Egret

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Egretta garzetta

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House Crow

Desert and Semi-Desert Birds,Least Concern
Corvus splendens

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Common Greenshank

Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern
Tringa nebularia

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Ruff

Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern
Calidris pugnax

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Gull-billed Tern

Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern
Gelochelidon nilotica

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European Nightjar

Desert and Semi-Desert Birds,Least Concern
Caprimulgus europaeus

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Egyptian Goose

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Alopochen aegyptiaca

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Grey-headed Swamphen

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Porphyrio poliocephalus

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Fulvous Whistling-duck

Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern
Dendrocygna bicolor

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Greater Spotted Eagle

Birds of Prey,Vulnerable
Clanga clanga

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Western Marsh-harrier

Birds of Prey,Least Concern
Circus aeruginosus

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Dunlin

Waders and Shorebirds,Near Threatened
Calidris alpina

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Common Redshank

Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern
Tringa totanus

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Terek Sandpiper

Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern
Xenus cinereus

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Grey Plover

Waders and Shorebirds,Vulnerable
Pluvialis squatarola

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Crested Honey Buzzard

Pernis ptilorhynchus
Birds of Prey,Least Concern

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Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos
Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

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$Black-headed Bunting \ Emberiza melanocephala$

Black-headed Bunting

Emberiza melanocephala
Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

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Rose-ringed Parakeet

Alexandrinus krameri
Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

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Eurasian Thick-knee

Burhinus oedicnemus
Desert and Semi-Desert Birds,Least Concern

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$Masked Shrike \ Lanius nubicus$

Masked Shrike

Lanius nubicus
Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

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Eurasian Teal

Anas crecca
Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

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$Meadow Pipit \ Anthus pratensis$

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis
Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

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$White-spectacled Bulbul \ Pycnonotus xanthopygos$

White-spectacled Bulbul

Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

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Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra
Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

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$Kentish Plover \ Charadrius alexandrinus$

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus
Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

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Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres
Waders and Shorebirds,Near Threatened

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Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea
Waders and Shorebirds,Vulnerable

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Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus
Waders and Shorebirds,Near Threatened

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Little Tern

Sternula albifrons
Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

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Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus
Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

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Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica
Waders and Shorebirds,Near Threatened

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Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia
Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

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Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia
Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

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Northern Pintail

Anas acuta
Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

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Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago
Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

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Black Swan

Cygnus atratus
Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

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$Common Pheasant \ Phasianus colchicus$

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus
Game Birds and Ground Birds,Least Concern

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$Grey Crowned Crane \ Balearica regulorum$

Grey Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum
Endangered,Wetland and Freshwater Birds

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$Northern Shoveler \ Spatula clypeata$

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata
Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

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Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea
Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

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$Wood Sandpiper \ Tringa glareola$

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola
Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

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Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis
Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

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$Temminck's Stint \ Calidris temminckii$

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii
Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

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Red-footed Booby

Sula sula
Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

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Lesser Noddy

Anous tenuirostris
Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

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Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis
Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

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Sooty Gull

Larus hemprichii
Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

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Magpie Goose

Anseranas semipalmata
Least Concern,Wetland and Freshwater Birds

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$Namaqua Dove \ Oena capensis$

Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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Arabian Babbler

Argya squamiceps
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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Crested Lark

Galerida cristata
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis
Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

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House Sparrow

Passer domesticus
Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus
Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

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Indian Silverbill

Euodice malabarica
Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

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Arabian Collared Kingfisher

Todiramphus chloris kalbensis
Critically Endangered,Wetland and Freshwater Birds

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Chukar

Alectoris chukar
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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$Hume's Wheatear \ Oenanthe albonigra$

Hume's Wheatear

Oenanthe albonigra
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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Desert Lark

Ammomanes deserti
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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Blue Rock-thrush

Monticola solitarius
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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Brown-necked Raven

Corvus ruficollis
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles exustus
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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Bank Myna

Acridotheres ginginianus
Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

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Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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Red-tailed Wheatear

Oenanthe chrysopygia
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius
Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

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Sand Partridge

Ammoperdix heyi
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea
Least Concern,Wetland and Freshwater Birds

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Pied Wheatear

Oenanthe pleschanka
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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Bay-backed Shrike

Lanius vittatus
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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$Red-tailed Shrike \ Lanius phoenicuroides$

Red-tailed Shrike

Lanius phoenicuroides
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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Red-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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Delicate Prinia

Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds
Prinia gracilis lepida

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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus
Birds of Prey,Endangered

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White-crowned Wheatear

Oenanthe leucopyga
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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Pallid Swift

Apus pallidus
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula
Least Concern,Waders and Shorebirds

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Greater Sandplover

Charadrius leschenaultii
Least Concern,Waders and Shorebirds

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Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus
Least Concern,Coastal and Marine Birds

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Indian Pond Heron

Ardeola grayii
Least Concern,Wetland and Freshwater Birds

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$Pale Rock Martin \ Ptyonoprogne obsoleta$

Pale Rock Martin

Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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Arabian Partridge

Alectoris melanocephala
Desert and Semi-Desert Birds,Least Concern

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Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus
Least Concern,Coastal and Marine Birds

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White-cheeked Tern

Sterna repressa
Least Concern,Coastal and Marine Birds

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Persian Shearwater

Puffinus persicus
Least Concern,Coastal and Marine Birds

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$Short-tailed Shearwater \ Ardenna tenuirostris$

Short-tailed Shearwater

Ardenna tenuirostris
Least Concern,Coastal and Marine Birds

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Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus
Least Concern,Waders and Shorebirds

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Common Tern

Sterna hirundo
Least Concern,Coastal and Marine Birds

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Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse

Pterocles lichtensteinii
Desert and Semi-Desert Birds,Least Concern

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Great Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii
Least Concern,Coastal and Marine Birds

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Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica
Least Concern, Songbirds and Perching Birds

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Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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Black Stork

Ciconia nigra
Least Concern,Wetland and Freshwater Birds

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Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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European Robin

Erithacus rubecula
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo
Least Concern,Birds of Prey

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Black-eared Wheatear

Oenanthe hispanica
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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Northern Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus
Least Concern,Wetland and Freshwater Birds

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$African Three-banded Plover \ Charadrius tricollaris$

African Three-banded Plover

Charadrius tricollaris
Least Concern,Waders and Shorebirds

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Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina
Desert and Semi-Desert Birds,Least Concern

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Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola
Least Concern,Waders and Shorebirds

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Black-crowned Sparrow-lark

Eremopterix nigriceps
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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Pharaoh Eagle-owl

Bubo ascalaphus
Least Concern,Birds of Prey

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$Pin-tailed Sandgrouse \ Pterocles alchata$

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

Pterocles alchata
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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Egyptian Nightjar

Caprimulgus aegyptius
Least Concern,Desert and Semi-Desert Birds

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$Rock Dove \ Columba livia$

Rock Dove

Columba livia
Least Concern,Songbirds and Perching Birds

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$Osprey \ Pandion haliaetus$

Osprey

Least Concern, Birds Of Prey
Pandion haliaetus

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$Pallid Scops-owl \ Otus brucei$

Pallid Scops-owl

Otus brucei
Least Concern,Birds Of Prey

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Crab Plover

Dromas ardeola
Least Concern,Waders and Shorebirds

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Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata
Near Threatened, Waders and Shorebirds

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Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris
Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

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Sociable Lapwing

Vanellus gregarius
Critically Endangered,Waders and Shorebirds

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$Eversmann's Redstart \ Phoenicurus erythronotus$

Eversmann's Redstart

Phoenicurus erythronotus
Songbirds and Perching Birds, Least Concern

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NOT EVALUATED
DATA DEFICIENT
LEAST CONCERN
NEAR THREATENED
VULNERABLE
ENDANGERED
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
EXTINCT IN THE WILD
EXTINCT

Long-eared Owl

Tawny Owl

Little Owl

Barn Owl

Arabian Green Bee Eater

Black-winged Kite

Eurasian Hoopoe

Palestine Sunbird

European Turtle-dove

Ferruginous Duck

Cream-coloured Courser

Pied Kingfisher

Eurasian Eagle Owl

White Wagtail

Grey Heron

Common Cuckoo

Common Kingfisher

Common Myna

Eurasian Kestrel

European Honey Buzzard

Squacco Heron

Red-wattled Lapwing

Eurasian Penduline-Tit

White-throated Kingfisher

Night Heron

Grey Francolin

Common Sandpiper

Striated Heron

Indian Roller

Eurasian Whimbrel

Black-winged Stilt

Purple Sunbird

White-eared Bulbul

Western Reef Heron

Socotra Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Greater Flamingo

Black-tailed Godwit

Yellow-billed Stork

Slender-billed Gull

Glossy Ibis

Great Egret

African Sacred Ibis

Little Egret

House Crow

Common Greenshank

Ruff

Gull-billed Tern

European Nightjar

Egyptian Goose

Grey-headed Swamphen

Fulvous Whistling-duck

Greater Spotted Eagle

Western Marsh-harrier

Dunlin

Common Redshank

Terek Sandpiper

Grey Plover

Crested Honey Buzzard

Mallard

Black-headed Bunting

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Eurasian Thick-knee

Masked Shrike

Eurasian Teal

Meadow Pipit

White-spectacled Bulbul

Eurasian Coot

Kentish Plover

Ruddy Turnstone

Curlew Sandpiper

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Little Tern

Black-headed Gull

Bar-tailed Godwit

Eurasian Spoonbill

Caspian Tern

Northern Pintail

Common Snipe

Black Swan