Species Spotlight: A Photo Collection

Long-eared Owl

Birds
Asio otus

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Tawny Owl

Birds
Strix aluco

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Barn Owl

Birds
Tyto alba

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Little Owl

Birds
Athene noctua

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Arabian Green Bee Eater

Birds
Merops cyanophrys

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Black-winged Kite

Birds
Elanus caeruleus

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Eurasian Hoopoe

Birds
Upupa epops

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Palestine Sunbird

Birds
Cinnyris osea

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Least Weasel

Mammals
Mustela nivalis

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Stone Marten

Mammals
Martes fouina

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Rock Hyrax

Mammals
Procavia capensis

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European Badger

Mammals
Meles meles

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Lebanon Mountain Viper

Reptiles
Montivipera bornmuelleri

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Syrian Spadefoot

Amphibians
Pelobates syriacus

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Caucasian toad

Amphibians
Bufo verrucosissimus

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Diadem Snake

Reptiles
Spalerosophis diadema

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European Turtle-dove

Birds
Streptopelia turtur

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Ferruginous Duck

Birds
Aythya nyroca

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Cream-coloured Courser

Birds
Cursorius cursor

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Arabian Sand Gazelle

Mammals
Gazella marica

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Pied Kingfisher

Birds
Ceryle rudis

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White Wagtail

Birds
Motacilla alba

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Southern Banded Newt

Amphibians
Ommatotriton vittatus

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Variable Toad

Amphibians
Bufotes sitibundus

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Lemon-Yellow Tree Frog

Amphibians
Hyla savignyi

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Large Whip Snake

Reptiles
Dolichophis jugularis

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Coin-marked Snake

Reptiles
Hemorrhois nummifer

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Dice Snake

Reptiles
Natrix tessellata

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Red Whip Snake

Reptiles
Platyceps collaris

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Near Eastern Fire Salamander

Amphibians
Salamandra infraimmaculata

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Narrow-Striped Dwarf Snake

Reptiles
Eirenis decemlineatus

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Eastern Montpellier Snake

Reptiles
Malpolon insignitus

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Mediterranean Banded Centipede

Invertebrates
Scolopendra cingulata

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Grey Heron

Birds
Ardea cinerea

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Crowned Dwarf Snake

Reptiles
Eirenis coronella

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Deathstalker Scorpion

Invertebrates
Leiurus abullahbayrami

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Black Tarantula

Invertebrates
Chaetopelma olivaceum

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Levantine Freshwater Crab

Invertebrates
Potamon potamios

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Medeterranian Chameleon

Reptiles
Chamaeleo chamaeleon

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Mediterranean Thin-toad Gecko

Reptiles
Mediodactylus orientalis

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Gunther’s Cylindrical Skink

Reptiles
Chalcides guenther

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Thistle Mantis

Invertebrates
Blepharopsis mendica

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Egyptian Agama

Reptiles
Laudakia vulgaris

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Horny Scale Agama

Reptiles
Trapelus ruderatus

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Nubian Ibex

Mammals
Capra nubiana

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Persian Squirrel

Mammals
Sciurus anomalu

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Red Fox

Mammals
Vulpes vulpes

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Alexander's Worm Lizard

Reptiles
Blanus alexandrii

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Levant Green Lizard

Reptiles
Lacerta media

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Schneider's Skink

Reptiles
Eumeces schneideri

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Eurasian Eagle Owl

Birds
Bubo bubo

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Sitka Deer

Mammals
Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis

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Corsican Mouflon

Mammals
Ovis aries musimon

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Palestine Mountain Gazelle

Mammals
Gazella gazella

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European Fallow Deer

Mammals
Dama dama

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Common Cuckoo

Birds
Cuculus canorus

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Eurasian Kestrel

Birds
Falco tinnunculus

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Common Myna

Birds
Acridotheres tristis

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Common Kingfisher

Birds
Alcedo atthis

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Lebanese Thin-toed Gecko

Reptiles
Mediodactylus amictopholis

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European Honey Buzzard

Birds
Penris apivorus

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White-throated Kingfisher

Birds
Halcyon smyrnensis

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Mediterranean Cat Snake

Reptiles
Telescopus fallax syriacus

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Red-wattled Lapwing

Birds
Vanellus indicus

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Eurasian Penduline-Tit

Birds
Remiz pendulinus

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Levantine Dwarf Snake

Reptiles
Eirenis levantinus

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Blunt-Nosed Viper

Reptiles
Macrovipera lebetina

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Schokari Sand Racer

Reptiles
Psammophis schokari

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Levant Rat Snake

Reptiles
Elaphe druzei

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Golden Jackal

Mammals
Canis aureus

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Squacco Heron

Birds
Ardeola ralloides

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Night Heron

Birds
Nycticorax nycticorax

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Grey Francolin

Birds
Ortygornis pondicerianus

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Common Sandpiper

Birds
Actitis hypoleucos

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Striated Heron

Birds
Butorides striata

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Indian Roller

Birds
Coracias benghalensis

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Eurasian Whimbrel

Birds
Numenius phaeopus

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Black-winged Stilt

Birds
Himantopus himantopus

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Purple Sunbird

Birds
Cinnyris asiaticus

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White-eared Bulbul

Birds
Pycnonotus leucotis

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Western Reef Heron

Birds
Egretta gularis

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Socotra Cormorant

Birds
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

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Great Cormorant

Birds
Phalacrocorax carbo

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Greater Flamingo

Birds
Phoenicopterus roseus

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Black-tailed Godwit

Birds
Limosa limosa

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Yellow-billed Stork

Birds
Mycteria ibis

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Slender-billed Gull

Birds
Larus genei

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Glossy Ibis

Birds
Plegadis falcinellus

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Great Egret

Birds
Ardea alba

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African Sacred Ibis

Birds
Threskiornis aethiopicus

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Little Egret

Birds
Egretta garzetta

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House Crow

Birds
Corvus splendens

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Common Greenshank

Birds
Tringa nebularia

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Ruff

Birds
Calidris pugnax

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Gull-billed Tern

Birds
Gelochelidon nilotica

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European Nightjar

Birds
Caprimulgus europaeus

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Egyptian Goose

Birds
Alopochen aegyptiaca

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Grey-headed Swamphen

Birds
Porphyrio poliocephalus

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Patagonian Mara

Mammals
Dolichotis patagonum

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Fulvous Whistling-duck

Birds
Dendrocygna bicolor

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Greater Spotted Eagle

Birds
Clanga clanga

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Western Marsh-harrier

Birds
Circus aeruginosus

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Dunlin

Birds
Calidris alpina

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Common Redshank

Birds
Tringa totanus

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Terek Sandpiper

Birds
Xenus cinereus

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Grey Plover

Birds
Pluvialis squatarola

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Indian Palm Squirrel

Funambulus palmarum
Mammals

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Crested Honey Buzzard

Pernis ptilorhynchus
Birds

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Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos
Birds

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Eurasian Teal

Anas crecca
Birds

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Rose-ringed Parakeet

Alexandrinus krameri
Birds

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Eurasian Thick-knee

Burhinus oedicnemus
Birds

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$Masked Shrike \ Lanius nubicus$

Masked Shrike

Lanius nubicus
Birds

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$Black-headed Bunting \ Emberiza melanocephala$

Black-headed Bunting

Emberiza melanocephala
Birds

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$Meadow Pipit \ Anthus pratensis$

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis
Birds

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$White-spectacled Bulbul \ Pycnonotus xanthopygos$

White-spectacled Bulbul

Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Birds

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Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra
Birds

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$Kentish Plover \ Charadrius alexandrinus$

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus
Birds

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Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres
Birds

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Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea
Birds

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Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus
Birds

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Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica
Birds

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Little Tern

Sternula albifrons
Birds

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Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus
Birds

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Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia
Birds

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Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia
Birds

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Northern Pintail

Anas acuta
Birds

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Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago
Birds

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Black Swan

Cygnus atratus
Birds

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$Grey Crowned Crane \ Balearica regulorum$

Grey Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum
Birds

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$Common Pheasant \ Phasianus colchicus$

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus
Birds

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$Northern Shoveler \ Spatula clypeata$

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata
Birds

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Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea
Birds

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$Wood Sandpiper \ Tringa glareola$

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola
Birds

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Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis
Birds

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$Temminck's Stint \ Calidris temminckii$

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii
Birds

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Red-footed Booby

Sula sula
Birds

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Lesser Noddy

Anous tenuirostris
Birds

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Sooty Gull

Larus hemprichii
Birds

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Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis
Birds

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Magpie Goose

Anseranas semipalmata
Birds

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$Namaqua Dove \ Oena capensis$

Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis
Birds

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Arabian Babbler

Argya squamiceps
Birds

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Crested Lark

Galerida cristata
Birds

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Indian Silverbill

Euodice malabarica
Birds

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus
Birds

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Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis
Birds

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House Sparrow

Passer domesticus
Birds

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Chukar

Alectoris chukar
Birds

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$Hume's Wheatear \ Oenanthe albonigra$

Hume's Wheatear

Oenanthe albonigra
Birds

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Desert Lark

Ammomanes deserti
Birds

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Blue Rock-thrush

Monticola solitarius
Birds

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Arabian Collared Kingfisher

Todiramphus chloris kalbensis
Birds

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Brown-necked Raven

Corvus ruficollis
Birds

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Black Drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus
Birds

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Red-tailed Wheatear

Oenanthe chrysopygia
Birds

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Bank Myna

Acridotheres ginginianus
Birds

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Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius
Birds

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Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles exustus
Birds

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Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea
Birds

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Bay-backed Shrike

Lanius vittatus
Birds

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$Red-tailed Shrike \ Lanius phoenicuroides$

Red-tailed Shrike

Lanius phoenicuroides
Birds

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Sand Partridge

Ammoperdix heyi
Birds

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Pied Wheatear

Oenanthe pleschanka
Birds

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Red-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer
Birds

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Delicate Prinia

Prinia gracilis lepida
Birds

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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus
Birds

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Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor
Birds

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Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe
Birds

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White-crowned Wheatear

Oenanthe leucopyga
Birds

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Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus
Birds

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Pallid Swift

Apus pallidus
Birds

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Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula
Birds

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Greater Sandplover

Charadrius leschenaultii
Birds

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Arabian Partridge

Birds
Alectoris melanocephala

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Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus
Birds

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Indian Pond Heron

Ardeola grayii
Birds

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$Pale Rock Martin \ Ptyonoprogne obsoleta$

Pale Rock Martin

Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
Birds

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Persian Shearwater

Puffinus persicus
Birds

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$Bridled Tern \ Onychoprion anaethetus$

Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus
Birds

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$Short-tailed Shearwater \ Ardenna tenuirostris$

Short-tailed Shearwater

Ardenna tenuirostris
Birds

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Common Tern

Sterna hirundo
Birds

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White-cheeked Tern

Sterna repressa
Birds

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Great Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii
Birds

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Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus
Birds

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Dune Sand Gecko

Stenodactylus doriae
Reptiles

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Crowned Leaf-nosed Snake

Lytorhynchus diadema
Reptiles

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Arabian Horned Viper

Cerastes gasperettii
Reptiles

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Keyserling's Wonder Gecko

Teratoscincus keyserlingii
Reptiles

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Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse

Pterocles lichtensteinii
Birds

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Large-clawed Burrowing Scorpion

Scorpio maurus
Invertebrates

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Judaicus Scorpion

Hottentotta judaicus
Invertebrates

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Conehead Mantis

Empusa pennata
Invertebrates

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Arabian Fat-tailed Scorpion

Androctonus crassicauda
Invertebrates

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Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica
Birds

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Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo
Birds

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Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla
Birds

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Black Stork

Ciconia nigra
Birds

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Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros
Birds

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Black-eared Wheatear

Oenanthe hispanica
Birds

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European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola
Birds

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Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio
Birds

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Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus
Birds

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Northern Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes
Birds

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Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina
Birds

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Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola
Birds

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European Robin

Erithacus rubecula
Birds

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Egyptian Nightjar

Caprimulgus aegyptius
Birds

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$African Three-banded Plover \ Charadrius tricollaris$

African Three-banded Plover

Charadrius tricollaris
Birds

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Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris
Birds

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Hajar Saw-scaled Viper

Echis omanensis
Reptiles

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$Rock Dove \ Columba livia$

Rock Dove

Columba livia
Birds

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Jayakar’s Scorpion

Hottentotta jayakari
Invertebrates

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$Black-crowned Sparrow-lark \ Eremopterix nigriceps$

Black-crowned Sparrow-lark

Eremopterix nigriceps
Birds

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Dhofar Toad

Firouzophrynus dhufarensis
Amphibians

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Camel Spider

Galeodes arabs
Invertebrates

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Arabian Sand Skink

Scincus mitranus
Reptiles

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Pharaoh Eagle-owl

Bubo ascalaphus
Birds

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$Pin-tailed Sandgrouse \ Pterocles alchata$

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

Pterocles alchata
Birds

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Leptien’s Spiny-tailed Lizard

Uromastyx aegyptia leptieni
Reptiles

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$Arabian Toad-headed Agama \ Phrynocephalus arabicus$

Arabian Toad-headed Agama

Phrynocephalus arabicus
Reptiles

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Arabian Cat Snake

Telescopus dhara
Reptiles

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Arabian Gazelle

Gazella arabica
Mammals

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Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard

Uromastyx aegyptica microlepis
Reptiles

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Arabian Oryx

Oryx leucoryx
Mammals

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Crab Plover

Dromas ardeola
Birds

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$Desert Hedgehog \ Paraechinus aethiopicus$

Desert Hedgehog

Paraechinus aethiopicus
Mammals

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Saw-scaled Viper

Echis carinatus
Reptiles

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Moila Snake

Malpolon moilensis
Reptiles

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$Cheesman's Gerbil \ Gerbillus cheesmani$

Cheesman's Gerbil

Gerbillus cheesmani
Mammals

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$Osprey \ Pandion haliaetus$

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus
Birds

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$Eversmann's Redstart \ Phoenicurus erythronotus$

Eversmann's Redstart

Phoenicurus erythronotus
Birds

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$Pallid Scops-owl \ Otus brucei$

Pallid Scops-owl

Otus brucei
Birds

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Sociable Lapwing

Vanellus gregarius
Birds

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Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata
Birds

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Long-eared Owl

Tawny Owl

Barn Owl

Little Owl

Arabian Green Bee Eater

Black-winged Kite

Eurasian Hoopoe

Palestine Sunbird

Least Weasel

Stone Marten

Rock Hyrax

European Badger

Lebanon Mountain Viper

Syrian Spadefoot

Caucasian toad

Diadem Snake

European Turtle-dove

Ferruginous Duck

Cream-coloured Courser

Arabian Sand Gazelle

Pied Kingfisher

White Wagtail

Southern Banded Newt

Variable Toad

Lemon-Yellow Tree Frog

Large Whip Snake

Coin-marked Snake

Dice Snake

Red Whip Snake

Near Eastern Fire Salamander

Narrow-Striped Dwarf Snake

Eastern Montpellier Snake

Mediterranean Banded Centipede

Grey Heron

Crowned Dwarf Snake

Deathstalker Scorpion

Black Tarantula

Levantine Freshwater Crab

Medeterranian Chameleon

Mediterranean Thin-toad Gecko

Gunther’s Cylindrical Skink

Thistle Mantis

Egyptian Agama

Horny Scale Agama

Nubian Ibex

Persian Squirrel

Red Fox

Alexander's Worm Lizard

Levant Green Lizard

Schneider's Skink

Eurasian Eagle Owl

Sitka Deer

Corsican Mouflon

Palestine Mountain Gazelle

European Fallow Deer

Common Cuckoo

Eurasian Kestrel

Common Myna

Common Kingfisher

Lebanese Thin-toed Gecko

European Honey Buzzard

White-throated Kingfisher

Mediterranean Cat Snake

Red-wattled Lapwing

Eurasian Penduline-Tit

Levantine Dwarf Snake

Blunt-Nosed Viper

Schokari Sand Racer

Levant Rat Snake

Golden Jackal

Squacco Heron

Night Heron

Grey Francolin

Common Sandpiper

Striated Heron

Indian Roller

Eurasian Whimbrel

Black-winged Stilt

Purple Sunbird

White-eared Bulbul