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The United Arab Emirates supports a rich diversity of bird life. Around 100 species regularly breed in the UAE, and it is also home to many internationally important wintering bird populations. Lying on an important migration route between Asia and Africa, the UAE also hosts large numbers of visiting migrants, bringing the total number of bird species to an impressive 435.
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The curlew sandpiper is a medium-sized shorebird that has very distinctive breeding plumage and an extraordinary down-curved bill. Typically…
Information on the little stint is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
Breeding and non-breeding adults of the red-necked stint (Calidris ruficollis) are clearly identified by a number of characteristics. The…
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The great knot (Calidris tenuirostris) is a long distance migratory shorebird, with a rather plump body and a stout, straight bill. For most…
The scientific name for this species, Caprimulgus, is from the Latin for “goat sucker”, a name that arose from a past belief that this bird…
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Information on the Eurasian siskin (Carduelis spinus) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
Information on the common rosefinch is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
The great egret is a large heron which, as an adult, has entirely white plumage with contrasting black feet and long, black legs. Colour is…
The black scrub-robin (Cercotrichas podobe) is a long-legged bird with almost entirely greyish-black plumage and a distinctly long tail…
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Not only is the pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) the largest bird capable of a true hover in still air, it is also the only kingfisher with…
Information on the Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
The Caspian plover is a slim, upright bird with long, thin legs which allow it to wade in shallow water, and a black, narrow, pointed bill…
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Information on the little ringed plover is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
Although it has a relatively dull appearance for most of the year, the greater sand plover’s plumage changes during the breeding season. At…
The lesser sand plover is a small wading shorebird with greyish-brown upperparts, a white abdomen and throat, and a black forehead. During…
A striking bird resembling a turkey in shape, the houbara bustard is at its most magnificent during the courtship display. It is a slender…
A more slender bird than many other tern species, this fork-tailed, marsh-dwelling bird has two distinct plumages. In breeding or summer…
The white-winged tern (also known as the white-winged black tern) undergoes fascinating aesthetic alterations in its plumage, ranging from…
A small, graceful tern species, the black tern is unmistakable during the breeding season, when it displays the distinctive dark plumage for…
Owing to its mythological reputation as the bringer of babies, the white stork is an extremely popular bird. The white stork has a stout…
The black stork is a large but fairly secretive bird. The black head, upperparts, wings, tail and long neck have a conspicuous green or…
The short-toed snake-eagle is a large, long-winged eagle with a broad head, a relatively small beak, and long, bare legs. The plumage is…
The northern harrier is a slender, medium-sized hawk, with a long tail, wings and legs, a characteristic white rump, and a distinctive…
This migratory bird of prey, like other harriers, has distinct male and female plumage. The pallid harrier male has very pale grey…
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A renowned brood parasite, the great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) has beautifully patterned plumage. The upperparts are mostly a…
Information on the common pigeon is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
The Indian roller gains its name from its elaborate courtship displays, during which it performs some startling aerobatics culminating in a…
The European roller resembles a crow in size and build, but has stunningly colourful plumage, very unlike a crow. The head, neck and…
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A large, attractive corvid with glossy plumage, the brown-necked raven (Corvus ruficollis) has distinctive, elongated, pointed and often…
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Information on the house crow is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
The cream-coloured courser (Cursorius cursor) is a tall, slender bird with a relatively long, pointed, down-curved beak, a short tail…
Information on the house martin (Delichon urbicum) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
The only species within its genus, the forest wagtail (Dendroanthus indicus) is an unusual bird that is distinguished from other wagtails by…
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A magnificent flier, the ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is an agile and highly mobile bird, executing remarkable twists and turns in the…
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The crab plover is remarkable for being the only representative of the Dromadidae family, which means that in evolutionary terms this…
This striking and elegant member of the heron family can be identified by its pure white feathers; elongated, sinuous neck; long, black legs…
Western reef-egret is the name given to two former subspecies of the little egret (Egretta garzetta), now treated somewhat contentiously as…
Information on the red-headed bunting is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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One of the least known bunting species in its range, the cinereous bunting is a rather drab, greyish to brownish bird with a white outer…
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The shy ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana) can be distinguished from other buntings by its pinkish-beige underparts and pale yellow throat…
The breeding plumage of the male black-headed bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) makes it a very distinctive bird, with a uniformly black head…
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A small lark which resembles a finch (Fringillidae species) in appearance, the black-crowned sparrow-lark is easily recognised by the male’s…
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Information on the rufous-tailed scrub-robin is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
Information on the Eurasian dotterel (Eudromias morinellus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
A small, slender bird of prey, with long, pointed wings, the Amur falcon is noteworthy for undertaking one of the most arduous annual…
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A great favourite with falconers, the saker falcon (Falco cherrug) is a large, powerful bird of prey with an exceptionally broad wingspan…
The sooty falcon is an attractive, medium-sized bird of prey with long, slender wings and a long tail. Although the adult plumage is mainly…
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