top of page
Arabian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos dorae)
BLOG
African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus felix)
A male African Stonechat perched atop a juniper tree near the edge of the Raydah Escarpment in the Asir Region. A female was also...
215 views0 comments
Mission Impossible? Separating Yellow-billed from Medium Egret in Arabia
In 2023, eBird released a taxonomic update, and as with previous revisions, birders on the Arabian Peninsula have found themselves...
315 views0 comments
The Prinias of Eastern Arabia: Graceful (P. gracilis) vs Delicate (P. lepida)
Originally posted January 4, 2022 A Taxonomic Tangle The Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) is a small, brownish, long-tailed warbler of...
1,528 views0 comments
Getting Out of the Mire! African vs Gray-headed Swamphen
Recently a misidentified swamphen from Qatar in my eBird review queue brought my attention to the fact the small Gulf nation has both...
535 views0 comments
The Arabian Lark, Desert Enigma
December 2020 broke the spell. After three years of trying, I finally tracked down the Arabian Lark Eremalauda eremodites, and not once...
719 views0 comments
bottom of page