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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...

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...

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...

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eBirders Shining a Brighter Light on the Distribution, Habitat, and Vocalizations of the Asir Magpie

Prior to November 2017, when I first moved to Saudi Arabia, only six observations of Asir Magpie Pica asirensis, a range-restricted...

موعدٌ صباحي مع طائر العقعق في بللحمر: لقاءات حلوة مُرّة مع أحد أندر الطيور في العالم

في أحد صباحات يناير، وصلت قُبيل شروق الشمس إلى قرية صغيرة في الشمال الغربي من بللحمر، الواقعة في مرتفعات منطقة عسير. وحين بدأ شعاع الشمس...

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