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Arabian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos dorae)

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"A Thousand Welcomes to Saudi Arabia" │ Discover the Thrill of Saudi Birding

Contents Arranging an eVisa When to Visit Avian Specialties by Region The Eastern Region The Central Regions The Northwestern Regions The...

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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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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...

Birding Saudi's Northeast

Saudi's northeast is a major industrial and commercial center in the Kingdom. The region borders Kuwait to the north and the Persian Gulf...

Borderland Birding in Al Batha

This past Friday brought me back down to the borderland area between the UAE and Qatar in the hopes of documenting the carpenteri...

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