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Arabian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos dorae)

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A Morning with Magpies in Billahmer: Bittersweet Encounters with One of the World’s Rarest Birds

Magpies belong to the Corvidae family, famously intelligent birds that include ravens, crows, and jays. The name ‘magpie’ derives from...

Possible Breeding Basra Reed Warbler in Riyadh Province

On a visit to Riyadh in May 2019, I headed to Al Ha’ir in the hopes of gathering further evidence Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus...

Help Needed in Saudi: The Saudi Birding Community’s Effort to Track Down a Tagged Egyptian Vulture

The weekend before last*, Yoav Perlman, an Israeli ornithologist and blogger, forwarded the following email from Ron Efrat, a researcher...