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

Total Avian Species: 151 Total Endemics and Near-Endemics: 17 Highlights: Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris mitratus Harlequin Quail...

Trip Highlights: Arabian Partridge Philby’s Partridge Hamerkop Arabian Scops Owl African Paradise Flycatcher Asir Magpie Arabian Wheatear...

Why do we bird? The standing theory is that our passion is a sublimation of primal predatory instincts. To be sure, birders employ their...

The weekend before last Adam Harris and I took the SRO train out to Riyadh for his first visit to the province. The train’s become my...