Birds of Oman
Birds of Oman

Author: Richard Porter

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-10-15

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1472983211

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The first comprehensive field guide to the birds of Oman With its unique blend of Western Palearctic, Oriental and Afrotropical components, and lying on a migratory crossroads, Oman is a jewel of the Middle East. This is the first comprehensive field guide to the birds of this fascinating and welcoming country. All 528 species on the Oman Bird List are featured on the 116 colour plates, illustrating many of the distinct plumages and races, plus a few non-naturalised escapes. Species accounts cover key identification features - including habitat and voice - with colour maps showing the breeding, wintering and migration distributions for all regularly occurring species.

Birds of the Middle East
Birds of the Middle East

Author: Jens Eriksen

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2022-01-20

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1472993071

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The Middle East has a wonderfully broad and diverse avifauna, featuring a host of wintering and passage migrants, enigmatic and sometimes colourful breeders, and even a few endemics that occur nowhere else. The perfect companion for any wildlife-friendly visitor, Birds of the Middle East provides photographic coverage of more than 320 species that regularly occur in the region. Concise text for each species includes information on identification, songs and calls, behaviour, distribution and habitat, with each photo having been carefully selected to guide identification. A guide to the best birdwatching sites in the Middle East is also included. Portable yet authoritative, this is the perfect guide for travellers and birdwatchers visiting this spectacular and bird-rich slice of western Asia.

Birdwatching Guide to Oman
Birdwatching Guide to Oman

Author: Dave E. Sargeant

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789948036432

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A birdwatching guide that covers over 60 of the Sultanate's birdwatching sites - each including a map, information on habitats, access and a list of the species.

Birds of the United Arab Emirates
Birds of the United Arab Emirates

Author: Simon Aspinall

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-06-25

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1472986180

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This is the first dedicated field guide for the United Arab Emirates. The UAE is an increasingly popular tourist destination, with a good infrastructure for visitors. This new field guide is based on the bestselling Birds of the Middle East (2nd edition) and covers all the birds of these Gulf states. The new text written by Simon Aspinall and Richard Porter is specific to the Gulf, and new maps are provided for all breeding birds and regular visitors. The plates are recomposed from Birds of the Middle East, with three extra plates of introduced species.

Common Birds in Oman
Common Birds in Oman

Author: Hanne Eriksen

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789948153276

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Some 400 colour photographs are included in this book to help identify 250 species of birds, which cover all the common, and many not so common, birds found in Oman. Species have been grouped together by habitat to make identification easier. A distribution map is included for each species. The authors lived in Oman for 19 years and travelled all over the country in search of birds to study and photograph.

Birds of Central Asia
Birds of Central Asia

Author: Raffael Ayé

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-05-28

Total Pages: 848

ISBN-13: 1408142708

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Birds of Central Asia is the first field guide to include the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, along with neighbouring Afghanistan. This vast area includes a diverse variety of habitats, and the avifauna is similarly broad, from sandgrouse, ground jays and larks on the vast steppe and semi-desert to a broad range of raptors, and from woodland species such as warblers and nuthatches to a suite of montane species, such as snowcocks, accentors and snowfinches. This book includes 141 high-quality plates covering every species (and all distinctive races) that occur in the region, along with concise text focusing on identification and accurate colour maps. Important introductory sections introduce the land and its birds. Birds of Central Asia is a must-read for any birder or traveller visiting this remote region.