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Bird checklists


A compactDownload the short checklist bird checklist is availabe for download in Word format. Updated January 2010 with all the latest changes.

 

An old, annotated checklist is available. It is no longer updated, awaiting the release of a new checklist in 2010.
It might be useful to visiting birders, so will remain online until the release of the new annoated checklist.
Download the annotated checklist

 

Bird reports

The UAE bird records database is kept with Wildlife Recorder, a program developed by the British company Wildlife Computing.
It has a built in database of all the worlds Bird species and subspecies, all the worlds Mammals, European and North American Dragonflies and Butterflies.
The below reports are generated from Wildlife Recorder.

 

All known UAE records linked to site.

With a single click on a site you will see how many species that have been recorded on any single site, including escapes.
Download Google Earth file - Updated 13.09.2009 with 161,142 records.

 

ear-lists available below, sorted by species

2005 - 319 species Download 2005

2006 - 343 species Download 2006

2007 - 330 species Download 2007

2008 - 332 species Download 2008 - report not complete (Oct to December incomplete)

2009 - 311 species Download 2009 - updated 13.09.2009
 

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New since June 2009 is a blog about the large gulls wintering in the UAE.

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Odonata checklist


A checklist of UAE Damselflies and Dragonflies with links to species
photographed in the UAE is found here
Damselflies & Dragonflies

 

The same list, published by Tribulus (Gary R. Feulner, Robert W. Reimer and Richard J. Hornby) is found here
Download checklist

 

A checklist with notes on identification and range of Damselflies and Dragonflies in the UAE is under construction, help welcome!

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Other lists

Two lists, one of UAE terrestrial mammals the other of reptiles and amphibians can be found below.
They have links to photos of species photographed in the UAE.

Mammals

Reptiles & amphibians

 

The same list, which is made by the Terrestrial Environment Research Centre is found here
Download checklist

 

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An introduction to UAE insects and other arthropods by Brigitte Howarth can be found here
Download checklist

And a good article online here