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Bird checklists

 

The Annotated Checklist is again availabe for download (Word format). Updated weekly, so make sure you have the latest copy.

Download the Annotated checklist

 

A short checklist is availabe for download (Word format).
Updated April 2012.

Download the short 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.

 

Google Earth: 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.
You will need Google Earth installed on your computer.
Download Google Earth file - Updated 26.03.2012 with 234,100 records. This is a great tool for any visiting or resident birder!

Also check UAE on eBird

 

Year-lists available below, sorted by species

2005 - 317 species Download 2005

2006 - 343 species Download 2006

2007 - 327 species Download 2007

2008 - 327 species Download 2008

2009 - 322 species Download 2009

2010 - 326 species Download 2010

2011 - 326 species Download 2011 - updated 03 Oct 2011 with 15.743 records

 

UAE Abundance Diagram

Via eBird, check here

 

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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 above checklist is based on An Updated Illustrated Checklist of Dragonflies and Damselflies of the UAE by Gary R. Feulner, Robert W. Reimer and Richard J. Hornby, published in Tribulus vol. 17 (2007), pp. 37-62 , which also includes basic information about the habitats and behaviour of UAE species.
Download checklist

 

That article has been supplemented by Errata and Addenda: Updated Illustrated Checklist of Dragonflies of the UAE -- including a third species of Ischnura damselfly by Reimer, Feulner and Hornby in Tribulus vol. 18 (2009), pp. 28-36.
Link here
 

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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