Bird Checklist
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The Annotated Bird Checklist is available for download here. Updated 20 Aug 2025
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The Sites Excel sheet can be downloaded here
The Google Earth file that shows location of the eBird Hotspots can be downloaded here
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​They are all updated frequently, so make sure you have the latest copy.
Since July 2025 the UAE taxonomy follows AviList.
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Checklist with Arabic names is found here
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Year-lists:
The below year-lists are generated from Wildlife Recorder, sorted by species. Updated November 2018.
Click on the species number to view.
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2005 - 316 species
2006 - 338 species
2007 - 321 species
2008 - 324 species
2009 - 323 species
2010 - 324 species
2011 - 346 species
2012 - 347 species
2013 - 341 species
2014 - 330 species
2015 - 321 species
2016 - 327 species
2017 - 327 species
2018 - 326 species
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UAE Abundance Diagram
UAE Abundance Diagram via eBird, check here
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UAE bird calls
Found on Xeno-Canto, click here
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Historical Emirates Bird Reports (EBR)
Thanks to the effort of Colin Richardson for making them and Mark Smiles for scanning them, the following pdf's are available for viewing. They can be saved to your computer from your web browser:
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EBR 20 species list covering 1995-2000
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Unpublished - Delma Island and surrounding island, visit 1990
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Literature:
The two must-have bird books for the region are:
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- Birds of the United Arab Emirates by Richard Porter and Simon Aspinall
Published in 2011, Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd.
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- Collins Bird Guide 2nd edition by Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney, Dan Zetterstrom and Peter J Grant.
Published in 2010, Harper Collins
Also available in large format
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Also two apps for your Smartphone:
Birds of the Middle East app
Collins Bird Guide app
