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Bird Checklist

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The Annotated Bird Checklist is available for download hereUpdated 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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Bird Checklist

Annual Bird Reports

Annual reports

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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 15 (Jan-Jun 1991)


EBR 16 (Jul-Dec 1991)

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EBR 17 (1992)

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EBR 18 (1993)

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EBR 19 (1997)

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EBR 20 (2003)

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EBR 20 species list covering 1995-2000

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EBR 21 draft

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Unpublished - Delma Island and surrounding island, visit 1990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

Year-lists
Abundance diagram
Bird calls
Historical EBR
Literature
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© 2005-2025
Tommy Pedersen & Ahmed Al-Ali

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