eBird Field Checklist
Al Maha Forest--southern desert lakes
, Abu Dhabi, AE
ebird.org/hotspot/L10098321
186 species (+29 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Greater White-fronted Goose
Egyptian Goose
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
dabbling duck sp.
Red-crested Pochard
Common Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
duck sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Gray Francolin
Flamingos
Greater Flamingo
Grebes
Little Grebe
Eared Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
European Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Laughing Dove
Namaqua Dove
Sandgrouse
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Spotted Sandgrouse
sandgrouse sp.
Bustards
Macqueen's Bustard
Cuckoos
Common Cuckoo
Nightjars
Egyptian Nightjar
Swifts
Common Swift
Pallid Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Eurasian Moorhen
Gray-headed Swamphen
Cranes
Demoiselle Crane
Common Crane
Shorebirds
Eurasian Thick-knee
Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet
Black-bellied Plover
European Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Common Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Northern Lapwing
Spur-winged Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing
Sociable Lapwing
White-tailed Lapwing
Caspian Plover
Tibetan Sand-Plover
Greater Sand-Plover
sand-plover sp.
Kentish Plover
Whimbrel
Eurasian Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
Jack Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe
Common Snipe
Pin-tailed/Common Snipe
Red-necked Phalarope
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Common Greenshank
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Ruff
Curlew Sandpiper
Temminck's Stint
Dunlin
Little Stint
Cream-colored Courser
Black-winged Pratincole
Collared Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Slender-billed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Slender-billed/Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Little Tern
Little/Saunders's Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern
tern sp.
Storks
White Stork
Cormorants and Anhingas
Great Cormorant
Socotra Cormorant
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Little Egret
Western Reef-Heron
Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
Squacco Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Gray Heron
Purple Heron
heron sp.
white egret sp.
Glossy Ibis
Eurasian Spoonbill
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Osprey
Black-winged Kite
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Imperial Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila sp.
Clanga/Aquila sp.
Western Marsh Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
Pallid/Montagu's Harrier
harrier sp.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo sp.
eagle sp.
Owls
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
Short-eared Owl
Hoopoes
Eurasian Hoopoe
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Kingfishers
Pied Kingfisher
Bee-eaters, Rollers, and Allies
Arabian Green Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
bee-eater sp.
European Roller
Indian Roller
Woodpeckers
Eurasian Wryneck
Falcons and Caracaras
Lesser Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
Amur Falcon
Eurasian Hobby
Lanner Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Old World Orioles
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
Red-tailed Shrike
Isabelline Shrike
Red-tailed/Isabelline Shrike
Great Gray Shrike
Lesser Gray Shrike
Woodchat Shrike
shrike sp.
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
House Crow
Brown-necked Raven
Larks
Greater Hoopoe-Lark
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Greater Short-toed Lark
Turkestan Short-toed Lark
Crested Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
Delicate Prinia
Reed Warblers and Allies
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Upcher's Warbler
Common Reed Warbler
Clamorous Reed Warbler
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
Pale Martin
Barn Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Western House-Martin
Red-rumped Swallow
Streak-throated Swallow
swallow sp.
Bulbuls
Red-vented Bulbul
White-eared Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
Willow Warbler
Common Chiffchaff
Sylviid Warblers
Asian Desert Warbler
Menetries's Warbler
Greater Whitethroat
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Wattled Starling
Rosy Starling
Common Myna
Old World Flycatchers
Spotted Flycatcher
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Bluethroat
Common Redstart
Black Redstart
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
European Stonechat
Siberian Stonechat
European/Siberian Stonechat
Northern Wheatear
Isabelline Wheatear
Desert Wheatear
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
Pied Wheatear
Eastern Black-eared/Pied Wheatear
Persian Wheatear
wheatear sp.
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Purple Sunbird
Estrildids
Indian Silverbill
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Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
Gray Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
Western/Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
White Wagtail
wagtail sp.
Tawny Pipit
Meadow Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Water Pipit
pipit sp.
Old World Buntings
Corn Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
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