The Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is a very large pink coloured, long legged wading bird. It is found extensively across the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Africa. In the AWB Region it is resident in Eritrea, Djibouti, Mauritania, Western Sahara, the Maghreb states Libya and Egypt into the Sinai, with a small population in the UAE. It has a non-breeding range in The Levant and Iraq and along the N shores of the Arabian Gulf into Pakistan, and along the E shores of the Red Sea from Sharm el Sheikh to Aden.
Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae Genus: Phoenicopterus
Species...Phoenicopterus roseus Greater flamingo - Species - ebird.org Greater flamingo - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Greater flamingo - Birds - ead.gov.ae Greater flamingo - Card - oiseaux-birds.com Greater flamingo - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org
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The Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is a large long legged wading bird and is the smallest of the flamingos. There are two main populations, sub-Saharan Africa and India. In the AWB Region it is found in Eritrea, Djibouti, S Yemen, W Chad and Mauritania.
Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae Genus: Phoeniconaias
Species...Phoeniconaias minor Lesser flamingo - Species - ebird.org Lesser flamingo - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Lesser flamingo - Card - oiseaux-birds.com Lesser flamingo - Bird - cites.org Lesser flamingo - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org
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The Grey francolin – (Francolinus pondicerianus) is a medium sized round gamebird. It is resident from the Arabian Gulf coasts across S Pakistan and most of India to N Sri Lanka. In the AWB Region it is resident across S Iran, the Bahrain Qatar and adjacent Saudi region, The UAE and N and E Oman.
Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Francolinus
Species...Francolinus pondicerianus Grey francolin - Species - ebird.org Grey francolin - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Grey francolin - Birds - oiseaux.net Grey francolin - Database - avibase Grey francolin - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org
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The Black francolin (Francolinus francolinus) is a medium sized round gamebird. It is resident across an extended band of Southern Asia from Turkey to Eastern Bangladesh. In the AWB Region it is resident in Lebanon, Cyprus, the S-E coastal area of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and NE Iran. Its main band area extends from N-E Syria, N Iraq into and across S Iran.
Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Francolinus
Species...Francolinus francolinus Francolinus francolinus - Species - ebird.org Francolinus francolinus - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Francolinus francolinus - Card - oiseaux-birds.com Francolinus francolinus - Database - avibase Francolinus francolinus - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org
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The Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) is a round medium sized game bird. It is native to the Northern Maghreb states, from where it gets its name from ‘The Barbary Coast’. It is also resident in Gibraltar, the Canary Islands, and Sardinia, but has also been introduced to various other states.
Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Alectoris
Species...Alectoris barbara Barbary partridge - Species - ebird.org Barbary partridge - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Barbary partridge - Database - avibase Barbary partridge - adventure - visitgibraltar.gi Barbary partridge - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org
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The Chukar (Alectoris chukar) is a round medium sized Partridge game bird, that has a preference for dry open rocky hillsides. It ranges across temperate Asia from Turkey to the Far East. In the AWB Region it it is resident in Cyprus, Turkey, the Levant, the South Caucasus N and W Iran down to the Straights of Hormuz, where there is also a small population on the opposite shore in N Oman. Because it is a very attractive bird it has been introduced to many parts of the world.
Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Alectoris
Species...Alectoris chukar Chukar - Species - ebird.org Chukar - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Chukar - Guide - avibase Chukar - Fieldguide - audubon.org Chukar - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org
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The Phasianidae – Pheasants+ include Chukars, Francolins, Partridges, Pheasants, Quail and Snowcocks, it is a large collection of game birds only some of which are found in the AWB Region. Below is a list of the most common subfamilies found in the AWB Region. With some further information here.
The Common quail (Coturnix coturnix) is a small game bird but being a migratory species it has relatively longer wings than the typical game bird. It breeds widely over Western Eurasia. In the AWB Region it is a summer breeder in Turkey, the South Caucasus, Cyprus, the Levant, N Syria, N Iraq and N and NW Iran. Across the Maghreb states it is a summer breeder in the high mountains, below that it is resident and in the winter their range extends a little further South. The main wintering area is a broad band W to E across the Sahel combining with a broad N to S band between the Nile and the Red Sea stretching into S Kenya. There is another large wintering area covering the Congo basin. From the central Ethiopian Highlands down to South Africa along the Eastern side of Africa there are large areas where it is resident or breeding grounds only, typical for many birds across Africa where breeding varies according to local climatic factors.
Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Coturnix
Species...Coturnix coturnix Common quail - Species - ebird.org Common quail - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Common quail - Species - flightforsurvival.org Common quail - Guides - rspb.org.uk Common quail - Sounds & Maps - xeno.canto.org
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The Sand partridge (Ammoperdix heyi) is a small gamebird. It is widespread across Arabia from Palestine and Jordan Southwards into Saudi Arabia, The UAE, Yemen and Oman. It is also resident from Sinai down the Red Sea coastal strip of Egypt to Northern Sudan.
Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Ammoperdix
Species...Ammoperdix heyi Sand partridge - Species - ebird.org Sand partridge - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Sand partridge - Species - avibase Sand partridge - Species - oiseaux.net Sand partridge - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org
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The Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) is a large long-bodied diving duck of the sub family Anatinae, it is also one of the sawbills. It has a very extensive North Holarctic breeding range and migrates in the winter to more Temperate coasts. In the AWB Region it winters on coasts of Turkey and the Black Sea, the Eastern coast of Tunisia, The Southern end of the Caspian Sea and the coasts of Iran and Pakistan along the Northern end of the Gulf of Oman.
Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Subfamily: Anatinae Genus: Mergus
Species ...Mergus serrator Red-breasted merganser - Species - ebird.org Red-breasted merganser - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Red-breasted merganser - Guide - rspb.org.uk Red-breasted merganser - Explorer - wildlifetrusts.org Red-breasted merganser - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.rg
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