The Middle East has a wonderfully broad and diverse avifauna, featuring a host of wintering and passage migrants, enigmatic and sometimes colourful breeders, and even a few endics that occur nowhere else. br brThe perfect companion for any wildlife-friendly visitor, iBirds of the Middle East iprovides photographic coverage of more than 320 species that regularly occur in the region. br brConcise text for each species includes information on identification, songs and calls, behaviour, distribution and habitat, with each photo having been carefully selected to guide identification. A guide to the best birdwatching sites in the Middle East is also included. br brPortable yet authoritative, this is the perfect guide for travellers and birdwatchers visiting this spectacular and bird-rich slice of western Asia.
Birds of the Middle East
AbdulRahman Al-Sirhan
The definitive photographic guide to the amazing avifauna of the Middle East.Rights Sold
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Imprint: Helm brPublication date: 20012022 brFormat: 190 x 135 mm | 224 pagesAbout the Author
Richard Porterb has been involved with birds in the Middle East since 1966 and is an adviser on bird conservation for BirdLife International. He is the author or co-author of several books on the Middle East and the groundbreaking iFlight Identification of European Raptorsi. br br AbdulRahman Al-Sirhanb is a Kuwaiti birder, ornithologist and photographer. His passion for birds began at the age of 7, and he later set up a photography blog which featured his photos of birds in the region. AbdulRahman now leads guided bird tours in Kuwait and was also involved in the translation of the Helm Field Guide iBirds of the Middle East iinto Arabic. br br Jens Eriksenb is a tour guide and photographer. Renowned as one of the prier birders in the region, he has a number of photographic titles covering the region's birds under his belt.
