Acknowledgements
Introduction
- The region and species covered
- Escapes and introduced birds
- Sequence, taxonomy and nomenclature
- Illustrations and identification text
- Bird topography
- Voice
- Habitat
- Maps and status
- Code of conduct
Species Accounts
References and further reading
Checklist of the birds of the Middle East
Index
The essential field guide for any birder visiting the Middle East.
Richard Porter’s name is synonymous with conservation in
the Middle East. He has been involved with birds in the region
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 Flight Identification of
European Raptors.
AbdulRahman Al-Sirhan 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
Birds of the Middle East into Arabic.
Oscar Campbell is a naturalist, bird conservationist and
chemistry teacher. For more than a decade, he has been chairman of
the Emirates Bird Records Committee. In 2013, he was awarded the
Sheikh Mubarak bin Mohammed Prize for Natural History.
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