Fujairah’s Flora and Fauna
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Fujairah Flora and Fauna: Utetheisa Pulchella (Moth)
Habitat: Utetheisa pulchella inhabits mainly coastal dunes, rocky areas, dry slopes and other warm, gappy vegetated habitats. On migration, Utetheisa…
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Fujairah Flora: Calotropis procera or Sodom’s apple
Calotropis procera, or Sodom’s apple, had both flowers and seed pods. The flowers are miracles of geometry. When still in…
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Wadi Wurayah National Park
The main objective of the establishment of Wadi Wurayah National Park is “the establishment of a sustainable protected area which…
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Fujairah’s Fauna and Flora: Arabian Tahr
The Arabian Tahr, a goat-like mammal, endemic to the UAE. It is the smallest in the Tahr family, but its strength and…
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Fujairah Flora: Rumex Vesicarius
Sorrel (Rumex vesicarius) appears after the rains. Its leaves are eaten to strengthen the digestive system and liver. Its flowers…
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Fujairah Fauna: Common kestrel
The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old…
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Fujairah’s Fauna: Crested Lark Galerida cristata
The crested lark (Galerida cristata) is a species of lark distinguished from the other 81 species of lark by the crest of feathers that rise…
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Fujairah’s Flora and Fauna: Centaurea Pseudosinaica
Botanical Description Annual or biennial stems winged, bristly, erect, up to 40cm. Leaves Alternating, lance-shaped, wavy or serrated edges. Flowers…
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Fujairah Fauna: Eurasian Hoopoe
Hoopoes (/ˈhuːpuː/) are colourful birds found across Africa, Asia, and Europe, notable for their distinctive “crown” of feathers. Three living and one extinct…
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Fujairah nature’s photo gallery
The wildlife of the United Arab Emirates is the flora and fauna of this country on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula and the southern end of the Persian…
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