Birds of Fujairah
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Fujairah Fauna: The Great Egret
The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or great white egret or great white…
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Fujairah Fauna: Eurasian Hoopoe Bird
Every year, the UAE welcomes nearly two million feathered friends to the country, from large migratory birds such as flamingos…
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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 Fauna: Western Reef Heron
Scientific Name: Egretta gularis SIZE: 65 cm long HABITAT: on rocky or sandy shores and reefs, also found around estuaries,…
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Fujairah Flora and Fauna: The Common Sandpiper
The adult is 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in) long with a 32–35 cm (13–14 in) wingspan. It has greyish-brown upperparts, white underparts, short dark-yellowish legs…
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Fujairah Flora and Fauna: Purple Sunbird
The purple sunbird is a small bird in the sunbird family found mainly in South and Southeast Asia but extending…
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