Birds of Oman

Greylag Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Lesser White-fronted Goose Red-breasted Goose Egyptian Goose Cotton Pygmy Goose    ...

20 PLATE 3: SHELDUCKS AND DABBLING DUCKS I Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna wv L: 63. W: 122. Large with white body, black head w ...

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22 PLATE 4: DABBLING DUCKS II AND MERGANSER Mallard Anas platyrhynchos WV L: 56. W: 95. Large dabbling duck. Male has grey wings ...

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24 PLATE 5: DIVING DUCKS, GUINEAFOWL AND BUTTONQUAIL Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina wv L: 56. Large diving duck which sits hig ...

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26 PLATE 6: PARTRIDGES, FRANCOLIN AND QUAILS Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar RB L: 33. A distinctive plump gamebird; grey-brow ...

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28 PLATE 7: STORM PETRELS Wilson’s Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus SV L: 18. W: 40. Most numerous storm petrel in the region. I ...

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30 PLATE 8: SHEARWATERS I Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas V L: 48. W: 120. Slightly smaller than Cory’s and Scopoli’s ...

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32 PLATE 9: SHEARWATERS II AND JOUANIN’S PETREL Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea V L: 42. W: 100. Dark brown shearwater, similar ...

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34 PLATE 10: GREBES AND FLAMINGOS Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis RB, wv L: 27. W: 43. Small size, blunt-ended body, short n ...

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36 PLATE 11: STORKS AND CRANES Black Stork Ciconia nigra wv L: 95. W: 150. Glossy-black stork with white lower underparts. Told ...

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38 PLATE 12: IBISES AND SPOONBILLS African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus V L: 80. W: 112. Unmistakable with black-and-whi ...