Birds of Oman

African Sacred Ibis Glossy Ibis Eurasian Spoonbill African Spoonbill imm imm imm imm ad summer ad summer ad summer ad ad ...

40 PLATE 13: BITTERNS Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris wv L: 75. W: 130. Cryptically patterned brown heron, more often heard ...

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42 PLATE 14: HERONS I Striated Heron Butorides striata RB L: 43. W: 60. Primarily coastal; small, rather dark heron. Adult ident ...

Striated Heron Squacco Heron Chinese Pond Heron Western Cattle Egret Indian Pond Heron Eastern Cattle Egret brevipes atricapilla ...

44 PLATE 15: HERONS II Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax PM, WV L: 60. W: 110. Stocky, about half the size of Grey ...

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46 PLATE 16: HERONS III Great Egret Ardea alba WV, PM L: 95. W: 155. Largest white heron with long, angular neck often stretched ...

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48 PLATE 17: PELICANS, TROPICBIRD AND FRIGATEBIRDS Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus wv L: 140–175. W: 270–330. Large wi ...

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50 PLATE 18: GANNET, BOOBIES AND CORMORANTS Cape Gannet Morus capensis V L: 85. W: 150. Adult very similar to extralimital North ...

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52 PLATE 19: VULTURES Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus RB, WV L: 62. W: 155. A small vulture. Adult has white, wedge-shape ...

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54 juv PLATE 20: OSPREY AND HONEY BUZZARDS Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus RB, WV L: 56–61. W: 145–165. Large; long, narrow win ...

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56 PLATE 21: KITES Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus pm, wv L: 33. W: 76. Small, similar in size to Common Kestrel, but appears ...

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58 PLATE 22: EAGLES I Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina pm, wv L: 62. W: 145–165. Medium-brown adult shows contrast between p ...