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Tristram's starling (Onychognathus tristramii), also known as Dead Sea starling or Tristram's grackle, is a species of starling native to the Middle East. It is the only member of the genus Onychognathus found mainly outside of Africa. [2] The species is named after Reverend Henry Baker Tristram, who collected natural history specimens. [3]
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Palestine. The avifauna of the Palestine region is unusually rich for so small an area. Henry B. Tristram , who identified much of the avifauna of Palestine in an 1885 study which denoted the geographical scope as covering an area of 5,600 square miles (15,000 km 2 ), identified 348 species.
Lists of birds of the Middle East (14 P) * Birds of the Arabian Peninsula (48 P) I. Important Bird Areas of the Middle East (19 C) S. Endemic birds of Socotra (10 P)
The Palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea) is a small passerine bird of the sunbird family, Nectariniidae. Found in parts of the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, it is also known as the northern orange-tufted sunbird. However, the name "orange-tufted sunbird" refers to another species, found further south in Africa.
The book is Forsman's second about raptor identification, following his 1999 book The Raptors of Europe and the Middle East, which also covered perched birds. [3] Unlike the 1999 book, Flight Identification of Raptors covers North Africa, and includes over 60 species (compared to 43 in the first book), with both North African species and rare ...
Lists of birds of the Middle East in West Asia. Pages in category "Lists of birds of the Middle East" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.