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BIRDS OF OMAN
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 The Sultanate has three
distinct climatic zones and this helps create suitable
environments for a large variety of birds. Over 450 species of
birds (out of 10,000 known worldwide) have been identified in
the Sultanate of Oman, a country with limited rainfall: some
are passage migrants, some are resident and some are breeding
visitors.
There are just over 85 resident birds living in Oman all year
round, while the majority are "migratory" birds which visit
the country only at certain times of the year.
In Muscat Indian Rollers, Little Green Beeeaters,
Yellow-vented Bulbuls, Graceful Prinias and the Purple
Sunbirds can be seen at any time of the year.
 Muscat is also one of the best places in the world to study
the Steppe Eagle and one may see up to 100 at any one time.
Musandam, with its mountainous peaks rising to 2,000 metres is
the home of the Chukar, a member of the Partridge family.
The eastern and central regions of Oman are the places to see
shorebirds: Herons, waders, Sandpipers and Plovers migrate
here from their breeding grounds along the shores of the
Arctic Ocean in northern Europe and Siberia migrate here. And
the Barr Al Hikman is famous for its flocks of Greater
Flamingo.
The Batinah plain stretching between the mountains of the
Western Hajar and the Gulf of Oman from Muscat to the UAE
border holds farmland which is attractive to birds flying high
during migrations. There are several important bird sites in
this region: the offshore Sawadi islands have breeding Sooty
Falcons in summer, and the Daymaniyat Islands in the Gulf of
Oman have breeding Ospreys in winter and thousands of Bridled
Terns and other tern species in summer. It is strictly
forbidden to visit the Daymaniyat Islands from May to October.
The bird life of the southern region is quite different and
here 30 species of birds are exclusively found: Ruppel's
Weaver, Didric Cuckoo, African Scops Owl to name but a few. |
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