Based on the latest listings Iran possesses 550 bird species; 70 percent of them are migrating, or they come to Iran in the winter, or they come in the summer for breeding. The following list is a list of bird species in Iran that are the most interesting for watching; Macqueen’s Bustard, Iranian Ground Jay, Caspian Tit, Black-headed Penduline Tit, Sind Woodpecker, Caspian Snowcock, See-see Partridge, Eastern Rock Nuthatch,…
Best Bird Watching Season Three biological geographic regions of the world (Palearctic, Afrotropical, and Oriental) have affected the nature of Iran. This makes it possible for bird watchers to record the African, European, and Indian species at appropriate times. Iran is on the way to the mainstream of many migratory birds. For bird watching, the second half of the year based on the Iranian calendar (Oct - Feb) is a…
World Sparrow Day is celebrated on March 20, 2019. World Sparrow Day is a day designated to raise awareness of the House Sparrow and other common birds to urban environments, and of threats to their populations. It is an international initiative by the Nature Forever Society of India in collaboration with the Eco-Sys Action Foundation (France) and numerous other national and international organizations across the world. The idea of marking…
The analytical report of the Iran country rainfall in the current year has shown a significant increase in rainfall over the past year since autumn until now. So that some of the country's wetlands, such as "Gavkhoni International Wetland" on the central plateau of Iran, "Hamoon Wetland and Lake" in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, "Heleh Wetland" in Bushehr Province, Bisheh Dalan Lagoon in Borujerd City, have got a new life…
Regarding the migration time of many species in this season, we see the arrival of the first groups of migratory birds to Iran, such as Red-breasted Flycatcher, Little Ringed Plover, Siberian Stonechat, Steppe Gray Shrike, Menetries’s and Sykes’s Warblers, Eurasian Wryneck, … as well as a number of Wheatears like Black-eared Wheatear and Fincher's Wheatear are also visible in the mountains of the great city of Tehran in these days.…
Iranian Ground Jay Iranian Ground Jay or Pleske's Ground Jay is a species of bird that is desert color. It’s a rare bird and in the Corvidae family which is considered endangered species. Iranian Ground Jay lives only in the desert and semi-desert regions of eastern and southeast Iran, especially in Yazd, Semnan provinces, and Bardaskan of Khorasan Razavi province. Most observations are limited to Iran, therefore birders regard it…
National Bird-watching Day One day on the Iranian national calendar is dedicated to National Bird-watching Day for the first time in the year of 2010 by environmental and nature activists and the last Thursday in November of each year is designated as National Bird-watching Day. National Committee on Tourism, in support of the National Birdwatching Day celebration, has recognized the move for cultural development to protect Iran’s diverse bird species.…
Hypocolius It is the sole member of the genus Hypocolius and there is only one type of bird species in this family. The gray hypocolius is found in the Middle East. It breeds in Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan and it winters around the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the coasts of Saudi Arabia. It lives in brush and scrub areas. It has a long tail and a small bill.…
