References

This is a selected reference list utilized primarily during the writing of "Birds of Kuwait: A Comprehensive Guide" (Pope & Zogaris (Eds), 2012). Some more refrences have been added during the "Birds of Kuwait II" project (2013). Although there is a limited number of scientific studies on the birds of Kuwait or the wider region of the northern Gulf, there is an increasing number of publications in specialized and popularized media and on the internet.  It is always interesting and useful to utilize search-engines to collect recent publications and dissemination developments.

  • Alfadhel, A.F., 2005. Birds of Kuwait – A Portrait. Designed and  printed by British Industries. Kuwait.
  • Al Ghanem, K. and Al-Shihabi, Y., 2006. The Birds of Jahra Pool Reserve. Kuwait.
  • Al Nasrallah, K., 2011. The Birds of the Sabah Al-Ahmad Natural Reserve. Kuwait.
  • Alsdirawi F. and Faraj M., 2004. Establishing a trans-boundary peace park in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) on the Kuwaiti/Iraqi borders. Parks (War and Protected Areas), 14(1):48-55. 
  • Al Sirhan, A., 2011. Kuwait Annotated Checklist of Birds. Kuwait Ornithological Rarities Committee. Electronic Checklist (29 pp.). Available at www.oskonline.org/annotated_checklist.shtml
  • Al Yamani, F.Y., Bishop, J., Ramadhan, E., Al-Husaini, M., and Al-Ghadban, A.N., 2004. Oceanographic Atlas of Kuwait’s Waters. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. Kuwait.
  • Ararat, K. Fadhil, O., Porter, R.F. and Salim, M., 2011. Breeding birds in Iraq: Important new discoveries. Sandgrouse 33: 12-33.
  • Barthel, P.H. and Dougalis, P., 2008. New Holland European Bird Guide. New Holland Publishers, UK.
  • BirdLife International, 2001. Threatened Birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
  • BirdLife International, 2003. Saving Asia’s threatened birds: a guide for government and civil society. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
  • BirdLife International 2012. Important Bird Areas factsheet: Jal Az-Zor. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/06/2012.
  • Bonser, R., Al-Sirhan, A., Crochet, P-A., Legrand, V., Monticelli, D and Pope, M., 2012. Birding Kuwait. Birding World 24: 1-18.
  • Caulton E. and Keddie, D., 1989. Environmental conservation problems in Kuwait. The Environmentalist 9 (3): 219-228.
  • Clark, W.S., 1999. A Field Guide to the Raptors of Europe, The Middle East and North Africa.Oxford University Press. UK. 
  • Clayton, D.A. and Wells, K., 1994. Discovering Kuwait’s Wildlife (2nd Edition). Fahad Al-Marzouk, Kuwait. 
  • Conder, P., 1982. RSPB Guide to Birdwatching. Hamlyn, UK.
  • Cowan, P.J. and Pilcher, C.W.T., 2003. The status of desert birds in Kuwait. Sandgrouse 25(2): 122-125.
  • Cramp, S., Simmons, K.E.L. and Perrins, C.M., 1977-1994. The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Vols 1-9. OUP, Oxford UK. 
  • Deemer, M.R., 2011. Ras Al Zour: A Naturalists Photo Album - Guide to common local animals and plants, Kuwait. Published by the author. ParaGraphics - Kuwait.
  • Dickinson, E. (editor), 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Revised and enlarged 3rd Edition. Christopher Helm, UK.
  • Forsman, D., 1999. Raptors of Europe and the Middle East: A Handbook of Field Identification. Poyser, London, UK. 
  • Garnett, S.T. and Christidis, L., 2005. Implications of changing species definitions for conservation purposes. Bird Conservation International 17: 187–195.
  • Gill, F., Wright, M. and Donsker, D., 2010. IOC World Bird Names (Version 2.3.). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org
  • Gregory, G., 2005. The Birds of the State of Kuwait. Gibraltar Point Field Station, Skegness. UK.
  • Gregory, G., 2008. Kuwait Bird List 26/6/2008. Published at BirdForum.net.
  • Gregory, G., Robertson, P., and Thomas, B., 2001. Reduction of bird shooting in Kuwait. Sandgrouse 23(1): 34-38. 
  • Harris, A., Shirihai, H., and Christie, D., 1996. The Macmillan Birder’s Guide to European and Middle Eastern Birds. Macmillan General Books, UK. 
  • Hayman, P., Marchant, J., and Prater, T., 1986. Shorebirds: An identification guide to waders of the world. Houghton Mifflin Company, USA. 
  • Jennings, M.S., 2010. Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Arabia. Fauna of Arabia 25. 
  • Jones, D. A., 1996. A field guide to the shores of Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf. Kuwait University, Blandford Press.
  • Jonsson, L., 1992. Birds of Europe with North Africa and the Middle East. Helm, UK. 
  • Kuwait Environmental Protection Society, 2012. Unjustified Shooting of Birds in Kuwait: The reality and proposed solutions. Compiled by C. Canzanella. KEPS, Kuwait.
  • Kuwait Oil Company. 2013. Abdelliya Preserve - Kuwait Oil Company. A photographic album produced by Omar Ali Sadeq, Mohammad Al-Dosari, Naser Faleh Alhajri, Ayman Alkanderi. 63 p.
  • Olsen, K.M. and Larsson, H., 2003. Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America. Helm identification guides. Christopher Helm, UK. 
  • Ornithological Society of the Middle East (OSME), 2010. OSME region list of Birds: A consultative document (version 2.3). Available online at: www.osme.org/orl/orl.shtml.
  • Pilcher, C. and Shehab, M., 1994. State of Kuwait. In Important Bird Areas of the Middle East (Evans, M. (ed)). BirdLife Conservation Series No 2. pp 230-238. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
  • Porter, R. and Aspinal, S., 2010. Birds of the Middle East. Helm, UK.
  • Svensson, L., Mullarney, K., and Zetterstrom, D., 2009. Collins Bird Guide (2nd Edition). Harper Collins, London, UK. 
  • Tucker, G.M., and Heath, M.F., 1994. Birds in Europe: Their conservation status. BirdLife Conservation Series No. 3. Birdlife International. Cambridge, UK.