Syria lies east of the Mediterranean Sea ('Levante') with a 193 km long coastline. The climate along this coast is Mediterranean, i.e. mild wet winters and hot dry summers. Inland, the landscape changes first to steppe and then to desert. Biodiversity has declined sharply over the centuries, only the birdlife is rich, as Syria is an important transit area for migratory birds. BirdLife International has registered more than 20 IBAs (Impostant Bird and Biodiversity Areas) for Syria. However, tourism hardly takes place at present because of the civil war and lack of many important things,
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Cover image Syrian Serin, Drawing: J.G.Keulemans
Primary language English, secondary languages German, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese.
All 399 species are illustrated. In addition, links to HD videos of 159 bird species (1h 49m 59s) and audios of 88 bird species (55m 22s) are included. The assessment of the global conservation status of bird species uses the criteria of the Red List (IUCN) 2012.
The scientific system follows Clements et al. 2017.
An index, name registers in all selected languages and a scientific name register, all completely linked.
PDF E-book in page-based format A5: 154 pages, 25.68 MiB.
ePub E-book in flowable format for all devices with ePub reader: 22.12 MiB.
A paperback version of this bird guide is available from Amazon (ISBN: 9798368362618).
Also you can obtain a Kindle edition from Amazon (ASIN: B0BQ188617).
© Wolfgang J. Daunicht 2025
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