Syria

Syria Country Profile

*** Geography / Info
Syria – about.com
Geography of Syria – thefullwiki.org

 

*** Climate / Environment
Climate Syria – cometosyria.com
Syria – Climate – visualgeography.com

 

*** Biogeography / Ecoregions / Habitats
Ecoregions by country – S – wwf

 

*** Bird Lists
A – Links with extensive additional Species Information
Syria Checklist – avibase
The Birds of Syria – oiseaux.net
List of Birds of Syria – wikipedia.org

B – Links with less extensive Species Information
Syria Multimedia Checklist – ibc

 

*** Endemics / EBA’s / Key Species
There are no endemic birds in Syria but there is one EBA
Some Key Species…
Syrian Serin – arkive.org
Syrian Woodpecker – birdingeasterneurope.blogspot.fr

 

*** Endangered Species
Threatened Birds in Syria – birdlife.org
Syrian Bald Ibis – mongabay.com
Syrian birds on migration – iagnbi.org
Northern Bald Ibis return to Syria – wildlifeextra.com
Four Scottish biologists head to Syria… – wildlifeextra.com
Northern Bald Ibis Conservation & Reintroduction workshop – gianlucaserra.com

 

*** Photos / Videos / Sounds
Jabul Lake Birds in Syria – flickr.com
Bird photos Syria – surfbirds.com
Syria Multimedia Checklist – ibc … with extensive Multimedia links

 

*** Birding
Birding Syria – fatbirder
Syria Hotspots – camacdonald.com
Birdwatching in Syria – iberianature.com
Syria Resources – birdlife.org
Explore Species Data – ebird.org

 

*** Migration
Turkish birds in Syria – rspb.org.uk
Israeli Barn Owl caught in Syria – birds.org.il

 

*** Conservation / Biodiversity
Syria goes Green – ens-newswire.com
Conservation of Marine Biodiversity: Syria – medmpa.rac-spa.org

 

*** Reserves / Parks / IBA’s
List of Syria IBA’s – birdlife.org
Syria National Parks – nationalparks-worldwide.info

 

*** Wetlands / Ramsar Sites
Sabkhat Al Jabbul – gianlucaserra.com
Waterbirds survey in Syria – medwetlands-obs.org

 

*** Marine Reserves
List of Syria Marine IBA’s Syria – birdlife.org

 

*** Projects
Syria completes community participation project for Al Jaboul – ramsar.org
Range rehabilitation… – gianlucaserra.com
Action Plan for the Conservation of the Bald Ibis – naturevivante.org

 

*** Issues
Syria Biodiversity Conservation Data – medomed.org
Critically Endangered Sociable Lapings killed by hunters in Syria – wildlifeextra.com

 

*** Societies / Blogs
Syrian Society for the Conservation of Wildlife (SSCW) – birdlife.org
Syria Egypt and Israel Blog – nubijar.blogspot.ae

 

*** Wildlife
Wildlife of Syria – iberianature.com

 

*** Health
Traveler’s Health Syria

 

*** Travel / Trips
Syria – Birds & Archaeology – naturetrek.co.uk
Syria: Bradt Travel Guides – bradtguides.com

 

*** Trip Reports
Syria 2004 – surfbirds.com

 

*** Papers
Notes on some Summer Birds of Syria – kasparek-verlag.de

 

*** Books
Birds of Syria
First Syrian Bird Book written in Arabic – birdlife.org