Rakws Category: Birds

Scientific Name: Limosa limosa

Common passage migrant and  winter visitor to UAE.

Size: 37-42 cm long, 63- 74 cm wingspan

Habitat: Coastal mudflats and sandy intertidal zones, also inland saline and freshwater marshes. Inland, more likely to be found in freshwater.

IUCN Status: Near Threatened (NT)

Other Status: Part of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Water-Birds (AEWA).

You can spot Black-Tailed Godwits at Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary which supports a number of globally threatened species of water-birds.​

Scientific Name: Phoenicopterus roseus

Common Migrant, winter visitor and local breeder to UAE​

Size: 110–150 cm tall

Habitat: Shallow coastal lagoon, lakes and mudflats.

IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC)

Other Status: CMS, Appendix – II

Did you know? Flamingoes get the pink colour from the pigment called carotenoid which is present in the algae they feed on.

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​Scientific Name: Charadrius dubius

Size:  12-18 cm long, 32-35 wingspan

Habitat: Mudflats

Diet: Small invertebrates, insects and worms

IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern​

Scientific Name: Circus aeruginosus

Size: up to  56 cm long, 130 cm wingspan

Habitat: Wetlands and reed beds.

Diet: Small mammals and birds, carrions, insects, frogs and fish.

IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern

Marsh Harriers fly in slow speed to easily detect its prey.​

Scientific Name: Gallinula chloropus

Size: Length: 30 – 38 cm

Habitat: Vegetated marshes, pond, canals and other wetlands.

Diet: Feeds on anything including small fish, earthworms, insects, plant matter and even birds’ eggs.

IUCN Status: Least Concern (LC)​​

Scientific Name: Numenius arquata

Size: Length 52 to 55 cm

Habitat: Breeds on moors and marshlands as well as in  moist meadows. Also found on coastal mudflats and sometimes the muddy shores of lakes and rivers.

Diet:  Mollusks, crabs, and polychaete worms

IUCN Status: Near Threatened