The Kuwait Bird Market January to May 2010

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1 The Kuwait Bird Market January to May 2010 Prepared by: AbdulRahman Al-Sirhan & Ouda Al-Bathali (OSK members)

2 Introduction: This is a brief report that document what is happening at the Kuwait Bird Market, from January to May It document 72 species of birds that are sold in Kuwait Bird Market today most probably caught in Kuwait or neighbouring countries. Six of these species are in the IUCN Red List. These are the Lesser Kestrel (vulnerable), Eastern Imperial Eagle (vulnerable), Pallid Harrier (near threatened), Eurasian Curlew (near threatened), Black-tailed Godwit (near threatened) and European Roller (near threatened). Also the report includes some reptiles, mammals and arthropods specially those that are thought to have been captured in Kuwait. Most of bird species are thought to have been caught in Kuwait, but some are believed to have been imported from neighbouring countries, especially when seller tells so as with Black Scrub Robin chicks from last summer and the Dark-chanting Goshawk. The list follows OSME Region List in taxonomy and English names ( Species in the IUCN Red List are in BOLD. 08/01/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 4 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 40 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus 6 16/01/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 3 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 6 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 1 Arabian False Copra Malpolon moilensis 1 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 1 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 2 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 1 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1 28/01/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 4 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 1 Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 15 Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 1 offered at 130KD Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes 1 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 4 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1 29/01/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Eurasian Curlew umenius arquata 1 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 4 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 6 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 35 Rook Corvus frugilegus 1 2

3 06/02/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Dark-chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates 1 it was said to have been captured in Qatif, Al- Hassa District, Saudi Arabia. 12/02/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 13/02/02/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis 2 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1 16/02/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Lilith Owlet Athene noctua lilith 3 Pharaoh Eagle Owl Bubo ascalaphus 1 the seller claims it was captured in Saudi Arabia. 27/02/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Lesser Jerboa Jaculu jaculus 10 Black Scorpion Androctonus crassicauda 2 at 25KD each. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 6 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 2 Garganey Anas querquedula 1 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 1 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 20 Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens 1 Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps 20 Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 100 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 10 04/03/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 10 Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 1 06/03/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 7 Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 1 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 5 Ethiopian Hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus 2 09/03/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 5 tied with jesses and a mask on it. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 3 13/03/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 45 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 3 Steppe Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris 16 3

4 20/03/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys leucotis 6 chicks Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 22 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 4 Long-eared Hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus 2 Montagu s Harrier Circus pygargus 1 26/03/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Spiny-tailed Lizard Uromastyx aegyptia 4-5KD each Arabian Fox vulpes vulpes arabicus 3 juveniles White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys leucotis 5 chicks 6KD each taken from nest at Al Sabah Hospital Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 65 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 9 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 1 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 2 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 6 Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 6 Steppe Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris 8-7KD each 27/03/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 5 Montagu s Harrier Circus pygargus 4 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 6 10 to 15KD each Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 60 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 8 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys leucotis 50 chicks White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1 03/04/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 350 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 40 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 10 Montagu s Harrier Circus pygargus 5 Steppe Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris 10 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys leucotis 60 featherless chicks 08/04/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2 Blue-cheecked Bee-eater Merops persicus 10 Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus 1 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 4 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 4 Steppe Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris 2 Long-eared Hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus 5 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 18 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 45 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 15 4

5 09/04/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 35 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 15 Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 1 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 2 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys leucotis 15 chicks Montagu s Harrier Circus pygargus 1 European Roller Coracias garrulus 3 Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 2 10/04/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 56 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 14 European Roller Coracias garrulus 2 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys leucotis 20 chicks Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 1 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 2 Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 4 16/04/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 1 Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus 3 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 4 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1 Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 1 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 1 Long-eared Hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus 2 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys leucotis 60 chicks Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 54 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 16 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 2 Steppe Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris 1 24/04/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 14 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 6 Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 1 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 1 Arabian Fox vulpes vulpes arabicus 3 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 20 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 6 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys leucotis 50 chicks 26/04/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 40 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 10 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 6 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 4 Arabian Fox vulpes vulpes arabicus 3 juveniles Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 1 5

6 Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 3 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 30 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 10 Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 1 Steppe Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris 3 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 2 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 2 29/04/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Afghan Babbler Turdoides caudata huttoni 2 juvenile 30KD each Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 30 5KD each Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 14 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 4 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 2 30/04/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 75 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 25 Arabian Fox vulpes vulpes arabicus 2 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 2 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 Rat Snake Platyceps ventromaculatus 4 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 4 Steppe Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris 1 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 1 Long-eared Hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus 10 4 of which juveniles Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 40 Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 50 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 6 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 1 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 4 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 7 chicks taken from nest Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus 4 - chicks taken from nest 01/05/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 30 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 4 Arabian Fox vulpes vulpes arabicus 4 juveniles Long-eared Hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus 10 4 of which juveniles 06/05/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 12 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 3 Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis 15 chicks taken from nest Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1 07/05/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 10 - with jesses and mask 6

7 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni KD each with jesses and mask Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 3 Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus 2 Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 1 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 5 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 20 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 2 Rat Snake Platyceps ventromaculatus 1 Rufous-tailed scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 1 Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 20 2 of which chicks White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys leucotis chicks 100 all chicks House Crow Corvus splendens 10 Laughing Dove Stigmatopelia senegalensis 50 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 50 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 2 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 2 Arabian Fox vulpes vulpes arabicus 2 juveniles Long-eared Hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus 7 3 of which juveniles Spiny-tailed Lizard Uromastyx aegyptia 4 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 7 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 1 Lesser Jerboa Jaculu jaculus 5 14/05/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 14 - of which 3 small chicks must have been taken from a nest from Kuwait. Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 4 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 8 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 1 chick (said to be from Saudi Arabia) Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 2 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 10 chicks Crested Lark Galerida cristata 2 Arabian Fox vulpes vulpes arabicus 2 Rat Snake Platyceps ventromaculatus 4 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 2 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 6 chicks 15/05/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 1 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys leucotis chicks 200 all chicks House Crow Corvus splendens 30 Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis 1 Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps 20 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 36 (probably imported from Iran) 7

8 22/05/2010 at Kuwait Bird Market Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis 1 Arabian Fox vulpes vulpes arabicus 4 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 2 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 6 Spiny-tailed Lizard Uromastyx aegyptia 3 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 10 chicks Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus 2 Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 8

9 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni with Common Kestrels Falco tinnunculus Kestrels for Sale 9

10 Kestrels Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 10

11 Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus chicks photographed on 15/05/

12 Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca has just been sold! 12

13 Kestrels Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus photographed on 05/11/

14 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys leucotis chicks Shikra Accipiter badius photographed on 05/01/

15 Pharaoh Eagle Owl Bubo ascalaphus photographed on 07/11/2009 Barn Owl Tyto alba 15

16 Pharaoh Eagle Owl Bubo ascalaphus Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 16

17 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus A Large Black-headed Gull offered for sale 17

18 Arabian Fox Vulpes vulpes arabicus Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga 18

19 Arabian Fox Vulpes vulpes arabicus Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 19

20 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus on 08/01/2010 Crested Lark Galerida cristata chicks 20

21 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys leucotis European Roller Coracias garrulus 21

22 Lesser Kestrels Falco naumanni A montagu s Harrier Circus pygargus 22

23 Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus European ightjar Caprimulgus europaeus sold on 19/10/