Bird and Animal Life in Mujib
As well as resident birds, the reserve is strategically important as a safe stop-over for the huge number of birds which fly annually along the rift valley between Africa & northeast Europe. It is possible to see the following birds in Mujib:
- Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)
- Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
- Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)
- Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes)
- Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
- Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor)
- Sand Partridge (Ammoperdix heyi)
- Hume's Owl (Strix butleri)
- Hooded Wheatear (Oenanthe monacha)
- Blackstart (Cercomela melanura)
- Arabian Babbler (Turdoides squamiceps)
- Striolated Bunting (Emberiza striolata)
- Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus)
- Dead Sea Sparrow (Passer moabiticus)
- Tristram's Starling (Onychognathus tristramii)
Many carnivores also inhabit the various vegetation zones in Mujib, such as the Caracal cat, striped hyena and the Syrian wolf. One of the most important animals in Mujib is the Nubian ibex, a large mountain goat which became threatened as a result of over-hunting.
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