The village has many migratory birds, and there are resident birds that reflect the beauty of the mountainous sites and green spaces, such as
Sand Partridge and some types of falcons, as well as pigeons and various sparrows.
White-crowned, Hooded and Mourning Wheatears, Brown-necked Ravens, loose flocks of Trumpeter Finches, Scrub Warblers and even
Sand Partridge. There are Burton's Carpet Vipers and Horned Vipers, gecko species and lacertids.
The Francolin competes with the shy Arabian
Sand Partridge that is partial to the Hajar Mountains.
She also paid EUR40,000 for Mary Davison's half-sister to black-type winner
Sand Partridge, by first-season sire Rossini.
He had previously pipped on the post when beaten a short head by
Sand Partridge at Tipperary and is just preferred to the in-form Worldly Treasure.
A daughter of Thunder Gulch, she is reportedly highly regarded and is expected to make a winning debut at the expense of the progressive
Sand Partridge, whose form includes a creditable fourth behind subsequent Moyglare winner, Preseli, at Leopardstown.
The survey results in the region indicated the presence of different types of wild animals that act as vital for the existence of the Arabian Leopard in the area for being one of its basic prey, such as the Arabian gazelle, Nubian Ibex, the Fox, Rock Hyrax, Arab Partridge,
Sand Partridge, Porcupines and others.
Another important species that is resident in and around the mountain and its wadis (valleys) is the
Sand Partridge.
BRITISH fillies Miss Riviera Golf and Philantha, and the Irish-trained
Sand Partridge face tough opposition in the Listed Prix Coronation at Saint-Cloud today, writes Desmond Stoneham.
Sand Partridge caused an upset at Tipperary on Thursday evening when getting the better of the Aidan O'Brien-trained favourite Shoal Creek in the winners-of-one race.
He said: "He's a tough sort of horse, consistent and in good order, but he'll have his work cut out to beat
Sand Partridge.
The Green Desert filly, a comfortable winner at Gowran on her only previous outing, took over from stablemate Kerataka under a furlong and a half out in the one mile Listed contest and stayed on well to beat
Sand Partridge and Topsy Morning.