Field Guides

10 field guides

Region

Species Group

Arabian Desert Nocturnal

Oman — Wahiba Sands

Night drives to find Arabian oryx, sand cats, and desert foxes in the Empty Quarter's edge.

Desert & Arid Mammals Advanced

Atacama High Desert

Chile — Atacama

The world's driest desert with flamingos on high-altitude salt lakes.

Desert & Arid Birds Advanced

Australian Outback Desert

Australia — Alice Springs

Desert birding around waterholes that concentrate avian life in the Red Centre.

Desert & Arid Birds Intermediate

Gobi Desert Wildlife

Mongolia — South Gobi

Track snow leopards, wild Bactrian camels, and Gobi bears in Asia's harshest desert.

Desert & Arid Mammals Expert

Kalahari Desert Meerkats

Botswana — Makgadikgadi Pans

Watch habituated meerkat families emerge from burrows at sunrise.

Desert & Arid Mammals Beginner

Namib Desert Adapted Wildlife

Namibia — Skeleton Coast

Track desert-adapted elephants and lions along the Skeleton Coast's ancient river channels.

Desert & Arid Mammals Advanced Featured

Sahara Desert Oasis

Morocco — Merzouga

Spring migration brings Eurasian birds to Saharan oases — a desert birding hotspot.

Desert & Arid Birds Intermediate

Sonoran Desert Night Life

USA — Arizona

Night herping in the Sonoran Desert reveals rattlesnakes, Gila monsters, and desert tortoises.

Desert & Arid Reptiles Intermediate

Thar Desert Camels & Cranes

India — Rajasthan

Demoiselle cranes winter in vast flocks at the Thar Desert's edge near Khichan village.

Desert & Arid Birds Beginner

Wadi Rum Desert

Jordan — Wadi Rum

Explore sandstone desert for agama lizards, sand boas, and desert raptors.

Desert & Arid Reptiles Intermediate