Birds of Israel

463 species recorded at 18 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

White WagtailMotacilla alba

White-spectacled BulbulPycnonotus xanthopygos

Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilis

House SparrowPasser domesticus

White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis

Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus

Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis

Rock DoveColumba livia

European StonechatSaxicola rubicola

Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

BluethroatLuscinia svecica

Hooded CrowCorvus cornix

Grey HeronArdea cinerea

Most recorded

Little EgretEgretta garzetta

Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri

Palestine SunbirdCinnyris osea

Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus

Common MynaAcridotheres tristis

MallardAnas platyrhynchos

Crested LarkGalerida cristata

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla

Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus

Eurasian CootFulica atra

Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus

Hotspots with the most records

International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE)HaDarom338 species
Jerusalem Bird ObservatoryJerusalem District201 species
Eilat – KM20 Flamingo Pools 20HaDarom304 species
Gazelle ValleyJerusalem District217 species
Hama'apil FishpondsHaMerkaz238 species
Poleg MarshHaMerkaz243 species
Kfar Ruppin fishpondsHaZafon260 species
Eilat north beachHaDarom290 species
Eilat – KM19 Sewage Ponds 19HaDarom277 species
Ma'ayan Tzvi FishpondsHaifa District261 species
Hula Valley – Lake AgmonHaZafon262 species
Yeruham LakeHaDarom263 species

All 18 hotspots

Tsor'a FieldsJerusalem District230 species
Ma'agan Michael Fishponds & BeachHaifa District276 species
Hulda ReservoirHaMerkaz233 species
Hatzuk Beach TLVTel Aviv District251 species
Ein Hamifratz FishpondsHaZafon232 species
Beer-Sheva Park==HaDarom234 species

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All species recorded · 463

Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys
Garganey Spatula querquedula
Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Gadwall Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Common Swift Apus apus
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
Little Swift Apus affinis
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii
Rock Dove Columba livia
Stock Dove Columba oenas
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
African Crake Crecopsis egregia
Corn Crake Crex crex
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
Little Crake Zapornia parva
Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
Common Crane Grus grus
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Great Snipe Gallinago media
Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Little Stint Calidris minuta
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
Little Tern Sternula albifrons
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii
White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus
Common Gull Larus canus
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Hydrobates monorhis
Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan
Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Great Egret Ardea alba
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
Little Owl Athene noctua
Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei
Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
European Roller Coracias garrulus
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus
Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
House Crow Corvus splendens
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
Northern Raven Corvus corax
Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus
Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus
Great Tit Parus major
Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
Woodlark Lullula arborea
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
Arabian Lark Eremalauda eremodites
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis
Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris
Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea
Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans
Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Vinous-breasted Myna Acridotheres leucocephalus
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas podobe
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca
Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea
Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
Sunda Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
Dunnock Prunella modularis
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta
Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus
European Serin Serinus serinus
Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus
Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia
Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus