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This checklist includes all bird species found in Israel , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

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Country or region: Israel [map]

Other names: State of Israel

Number of species: 591
Number of globally threatened species: 39
Number of introduced species: 10
Date last reviewed: 2020-03-01
Last modified: 2023-05-03
See also: http://www.israbirding.com/checklist/
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STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae

Common OstrichStruthio camelusExtirpated

 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorRare/Accidental
Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanicaRare/Accidental
Graylag GooseAnser anser
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Lesser White-fronted GooseAnser erythropusRare/Accidental
Taiga Bean-GooseAnser fabalisRare/Accidental
Tundra Bean-GooseAnser serrirostrisRare/Accidental
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisRare/Accidental
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisRare/Accidental
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusRare/Accidental
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusRare/Accidental
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaIntroduced species
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataIntroduced species
Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianusRare/Accidental
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataIntroduced species
Baikal TealSibirionetta formosaRare/Accidental
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GadwallMareca strepera
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Cape TealAnas capensisRare/Accidental
Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaRare/Accidental
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Green-winged TealAnas crecca
Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostris
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaRare/Accidental
Common PochardAythya ferina
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greater ScaupAythya marilaRare/Accidental
Common EiderSomateria mollissimaRare/Accidental
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaRare/Accidental
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisRare/Accidental
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaRare/Accidental
SmewMergellus albellusRare/Accidental
Common MerganserMergus merganserRare/Accidental
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisIntroduced species
White-headed DuckOxyura leucocephala

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
Sand PartridgeAmmoperdix heyi
Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
ChukarAlectoris chukar

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae

Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorRare/Accidental

 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusRare/Accidental
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaRare/Accidental
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock PigeonColumba livia
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
European Turtle-DoveStreptopelia turtur
Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalisRare/Accidental
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogriseaRare/Accidental
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Namaqua DoveOena capensis

 
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae

Pin-tailed SandgrousePterocles alchata
Spotted SandgrousePterocles senegallus
Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalis
Crowned SandgrousePterocles coronatus
Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteinii

 
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae

Great BustardOtis tardaRare/Accidental
Macqueen's BustardChlamydotis macqueenii
Little BustardTetrax tetrax

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusRare/Accidental
Himalayan CuckooCuculus saturatusRare/Accidental
Common CuckooCuculus canorus
Oriental CuckooCuculus optatusRare/Accidental

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Eurasian NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
Egyptian NightjarCaprimulgus aegyptius
Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

Alpine SwiftApus melba
Common SwiftApus apus
Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
Pacific SwiftApus pacificusRare/Accidental
Little SwiftApus affinis

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Water RailRallus aquaticus
Corn CrakeCrex crex
African CrakeCrex egregiaRare/Accidental
Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisRare/Accidental
Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalusRare/Accidental
Little CrakeZapornia parva
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae

Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
Common CraneGrus grus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Eurasian Thick-kneeBurhinus oedicnemus
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae

Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
European Golden-PloverPluvialis apricaria
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaRare/Accidental
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaRare/Accidental
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusRare/Accidental
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicusRare/Accidental
Sociable LapwingVanellus gregarius
White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
Lesser Sand-PloverCharadrius mongolusRare/Accidental
Greater Sand-PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
Caspian PloverCharadrius asiaticus
Kittlitz's PloverCharadrius pecuariusRare/Accidental
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisRare/Accidental
Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Slender-billed CurlewNumenius tenuirostrisRare/Accidental
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great KnotCalidris tenuirostrisRare/Accidental
Red KnotCalidris canutus
RuffCalidris pugnax
Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Long-toed StintCalidris subminutaRare/Accidental
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisRare/Accidental
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiRare/Accidental
Little StintCalidris minuta
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisRare/Accidental
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisRare/Accidental
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosRare/Accidental
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaRare/Accidental
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusRare/Accidental
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Great SnipeGallinago media
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenuraRare/Accidental
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereusRare/Accidental
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorRare/Accidental
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusRare/Accidental
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesRare/Accidental
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Common RedshankTringa totanus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Dromadidae

Crab-PloverDromas ardeolaRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Cream-colored CourserCursorius cursor
Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarumRare/Accidental
Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanni

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Great SkuaStercorarius skuaRare/Accidental
South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormickiRare/Accidental
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae

Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Sabine's GullXema sabiniRare/Accidental
Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusRare/Accidental
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalusRare/Accidental
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanRare/Accidental
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
White-eyed GullIchthyaetus leucophthalmus
Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichiiRare/Accidental
Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouiniiRare/Accidental
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatusRare/Accidental
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Armenian GullLarus armenicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusRare/Accidental
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusRare/Accidental
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusRare/Accidental
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Saunders's TernSternula saundersiRare/Accidental
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Black TernChlidonias niger
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiRare/Accidental
Common TernSterna hirundo
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaRare/Accidental
White-cheeked TernSterna repressa
Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiRare/Accidental
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensisRare/Accidental
African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisRare/Accidental

 
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae

Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusRare/Accidental

 
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae

Red-throated LoonGavia stellataRare/Accidental
Arctic LoonGavia arctica

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae

White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cautaRare/Accidental

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae

Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicusRare/Accidental

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae

European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicusRare/Accidental
Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhousRare/Accidental
Swinhoe's Storm-PetrelHydrobates monorhisRare/Accidental
Band-rumped Storm-PetrelHydrobates castroRare/Accidental
Matsudaira's Storm-PetrelHydrobates matsudairaeRare/Accidental

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Cape PetrelDaption capenseRare/Accidental
Fea's PetrelPterodroma feaeRare/Accidental
Soft-plumaged PetrelPterodroma mollisRare/Accidental
Atlantic PetrelPterodroma incertaRare/Accidental
Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulweriiRare/Accidental
Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelasRare/Accidental
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipesRare/Accidental
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisRare/Accidental
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusRare/Accidental
Yelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouan
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusRare/Accidental
Subantarctic ShearwaterPuffinus elegansRare/Accidental
Barolo ShearwaterPuffinus baroliRare/Accidental
Tropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloniRare/Accidental
Persian ShearwaterPuffinus persicusRare/Accidental

 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Black StorkCiconia nigra
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferRare/Accidental
Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisRare/Accidental

 
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae

Lesser FrigatebirdFregata arielRare/Accidental

 
SULIFORMES: Sulidae

Masked BoobySula dactylatraRare/Accidental
Brown BoobySula leucogasterRare/Accidental
Northern GannetMorus bassanus

 
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae

African DarterAnhinga rufaRare/Accidental

 
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
European ShagGulosus aristotelisRare/Accidental

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensRare/Accidental
Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusRare/Accidental

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Great BitternBotaurus stellaris
Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaRare/Accidental
Goliath HeronArdea goliathRare/Accidental
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Great EgretArdea alba
Intermediate EgretArdea intermediaRare/Accidental
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularis
Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaRare/Accidental
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Chinese Pond-HeronArdeola bacchusRare/Accidental
Striated HeronButorides striata
Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusRare/Accidental
Northern Bald IbisGeronticus eremitaIntroduced species
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusRare/Accidental
Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusRare/Accidental
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusRare/Accidental
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachus
Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosRare/Accidental
White-backed VultureGyps africanusRare/Accidental
Rüppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliRare/Accidental
Eurasian GriffonGyps fulvus
BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusRare/Accidental
Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus
Lesser Spotted EagleClanga pomarina
Greater Spotted EagleClanga clanga
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
Tawny EagleAquila rapaxRare/Accidental
Steppe EagleAquila nipalensis
Imperial EagleAquila heliaca
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiRare/Accidental
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesRare/Accidental
Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusRare/Accidental
Eurasian Marsh-HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
ShikraAccipiter badiusRare/Accidental
Levant SparrowhawkAccipiter brevipes
Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Northern GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
Red KiteMilvus milvusRare/Accidental
Black KiteMilvus migrans
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusRare/Accidental
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Barn OwlTyto alba

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Arabian Scops-OwlOtus pamelaeRare/Accidental
Eurasian Scops-OwlOtus scops
Pallid Scops-OwlOtus brucei
Oriental Scops-OwlOtus suniaRare/Accidental
Pharaoh Eagle-OwlBubo ascalaphus
Eurasian Eagle-OwlBubo bubo
Brown Fish-OwlKetupa zeylonensisExtirpated
Little OwlAthene noctua
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Maghreb OwlStrix mauritanica
Desert OwlStrix hadorami
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae

Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollisRare/Accidental
Arabian Green Bee-eaterMerops cyanophrys
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

European RollerCoracias garrulus
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusRare/Accidental

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Eurasian WryneckJynx torquilla
Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni
Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinus
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
Sooty FalconFalco concolor
MerlinFalco columbarius
Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
Saker FalconFalco cherrug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatriaRare/Accidental
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriIntroduced species

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae

Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
Red-tailed ShrikeLanius phoenicuroides
Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatusRare/Accidental
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachRare/Accidental
Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor
Lesser Gray ShrikeLanius minor
Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxRare/Accidental
Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
Eurasian JackdawCorvus monedula
House CrowCorvus splendensIntroduced species
RookCorvus frugilegus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis
Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
Common RavenCorvus corax

 
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

Coal TitPeriparus aterRare/Accidental
Sombre TitPoecile lugubris
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusRare/Accidental
Great TitParus major

 
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae

Eurasian Penduline-TitRemiz pendulinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Greater Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon alaudipes
Thick-billed LarkRamphocoris clotbeyRare/Accidental
Bar-tailed LarkAmmomanes cinctura
Desert LarkAmmomanes deserti
Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigricepsRare/Accidental
Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusRare/Accidental
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
Temminck's LarkEremophila bilopha
Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
Mongolian Short-toed LarkCalandrella dukhunensisRare/Accidental
Hume's LarkCalandrella acutirostrisRare/Accidental
Bimaculated LarkMelanocorypha bimaculata
Calandra LarkMelanocorypha calandra
Arabian LarkEremalauda eremodites
Mediterranean Short-toed LarkAlaudala rufescens
Turkestan Short-toed LarkAlaudala heineiRare/Accidental
Wood LarkLullula arborea
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
Crested LarkGalerida cristata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Panuridae

Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilis
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Booted WarblerIduna caligataRare/Accidental
Sykes's WarblerIduna ramaRare/Accidental
Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
Upcher's WarblerHippolais languida
Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorum
Icterine WarblerHippolais icterina
Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricolaRare/Accidental
Blyth's Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorumRare/Accidental
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustris
Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Basra Reed WarblerAcrocephalus griseldisRare/Accidental
Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalisRare/Accidental
Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

Pallas's Grasshopper WarblerHelopsaltes certhiolaRare/Accidental
River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaRare/Accidental
Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisRare/Accidental
Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
Eurasian Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaRare/Accidental
Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Common House-MartinDelichon urbicum
Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

White-spectacled BulbulPycnonotus xanthopygos
White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotisRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Eastern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus orientalis
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humei
Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulusRare/Accidental
Radde's WarblerPhylloscopus schwarziRare/Accidental
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatusRare/Accidental
Plain Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus neglectusRare/Accidental
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mountain ChiffchaffPhylloscopus sindianusRare/Accidental
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Green WarblerPhylloscopus nitidusRare/Accidental
Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealisRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae

Scrub WarblerScotocerca inquieta
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Barred WarblerCurruca nisoria
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Arabian WarblerCurruca leucomelaena
Eastern Orphean WarblerCurruca crassirostris
African Desert WarblerCurruca desertiRare/Accidental
Asian Desert WarblerCurruca nana
Menetries's WarblerCurruca mystaceaRare/Accidental
Rüppell's WarblerCurruca ruppeli
Cyprus WarblerCurruca melanothorax
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
Moltoni's WarblerCurruca subalpinaRare/Accidental
Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiaeRare/Accidental
Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
Greater WhitethroatCurruca communis
Spectacled WarblerCurruca conspicillata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Arabian BabblerArgya squamiceps

 
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae

GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Tichodromidae

WallcreeperTichodroma muraria

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae

Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
Western Rock NuthatchSitta neumayer

 
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae

Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristisIntroduced species
Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalusIntroduced species
Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterRare/Accidental
Tristram's StarlingOnychognathus tristramii

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Eyebrowed ThrushTurdus obscurusRare/Accidental
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Black-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularisRare/Accidental
Dusky ThrushTurdus eunomusRare/Accidental
Naumann's ThrushTurdus naumanniRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Black Scrub-RobinCercotrichas podobeRare/Accidental
Rufous-tailed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas galactotes
European RobinErithacus rubecula
White-throated RobinIrania gutturalis
Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
BluethroatLuscinia svecica
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusRare/Accidental
Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicillaRare/Accidental
Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva
Semicollared FlycatcherFicedula semitorquata
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
Rufous-backed RedstartPhoenicurus erythronotusRare/Accidental
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Rufous-tailed Rock-ThrushMonticola saxatilis
Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitarius
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Siberian StonechatSaxicola maurusRare/Accidental
Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeriRare/Accidental
Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataRare/Accidental
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina
Hooded WheatearOenanthe monacha
Desert WheatearOenanthe deserti
Cyprus WheatearOenanthe cypriaca
Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
Red-rumped WheatearOenanthe moesta
BlackstartOenanthe melanura
Variable WheatearOenanthe picataRare/Accidental
Black WheatearOenanthe leucuraRare/Accidental
White-crowned WheatearOenanthe leucopyga
Finsch's WheatearOenanthe finschii
Mourning WheatearOenanthe lugens
Kurdish WheatearOenanthe xanthoprymnaRare/Accidental
Persian WheatearOenanthe chrysopygiaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae

Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hypocoliidae

HypocoliusHypocolius ampelinusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Palestine SunbirdCinnyris osea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Indian SilverbillEuodice malabaricaIntroduced species
Red AvadavatAmandava amandavaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae

Alpine AccentorPrunella collarisRare/Accidental
Radde's AccentorPrunella ocularis
Black-throated AccentorPrunella atrogularisRare/Accidental
DunnockPrunella modularis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House SparrowPasser domesticus
Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
Dead Sea SparrowPasser moabiticus
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusRare/Accidental
Arabian Golden SparrowPasser euchlorusRare/Accidental
Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollisRare/Accidental
Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
Pale RockfinchCarpospiza brachydactyla

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
Blyth's PipitAnthus godlewskiiRare/Accidental
Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoniRare/Accidental
Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
American PipitAnthus rubescens

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
Sinai RosefinchCarpodacus synoicus
Crimson-winged FinchRhodopechys sanguineus
Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
Desert FinchRhodospiza obsoleta
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Eurasian LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraRare/Accidental
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
European SerinSerinus serinus
Fire-fronted SerinSerinus pusillus
Syrian SerinSerinus syriacus
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae

Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Black-headed BuntingEmberiza melanocephala
Red-headed BuntingEmberiza brunicepsRare/Accidental
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
Cinereous BuntingEmberiza cineracea
Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana
Cretzschmar's BuntingEmberiza caesia
Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolata
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Yellow-breasted BuntingEmberiza aureolaRare/Accidental
Little BuntingEmberiza pusillaRare/Accidental
Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaRare/Accidental
Black-faced BuntingEmberiza spodocephalaRare/Accidental
Chestnut BuntingEmberiza rutilaRare/Accidental

 

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