The Israeli Birding Website - birds of Israel checklist

English Name	Latin Name	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D	Status
STRUTHIONIFORMES
STRUTHIONIDAE
Common Ostrich	Struthio camelus	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	Extinct since 1920s
GAVIIFORMES
GAVIIDAE
Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata	E			E								E	1982, 1986, 1999, 2001 and 2009
Black-throated Loon	Gavia arctica	v	v	v								v	v	Total of 16 records. Recent ones being: 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Pacific Diver	Gavia pacifica	E											E	1 record (Dec 2023)
PODICIPEDIFORMES
PODICIPEDIDAE
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus			E	E	E	E	E						1981, 1981, 1993, 2016, 2016 and 2017
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	F	F	U	U	U	r	r	U	U	U	F	F	PM, WV, non-breeding SV, formerly bred
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Resident, PM, WV, SV
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	F	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	F	F	PM, WV, non-breeding SV, formerly bred
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena					E					E		E	1978, 1981, 1986, 2015 and 2021
PROCELLARIIFORMES
DIOMEDEIDAE
Shy Albatross	Thalassarche cauta		E											1981
PROCELLARIIDAE
Atlantic Petrel	Pterodroma incerta				E	E								1982 and 1989
Fea's Petrel	Pterodroma feae		E											1 record (1963)
Soft-plumaged Petrel	Pterodroma mollis			E										1997
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis	r	r	r	U	U	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	PM, WV, wanderer
Scopoli's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	r	r	r	U	U	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	PM, WV, wanderer
Streaked Shearwater	Calonectris leucomelas		E			E	E	E	E	E				1992, 1993, 2003 and 2008
Flesh-footed Shearwater	Ardenna carneipes								E					1980
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	PM, WV
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus						E							2014
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	E	E											Total of 8 records. Recent ones being: 2012, 2015 and 2020.
Barolo Shearwater	Puffinus baroli	E												1988
Tropical Shearwater	Puffinus bailloni					E	E				E		E	1992 and 1999
Persian Shearwater	Puffinus persicus					E	E				E		E	1985, 1989 and 2020
Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	E		E										1982 and 2002
Yelkouan Shearwater	Puffinus yelkouan	F	F	F	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	F	F	PM, WV
OCEANITIDAE
Wilson's Storm Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus							V						1983, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2020
HYDROBATIDAE
European Storm Petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus	E	E							E		E	E	1982, 1984, 1984, 1986, 1992 and 2016
Leach's Storm Petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	r	r	r								r	r	Irruptive WV
Band-rumped Storm Petrel	Oceanodroma castro							E						1983
Swinhoe's Storm Petrel	Oceanodroma monorhis	V			V					V				Total of 15 records. Recent ones being: 2018, 2019 and 2020.
PELECANIFORMES
PHAETHONTIDAE
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus			v	v	v	v	v	v			v		Total of 18 records. Recent ones being: 2014, 2014 and 2016.
PHALACROCORACIDAE
European Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	2005 and 2021
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	C	C	C	U	U	r	r	r	U	F	C	C	WV, PM, non-breeding SV
Pygmy Cormorant	Microcarbo pygmaeus	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Resident, PM, WV
PELECANIDAE
Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus	F	F	C	C	C	U	U	U	C	C	C	F	WV, PM, non-breeding SV
Dalmatian Pelican	Pelecanus crispus	E	E	E	E						E	E	E	Total of 8 records. Recent ones being: 1986, 1992 and 2004.
Pink-backed Pelican	Pelecanus rufescens			V	V	V	V	V	V					Total of 14 records. Recent ones being: 2018, 2018 and 2020.
ARDEIDAE
Eurasian Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	U	U	U	U	U					U	U	U	WV, PM
Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	v	v	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	r	v	WV, PM, SV
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident, PM, WV, SV
Striated Heron	Butorides striata	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Local breeder at the gulf of Eilat
Intermediate Egret	Ardea intermedia										E			2004
Western Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident, PM, WV
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	U	U	U	F	F	U	U	F	F	F	U	U	PM, WV, SV
Chinese pond heron	Ardeola bacchus				E									2021
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	C	C	C	C	C	F	F	C	C	C	C	C	Resident, PM, WV, SV
Western Reef Heron	Egretta gularis	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	non-breedibg visitor (local at Eilat)
Great Egret	Ardea alba	F	F	F	F	U	r	r	r	U	F	F	F	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	C	C	C	C	U	U	U	C	C	C	C	C	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	U	U	F	F	F	U	U	F	F	F	U	U	PM, WV, SV
Goliath Heron	Ardea goliath			E	E					E	E			Total of 7 records. Recent ones being: 1977, 1979 and 1993.
Black Heron	Egretta ardesiaca										E			1982
Black-headed Heron	Ardea melanocephala										E	E	E	1987
THRESKIORNITHIDAE
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	U	U	F	F	F	U	U	F	F	U	U	U	(Resident), PM, WV, SV
Northern Bald Ibis	Geronticus eremita			E	E	E			E	E				Total of 15 records. Recent ones being: 1984, 1995 and 2007.
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	F	F	F	F	U	U	U	U	F	F	F	F	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
SULIFORMES
SULIDAE
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	U	U	U	U	U	E	E	E	E	E	U	U	WV
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	Locally rare at Eilat
Masked Booby	Sula dactylatra							E						2004
ANHINGIDAE
African Darter	Anhinga rufa					E								2004
FREGATIDAE
Lesser Frigatebird	Fregata ariel					E							E	1997 and 1999
CICONIFORMES
CICONIIDAE
Marabou Stork	Leptoptilos crumenifer				E	E								2 records (1951, 1957)
Yellow-billed Stork	Mycteria ibis		v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v			Occasional, last on 2017
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	U	C	C	C	C	U	U	C	C	C	C	U	PM, WV, SV (rare breeder)
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	U	F	C	C	U	U	U	U	C	C	U	U	PM, WV, OS
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
PHOENICOPTERIDAE
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	PM, WV, present yearound at Eilat, non-breeding
Lesser Flamingo	Phoeniconaias minor			E	E	E	E							2006, 2014 and 2018
ANSERIFORMES
ANATIDAE
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	r	r	r	r							r	r	WV (irruptive)
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	E	E	E									E	1863, 1984, 1985, 1985, 2002 and 2011
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus	v	v	v								v	v	Total of 12 records. Recent ones being: 2001, 2005 and 2006.
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	r	r	r	r						r	r	r	PM, WV
Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus	E	E			E							E	2014, 2016, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	r	r	r	r							r	r	PM, WV
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	E	E									E	E	2018
Taiga Bean Goose	Anser fabalis			E										Total of 7 records. Recent ones being: 2016, 2020 and 2021.
Red-breasted Goose	Branta ruficollis	E	E									E	E	Total of 7 records. Recent ones being: 1982, 1984 and 2002.
Lesser Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna javanica	E	E	E								E	E	1966
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Migrants accidental till 80's. Recent records are of a feral populations.
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	U	U	U	U	r	v	v	r	r	U	U	U	PM, WV, OS
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	U	U	U	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	U	U	PM, WV, non-breeding SV (formerly bred)
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	C	C	C	C	U	U	U	U	C	C	C	C	Resident, SV, PM, WV
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	U	U	U	U	r	r	r	r	r	U	U	U	PM, WV, OS
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	F	F	F	F	U	v	v	U	F	F	F	F	PM, WV, OS
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	C	C	C	C	C	U	r	U	C	C	C	C	PM, WV, OS
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	F	F	F	F	U	U	v	v	U	F	F	F	PM, WV, OS
Eurasian Teal	Anas crecca	C	C	C	C	F	r	r	F	C	C	C	C	PM, WV, OS
Cape Teal	Anas capensis					E	E	E	E	E	E			1978, 1982 and 1984
Red-billed Teal	Anas erythrorhyncha						E	E						1 record (1958)
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	r	U	F	F	F	U	U	F	C	F	F	r	PM, WV, SV (very rare breeder)
Marbled Duck	Marmaronetta angustirostris	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident (local)
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	C	C	C	F	U	v	v	v	U	F	C	C	PM, WV, OS
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	U	U	U	U							U	U	PM, WV
Southern Pochard	Netta erythrophthalma					E								1998
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	PM, WV, SV
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	v	v								v	v	v	Total of 13 records. Recent ones being: 2003, 2005 and 2016.
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	C	C	C	C	U	v	v	v	U	C	C	C	PM, WV, OS
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima											E	E	1942
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca	E										E	E	Total of 8 records. Recent ones being: 2004, 2008 and 2015.
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	E											E	1979, 1982, 1983, 1983 and 1986
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	v	v	v							v	v	v	Total of 9 records. Recent ones being: 1988, 2008 and 2012.
Smew	Mergellus albellus	v	v	v							v	v	v	Total of 20 records. Recent ones being: 2008, 2008 and 2010.
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	E												1925 and 2004
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	r	r	r	r	r						r	r	PM, WV
White-headed Duck	Oxyura leucocephala	U	U	U	U						U	U	U	WV
ACCIPITRIFORMES
ACCIPITRIDAE
Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus	v	v	v		v						v	v	Total of 8 records. Recent ones being: 2004, 2014 and 2016.
Rüppell's Vulture	Gyps rueppelli					E								2014 and 2021
Griffon Vulture	Gyps fulvus	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Resident, PM, WV
White-backed vulture	Gyps africanus					E								2021 and 2021
Cinereous Vulture	Aegypius monachus	r	r	r	v	v	v	v	v	r	r	r	r	PM, WV, OS (formerly bred)
Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos					E	E				E			1996, 1998, 2001, 2015 and 2021
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	v	U	F	F	F	U	U	F	F	U	v	v	PM, WV, SV
White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	r	r	r						r	r	r	r	PM, WV, formerly bred and re-introduced
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	Resident
Eastern Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliaca	U	U	U	U	U				U	U	U	U	PM, WV
Lesser Spotted Eagle	Clanga pomarina	r	r	F	C	F			U	C	C	U	r	PM, WV
Greater Spotted Eagle	Clanga clanga	U	U	U	U	v	v	v	v	v	U	U	U	PM, WV, OS (former resident)
Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis	U	C	C	C	F					C	C	U	PM, WV
Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax	V	V	V								V	V	Total of 7 records. Recent ones being: 2013, 2016 and 2021.
Verreaux's Eagle	Aquila verreauxii	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	Total of 11 records. Recent ones being: 2015, 2015 and 2018.
Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus		v	v	v	v								12 records, last on 2017
Short-toed Snake Eagle	Circaetus gallicus	v	F	C	C	C	F	F	C	C	C	U	v	PM, WV, SV
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus	v	v	F	F	F				F	F	U	v	PM, WV
Bonelli's Eagle	Aquila fasciata	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident, PM, WV
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	E	E	E						E	E	E	E	Total of 8 records. Recent ones being: 1983, 1988 and 1990.
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	F	F	C	C	C	U	U	F	F	F	F	F	PM, WV, SV (rare breeder)
Yellow-Billed Kite	Milvus aegyptius					E	E	E	E	E				1969, 2002, 2015 and 2018
Western Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	F	F	F	F	F	v	v	U	F	F	F	F	PM, WV, non-breeding SV (formerly bred)
Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Fairly Common breeder since 2005.
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	U	U	U	U						U	U	U	PM, WV
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	v	v	U	U			U	U	U	U	v	v	PM, WV
Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	U	U	F	F	U			U	F	F	U	U	PM, WV, occasionally OS
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus	E											E	1984, 1985, 2012, 2016 and 2016
Long-legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus	F	F	F	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	F	F	Resident, PM, WV
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo	F	C	C	C	C	U	r	r	U	F	F	F	PM, WV, occasional SV (very rare breeder)
European Honey Buzzard	Pernis apivorus				C	C	C		C	C	F	U		PM
Crested Honey Buzzard	Pernis ptilorhynchus	E	E	E	U	U			r	r	r			PM
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	F	F	F	F	F	r	r	r	r	F	F	F	PM, WV, SV
Shikra	Accipiter badius				E							E		1987 and 2005
Levant Sparrowhawk	Accipiter brevipes			U	C	C				C	C			PM
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	r	r	r	r	r				r	r	r	r	PM, WV
Dark Chanting Goshawk	Melierax metabates				E									1979 and 2014
PANDIONIDAE
Western Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	PM, WV
FALCONIFORMES
FALCONIDAE
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident, PM, WV
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	r	U	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	U	r	r	PM, WV, SV
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus				U	U	U		U	F	F	U		PM
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo			U	F	F	F	F	F	F	U	U		PM, SV
Eleonora's Falcon	Falco eleonorae				U	U	U			U	U	U		PM
Sooty Falcon	Falco concolor				r	r	U	U	U	U	U	r		(PM), SV
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	U	U	U	U	U	r	v	U	U	U	U	U	PM, WV, non-breeding SV, formerly bred
Merlin	Falco columbarius	U	U	U	U						U	U	U	PM, WV
Saker Falcon	Falco cherrug	r	r	r	v	v				v	v	r	r	(PM), WV
Lanner Falcon	Falco biarmicus	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident, PM, WV
GALLIFORMES
PHASIANIDAE
Black Francolin	Francolinus francolinus	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Resident (local)
Chukar Partridge	Alectoris chukar	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident
Sand Partridge	Ammoperdix heyi	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix	U	F	C	C	C	U	U	U	C	C	U	U	PM, WV,SV
GRUIFORMES
RALLIDAE
Corn Crake	Crex crex			U	U	U	U		U	U	U			PM
African Crake	Crex egregia	E												2020
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	F	F	F	F	U	r	r	U	F	F	F	F	PM, WV, OS (very rare breeder / Resident)
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	U	U	U	U	U			U	U	U	U	U	PM, WV
Little Crake	Porzana parva	r	U	F	F	U	r	v	U	U	U	U	r	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
Baillon's Crake	Porzana pusilla	v	U	U	U	U	r	r	U	U	U	r	v	PM, WV, non-breeding SV (formerly bred)
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	C	C	C	F	F	F	F	F	F	C	C	C	Resident, PM, WV, (SV)
Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra	C	C	C	C	C	F	F	F	F	C	C	C	(Resident), PM, WV, SV (rare breeder)
African Swamphen	Porphyrio madagascariensis	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	Occasional WV, very rare breeder
GRUIDAE
Common Crane	Grus grus	C	C	C	C	U				U	C	C	C	PM, WV
Demoiselle Crane	Grus virgo			r	r	r					r	r	r	PM
OTIDIDAE
Great Bustard	Otis tarda	E	E									E		Total of 8 records. Recent ones being: 2004, 2008 and 2015.
Macqueen's Bustard	Chlamydotis macqueenii	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident
Little Bustard	Tetrax tetrax	r	r	v								r	r	PM, WV
CHARADRIIFORMES
ROSTRATULIDAE
Greater Painted Snipe	Rostratula benghalensis	E		v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	E	E	Total of 16 records. Recent ones being: 2011, 2014 and 2020.
HAEMATOPODIDAE
Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	v	r	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	v	v	PM (WV)
RECURVIROSTRIDAE
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	U	U	F	F	F	U	U	F	F	F	U	U	PM, WV, SV (very rare breeder)
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	C	C	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	C	C	Resident, PM, WV, SV
DROMADIDAE
Crab-Plover	Dromas ardeola						E	E						1987, 1987, 1997, 2014, 2016 and 2018
BURHINIDAE
Eurasian Stone-curlew	Burhinus oedicnemus	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Resident, PM, WV, SV
Senegal Thick-knee	Burhinus senegalensis							E						2015 and 2020
GLAREOLIDAE
Cream-coloured Courser	Cursorius cursor	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	(Resident), PM, WV, SV
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola			F	C	C	U	U	F	F	F	U		PM, SV
Black-winged Pratincole	Glareola nordmanni			U	U	U	U			U	U	U		PM
Oriental Pratincole	Glareola maldivarum										E			1999
CHARADRIIDAE
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	v	U	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	v	PM, WV, SV (rare breeder)
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	F	F	C	C	C	U	U	C	C	C	C	F	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	F	F	F	F	F	U	U	F	F	F	F	F	Resident, PM, WV
Kittlitz's Plover	Charadrius pecuarius	e	e								e	e	e	Total of 16 records. Recent ones being: 1999, 2000 and 2009.
Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus				E									1983, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2013 and 2014
Three-banded plover	Charadrius tricollaris				E									2020
Greater Sand Plover	Charadrius leschenaultii	U	F	F	F	U	U	U	U	F	F	F	U	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
Caspian Plover	Charadrius asiaticus		v	r	r	r	v	v	v	v				PM
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	U	U	F	F	F	U	U	F	F	F	F	U	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
European Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	F	F	U	U	U				U	U	F	F	PM, WV
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica											E	E	2008, 2009 and 2020
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva			v	v	v	v	v	r	r	r	r		PM
Eurasian Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	U	U	r	r						r	U	U	PM, WV
Black-headed Lapwing	Vanellus tectus													1 record (1869)
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	C	C	C	F	F	r	r	r	F	F	C	C	PM, WV, non-breeding SV (formerly bred)
Spur-winged Lapwing	Vanellus spinosus	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident, PM, WV, (SV)
Red-wattled Lapwing	Vanellus indicus	E	E								E		E	1991, 2001, 2017 and 2018
Sociable Lapwing	Vanellus gregarius	U	U	U	r	r				r	r	U	U	PM, WV
White-tailed Lapwing	Vanellus leucurus	r	r	U	U	r	r	r	r	U	U	U	r	PM, WV
SCOLOPACIDAE
Great Knot	Calidris tenuirostris										E	E		1985 and 1991
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	E	E	v	v	v	v	v	r	r	r	E	E	PM (WV)
Sanderling	Calidris alba	U	U	F	F	F	U	U	U	F	F	F	U	PM, WV
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	U	U	C	C	C	U	U	C	C	C	C	U	PM, WV
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	v			F	F	U	U	F	F	U	v	v	PM, WV
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla					E								1989
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis				E									2003
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii										E			1998
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis				E					E				2004
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	U	U	F	F	F	U	U	F	F	F	F	U	PM, WV
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	F	C	C	C	C	F	C	C	C	C	C	F	PM, WV
Long-toed Stint	Calidris subminuta								E		E			1991 and 2004
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos			V		V			V	V				Total of 15 records. Recent ones being: 2014, 2017 and 2020.
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Calidris falcinellus				U	U	U	U	U	U	U			PM
Buff-breasted sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis										E			2018
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata					E								1 record (2025)
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	U	F	C	C	C	U	U	C	C	C	F	U	PM, WV, OS
Great Snipe	Gallinago media			R	R	R	R			R	R	R		PM
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	F	C	C	C	C	U	U	U	C	C	C	F	PM, WV
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	U	U	U	U	U					U	U	U	PM, WV
Pin-tailed Snipe	Gallinago stenura										V	V	V	Total of 13 records. Recent ones being: 2015, 2018 and 2018.
Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	F	F	U	U						U	F	F	PM, WV
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus							E	E					1984 and 2017
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	F	F	F	F	F	U	U	U	F	F	F	F	PM, WV
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	v		U	U	U	U		U	U	U	v	v	PM, WV
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	U	U	U	U	U	r	r	U	U	U	U	U	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	r	r	U	U	U	r	r	U	U	U	r	r	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
Slender-billed Curlew	Numenius tenuirostris										E			1 record (1917)
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	U	U	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	F	U	PM, WV
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	F	C	C	C	C	F	F	C	C	C	C	F	PM, WV
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	F	C	C	C	U	U	C	C	C	C	C	F	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	F	F	F	F	F	U	F	F	F	F	F	F	PM, WV
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	U	F	F	F	F	F	U	F	F	F	F	U	PM, WV
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	U	U	F	F	F		U	F	F	F	F	U	PM, WV
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes						E			E				1977, 2008 and 2020
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus			r	r	r	r	U	U	r				PM
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	U	U	C	C	C	F	C	C	C	C	U	U	PM, WV
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	U	U	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	U	U	PM, WV
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor												E	2020
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	R		R	R	R	R	R		R	R	R	R	Occasional PM, WV
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus			r	U	U	U	U	r	r	U	r		PM, (OS)
STERCORARIIDAE
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki						E							1983 and 1992
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua			E		E						E		1936, 1943, 1966 and 1969
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	r	r	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	r	PM, WV, (non-breeding SV)
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	U	U	U	U	F	F	F	F	F	U	U	U	PM, WV, (non-breeding SV)
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus			U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U			PM, (OS)
ALCIDAE
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica									E				2018
LARIDAE
Grey-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus			E	E	E			E	E				1989, 1989 and 1989
Brown-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus					E								1982
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	C	C	C	C	C	U	U	U	C	C	C	C	PM, WV, SV
Slender-billed Gull	Chroicocephalus genei	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
Mew Gull	Larus canus	U	U	U								U	U	PM, WV
Mediterranean Gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	U	U	r	r	r	r	r	r		r	U	U	PM, WV, OS
Audouin's Gull	Ichthyaetus audouinii	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	Occasional
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	v	v	v	E	E				E	v	E	v	Total of 20 records. Recent ones being: 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	F	F	C	C	C	U	U	C	C	C	F	F	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
European Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	E												1987
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident (rare), PM, WV
Armenian Gull	Larus armenicus	C	C	C	C	F	U	U	F	F	C	C	C	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
Caspian Gull	Larus cachinnans	F	F	F	U	U	r	r	F	F	F	F	F	WV, PM
Pallas's Gull	Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus	F	F	F	U	U							F	PM, WV
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	F	U	U	U	U	r	r	r	U	U	U	F	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	U	U	r	r						r	r	r	(PM), WV
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini						E	E	E					1989, 1992, 2009 and 2020
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus				E									1 record (1914)
Sooty Gull	Ichthyaetus hemprichii				E	E	E				E	E		1983, 1989, 1992, 1992 and 1998
White-eyed Gull	Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus	U	U	U	U	F	F	F	F	U	U	U	U	Local, non-breeding at the gulf of Eilat
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan						E	E						2003 and 2006
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons	E			F	F	F	F	F	F	F		E	PM, SV (Fr breeding)
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	F	F	F	U	U	U	U	U	U	F	F	F	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
Gull-Billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica			U	F	F	U	U	F	F	U			PM
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo			F	C	C	C	C	C	C	F		v	PS, SV
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea					v	r	r	v					Non-breeding SV at the Gulf of Eilat, Straggler at Med
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii								E	E		E		1982, 1987 and 1989
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Local at the gulf of Eilat, very rare elsewhere
Greater Crested Tern	Thalasseus bergii			v	v	v	v	v	E			E	E	Total of 15 records. Recent ones being: 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Lesser Crested Tern	Thalasseus bengalensis			U	U	U	U	U	U	U				Non-breeding SV at the Gulf of Eilat, Straggler at Med.
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus							E	E					1980, 1980, 1981 and 1988
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus						U	U	U					Non-breeding SV at Eilat, straggler at Med.
White-cheeked Tern	Sterna repressa				U	U	U	U	U					Non-breeding SV at Eilat, Occasional at Med
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger				U	U	U	U	U	U	U			PM, non-breeding SV (formerly bred)
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus				F	C	C	F	C	C	F	F		PM, non-breeding SV (rare)
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida	U	U	U	F	F	F	U	F	F	U	U	U	PM, WV (local), non-breeding SV
RYNCHOPIDAE
African Skimmer	Rynchops flavirostris							E						1 record (1934)
COLUMBIFORMES
PTEROCLIDIDAE
Black-bellied Sandgrouse	Pterocles orientalis	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident, WV
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse	Pterocles alchata	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident, WV
Spotted Sandgrouse	Pterocles senegallus	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident
Crowned Sandgrouse	Pterocles coronatus	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse	Pterocles lichtensteinii	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident (local)
COLUMBIDAE
Rock Dove	Columba livia	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	F	F	F							F	F	F	PM, WV
Common Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus	F	F	U							U	F	F	PM, WV (local)
African Collared Dove	Streptopelia roseogrisea	E	E	E								E	E	Occasional
Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident
European Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur			F	C	C	C	C	C	C	F	U		PM, SV (rare in winter)
Oriental Turtle Dove	Streptopelia orientalis									V	V	E		10 records, last on 2016
Laughing Dove	Spilopelia senegalensis	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident
Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	(Resident), SV (local)
CUCULIFORMES
CUCULIDAE
Diederik Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx caprius			E										1994
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus		U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U		PM, SV
Oriental Cuckoo	Cuculus optatus								E					1985
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	v	U	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	U	U	v	PM, WV, SV
STRIGIFORMES
TYTONIDAE
Western Barn Owl	Tyto alba	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident
STRGIDAE
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident (local)
Desert Owl	Strix hadorami	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident
Eurasian Eagle-Owl	Bubo bubo	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl	Bubo ascalaphus	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	Resident in desert regions
Brown Fish Owl	Ketupa zeylonensis	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	Extinct, last recorded 1975
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Resident, PM, WV
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	U	U	U	U	U	r	r	r	r	U	U	U	PM, WV, SV
Little Owl	Athene noctua	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident
Eurasian Scops Owl	Otus scops	r	U	U	F	F	F	F	F	F	U	U	r	PM, WV, SV
Pallid Scops Owl	Otus brucei	U	U	r								r	U	WV, recorded breeding in the past
CAPRIMULGIFORMES
CAPRIMULGIDAE
European Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	r	r	U	F	F	U	r	r	F	F	U	r	PM, WV, SV (recorded breeding)
Egyptian Nightjar	Caprimulgus aegyptius		v	r	r	r	v		v	v	v			PM, recorded breeding
Nubian Nightjar	Caprimulgus nubicus	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	Resident (local), SV
APODIFORMES
APODIDAE
Common Swift	Apus apus	F	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	U	U	PM, WV, SV
Pallid Swift	Apus pallidus	U	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	F	F	U	U	PM, WV, SV
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba	U	C	C	C	F	F	F	C	C	C	C	U	PM, WV, SV
Little Swift	Apus affinis	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Resident (local), PM, (SV)
CORACIIFORMES
ALCEDINIDAE
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	F	F	F	U	U	r	U	F	F	F	F	F	PM, WV, non-breeding SV
White-throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Resident
Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident
CORACIIDAE
European Roller	Coracias garrulus			F	F	F	F	F	F	F	U	U		PM, SV
Broad-billed Roller	Eurystomus glaucurus										E			2019
MEROPIDAE
European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster			F	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	U		PM, SV
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	Merops persicus			U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U		PM, SV
White-throated Bee-eater	Merops albicollis								E	E				2019
Green Bee-eater	Merops orientalis	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Resident (local)
PSITTACIFORMES
PSITTACIDAE
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident -introduced
Nanday Parakeet	Aratinga nenday	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident -introduced (local)
Monk Parakeet	Myiopsitta monachus	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Resident -introduced
BUCEROTIFORMES
UPUPIDAE
Eurasian Hoopoe	Upupa epops	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident, PM, WV, (SV)
PICIFORMES
PICIDAE
Syrian Woodpecker	Dendrocopos syriacus	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident
Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	r	U	F	F	U	v	v	U	F	F	U	r	PM, WV, occasional SV, recorded breeding
PASSERIFORMES
ALAUDIDAE
Eurasian Skylark	Alauda arvensis	C	C	C	F						C	C	C	PM, WV
Oriental Skylark	Alauda gulgula	U	U	U	U	r				r	U	U	U	PM, WV
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident
Woodlark	Lullula arborea	F	F	F	U	U	U	U	U	U	F	F	F	PM, WV, SV (local)
Greater Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	U	C	C	C	U	U	U	C	C	C	U	U	PM, WV, SV
Hume's Short-toed Lark	Calandrella acutirostris		E											1986
Lesser Short-toed Lark	Alaudala rufescens	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Resident (local), PM, WV
Desert Lark	Ammomanes deserti	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident
Bar-tailed Lark	Ammomanes cinctura	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident (local), (SV)
Dunn's Lark	Eremalauda dunni	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	Irruptive nomadic visitor and casual breeder, usually absent
Black-crowned Sparrow-lark	Eremopterix nigriceps	v	v	v	v	v	v					v		Total of 16 records. Recent ones being: 2015, 2015 and 2020.
Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix signatus					E								1 record (1983)
Calandra Lark	Melanocorypha calandra	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Resident (local), WV, (SV)
Bimaculated Lark	Melanocorypha bimaculata	v	r	U	U	U	U	U	U	r	r	r	v	PM (irruptive), WV, SV
Thick-billed Lark	Ramphocoris clotbey	E	v	r	r	v						E		Nomadic & occsional breeder
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident, SV(local)
Temminck's Lark	Eremophila bilopha	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident, SV, PM
Greater Hoopoe-Lark	Alaemon alaudipes	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	r	Resident (local), very rare in recent years
HIRUNDINIDAE
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	r	F	C	C	C	F	F	C	C	C	U	r	PM, WV, non-breeding SV (formerly bred)
Grey-throated Martin	Riparia chinensis					E								1985, 1989 and 2003
Eurasian Crag Martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris	F	F	F	U	r	r	r	r	r	U	F	F	PM, WV, SV (local)
Pale Crag Martin	Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident, (PM), (WV)
Ethiopian Swallow	Hirundo aethiopica					E								1991
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident (local), PM, WV, SV
European red-rumped swallow	Cecropis rufula	v	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	v	PM, WV, SV
Eastern red-rumped swallow	Cecropis daurica	E	E
Common House Martin	Delichon urbicum	r	C	C	C	C	F	F	C	C	C	C	r	PM, WV, SV
Asian House Martin	Delichon dasypus												E	2016
MOTACILLIDAE
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	U	F	F	F	F	U	U	F	F	F	F	U	PM, SV, WV
Long-billed Pipit	Anthus similis	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident
Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi	r	r	U	U	r	v			r	U	U	r	PM, WV
Blyth's Pipit	Anthus godlewskii									V	V	V		Total of 9 records. Recent ones being: 2020, 2020 and 2021.
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	C	C	C	U	U					U	C	C	PM, WV
Buff-bellied Pipit	Anthus rubescens	U	U	U	r						r	U	U	PM, WV
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	C	C	C	U						U	C	C	PM, WV
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	r	C	C	C	C	U			C	C	C	r	PM, WV
Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	r	r	r	v						r	r	r	PM, WV
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	F	C	C	C	C	F			C	C	C	F	PM, WV
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	C	C	C	C	U	U	U	U	U	C	C	C	PM, WV, SV
Western Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	v	C	C	C	C	U	U	C	C	C	C	v	PM, SV
Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	U	U	U	U	U	U		U	U	U	U	U	PM, WV
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	F	F	F	F	F			F	F	F	F	F	PM, WV
PYCNONOTIDAE
White-spectacled Bulbul	Pycnonotus xanthopygos	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident
BOMBYCILLIDAE
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	E										E	E	1966, 1967 and 1978
HYPOCOLIIDAE
Grey Hypocolius	Hypocolius ampelinus	E	E	V	V							V	E	Total of 17 records. Recent ones being: 2019, 2020 and 2020.
TROGLODYTIDAE
Eurasian Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident, WV
PRUNELLIDAE
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	U	U	U	U						U	U	U	PM, WV
Alpine Accentor	Prunella collaris	v	v	v								v	v	2000, 2004, 2005, 2015 and 2017
Radde's Accentor	Prunella ocularis	v	v	v							v	v	v	Total of 13 records. Recent ones being: 2017, 2017 and 2019.
Black-throated Accentor	Prunella atrogularis	E	E	E										1982 and 2011
MUSCICAPIDAE
European Robin	Erithacus rubecula	C	C	C	U	r	r	r	r	r	C	C	C	PM, WV, OS
Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos			F	C	F	F	F	F	F	U			PM, SV
Thrush Nightingale	Luscinia luscinia			U	U	F	U		U	F	U	U		PM
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin	Cercotrichas galactotes			U	F	F	F	F	F	F				PM, SV
Black Scrub Robin	Cercotrichas podobe			r	r	r	r							PM
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	C	C	C	F					U	C	C	C	PM, WV
Red-flanked Bluetail	Tarsiger cyanurus	E										E	E	1996 and 2011
White-throated Robin	Irania gutturalis				r	r	r	r	v	v				PM, SV (local at Hermon)
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	v	U	C	C	C	U		U	C	C	F	v	PM, WV
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	C	C	C	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	C	C	PM, WV, SV (local)
Eversmann's Redstart	Phoenicurus erythronotus											E		1988
Blackstart	Oenanthe melanura	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra			U	U	U	U		U	U	U	U		PM
European Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus	C	C	C	U						U	C	C	PM, WV
Siberian Stonechat	Saxicola maurus	U	U	U	U	R					U	U	U	WV
Pied Bush Chat	Saxicola caprata	V									V			Total of 9 records. Recent ones being: 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	r	r	C	C	C	U	U	U	C	C	F	r	PM, WV, SM (local)
Isabelline Wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina	U	U	C	C	U	U	U	F	C	C	C	U	Resident, PM, WV, SV
Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident, PM, WV
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe melanoleuca		F	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	F		PM, SV
Pied Wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka			r	r	v				v	r	v		PM
Cyprus Wheatear	Oenanthe cypriaca		U	U	U					v	v	v		PM
Finsch's Wheatear	Oenanthe finschii	F	F	F	v	v	v	v	v		U	F	F	PM, WV, SV (local)
Mourning Wheatear	Oenanthe lugens	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	Resident
Hooded Wheatear	Oenanthe monacha	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	Resident
White-crowned Wheatear	Oenanthe leucopyga	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Resident
Kurdish Wheatear	Oenanthe xanthoprymna	v	v	v	v					v	v	v	v	occasional WV & PM
Red-tailed Wheatear	Oenanthe chrysopygia			E	E									1990, 2018 and 2018
Red-rumped Wheatear	Oenanthe moesta	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	Total of 9 records. Recent ones being: 1988, 2017 and 2017.
Blue Rock Thrush	Monticola solitarius	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	Resident, PM, WV
Common Rock Thrush	Monticola saxatilis			U	U	U	r	r	r	U	U	U		PM, SV (local)
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	E	E	v	r	r				r	U	U	E	PM (WV)

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

x

Extinct since 1920s

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

E

1982, 1986, 1999, 2001 and 2009

Black-throated Loon

Gavia arctica

v

Total of 16 records. Recent ones being: 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Pacific Diver

Gavia pacifica

E

1 record (Dec 2023)

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

E

1981, 1981, 1993, 2016, 2016 and 2017

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

F

U

r

U

F

PM, WV, non-breeding SV, formerly bred

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

F

Resident, PM, WV, SV

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

F

U

F

PM, WV, non-breeding SV, formerly bred

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

E

1978, 1981, 1986, 2015 and 2021

Shy Albatross

Thalassarche cauta

E

1981

Atlantic Petrel

Pterodroma incerta

E

1982 and 1989

Fea's Petrel

Pterodroma feae

E

1 record (1963)

Soft-plumaged Petrel

Pterodroma mollis

E

1997

Cory's Shearwater

Calonectris borealis

r

U

r

PM, WV, wanderer

Scopoli's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

r

U

r

PM, WV, wanderer

Streaked Shearwater

Calonectris leucomelas

E

1992, 1993, 2003 and 2008

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Ardenna carneipes

E

1980

Sooty Shearwater

Ardenna grisea

U

PM, WV

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinus

E

2014

Great Shearwater

Ardenna gravis

E

Total of 8 records. Recent ones being: 2012, 2015 and 2020.

Barolo Shearwater

Puffinus baroli

E

1988

Tropical Shearwater

Puffinus bailloni

E

1992 and 1999

Persian Shearwater

Puffinus persicus

E

1985, 1989 and 2020

Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus

E

1982 and 2002

Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus yelkouan

F

U

F

PM, WV

Wilson's Storm Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

V

1983, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2020

European Storm Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

E

1982, 1984, 1984, 1986, 1992 and 2016

Leach's Storm Petrel

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

r

Irruptive WV

Band-rumped Storm Petrel

Oceanodroma castro

E

1983

Swinhoe's Storm Petrel

Oceanodroma monorhis

V

Total of 15 records. Recent ones being: 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Red-billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus

v

Total of 18 records. Recent ones being: 2014, 2014 and 2016.

European Shag

Phalacrocorax aristotelis

E

2005 and 2021

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

C

U

r

U

F

C

WV, PM, non-breeding SV

Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus

F

Resident, PM, WV

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

F

C

U

C

F

WV, PM, non-breeding SV

Dalmatian Pelican

Pelecanus crispus

E

Total of 8 records. Recent ones being: 1986, 1992 and 2004.

Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

V

Total of 14 records. Recent ones being: 2018, 2018 and 2020.

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

U

WV, PM

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

v

U

r

v

WV, PM, SV

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

C

Resident, PM, WV, SV

Striated Heron

Butorides striata

U

Local breeder at the gulf of Eilat

Intermediate Egret

Ardea intermedia

E

2004

Western Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

C

Resident, PM, WV

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

U

F

U

F

U

PM, WV, SV

Chinese pond heron

Ardeola bacchus

E

2021

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

C

F

C

Resident, PM, WV, SV

Western Reef Heron

Egretta gularis

U

non-breedibg visitor (local at Eilat)

Great Egret

Ardea alba

F

U

r

U

F

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

C

U

C

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

U

F

U

F

U

PM, WV, SV

Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

E

Total of 7 records. Recent ones being: 1977, 1979 and 1993.

Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca

E

1982

Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

E

1987

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

U

F

U

F

U

(Resident), PM, WV, SV

Northern Bald Ibis

Geronticus eremita

E

Total of 15 records. Recent ones being: 1984, 1995 and 2007.

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

F

U

F

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

U

E

U

WV

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

r

Locally rare at Eilat

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

E

2004

African Darter

Anhinga rufa

E

2004

Lesser Frigatebird

Fregata ariel

E

1997 and 1999

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

E

2 records (1951, 1957)

Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

v

Occasional, last on 2017

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

U

C

U

C

U

PM, WV, SV (rare breeder)

Black Stork

Ciconia nigra

U

F

C

U

C

U

PM, WV, OS

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

U

PM, WV, present yearound at Eilat, non-breeding

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

E

2006, 2014 and 2018

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

r

WV (irruptive)

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

E

1863, 1984, 1985, 1985, 2002 and 2011

Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

v

Total of 12 records. Recent ones being: 2001, 2005 and 2006.

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

r

PM, WV

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Anser erythropus

E

2014, 2016, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

r

PM, WV

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

E

2018

Taiga Bean Goose

Anser fabalis

E

Total of 7 records. Recent ones being: 2016, 2020 and 2021.

Red-breasted Goose

Branta ruficollis

E

Total of 7 records. Recent ones being: 1982, 1984 and 2002.

Lesser Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna javanica

E

1966

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

C

Migrants accidental till 80's. Recent records are of a feral populations.

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

U

r

v

r

U

PM, WV, OS

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

U

r

U

PM, WV, non-breeding SV (formerly bred)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

C

U

C

Resident, SV, PM, WV

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

U

r

U

PM, WV, OS

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

F

U

v

U

F

PM, WV, OS

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

C

U

r

U

C

PM, WV, OS

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

F

U

v

U

F

PM, WV, OS

Eurasian Teal

Anas crecca

C

F

r

F

C

PM, WV, OS

Cape Teal

Anas capensis

E

1978, 1982 and 1984

Red-billed Teal

Anas erythrorhyncha

E

1 record (1958)

Garganey

Spatula querquedula

r

U

F

U

F

C

F

r

PM, WV, SV (very rare breeder)

Marbled Duck

Marmaronetta angustirostris

U

Resident (local)

Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

C

F

U

v

U

F

C

PM, WV, OS

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

U

PM, WV

Southern Pochard

Netta erythrophthalma

E

1998

Ferruginous Duck

Aythya nyroca

U

PM, WV, SV

Greater Scaup

Aythya marila

v

Total of 13 records. Recent ones being: 2003, 2005 and 2016.

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

C

U

v

U

C

PM, WV, OS

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

E

1942

Velvet Scoter

Melanitta fusca

E

Total of 8 records. Recent ones being: 2004, 2008 and 2015.

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

E

1979, 1982, 1983, 1983 and 1986

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

v

Total of 9 records. Recent ones being: 1988, 2008 and 2012.

Smew

Mergellus albellus

v

Total of 20 records. Recent ones being: 2008, 2008 and 2010.

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

E

1925 and 2004

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

r

PM, WV

White-headed Duck

Oxyura leucocephala

U

WV

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

v

Total of 8 records. Recent ones being: 2004, 2014 and 2016.

Rüppell's Vulture

Gyps rueppelli

E

2014 and 2021

Griffon Vulture

Gyps fulvus

F

Resident, PM, WV

White-backed vulture

Gyps africanus

E

2021 and 2021

Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

r

v

r

PM, WV, OS (formerly bred)

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

E

1996, 1998, 2001, 2015 and 2021

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

v

U

F

U

F

U

v

PM, WV, SV

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

r

PM, WV, formerly bred and re-introduced

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

r

Resident

Eastern Imperial Eagle

Aquila heliaca

U

PM, WV

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Clanga pomarina

r

F

C

F

U

C

U

r

PM, WV

Greater Spotted Eagle

Clanga clanga

U

v

U

PM, WV, OS (former resident)

Steppe Eagle

Aquila nipalensis

U

C

F

C

U

PM, WV

Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

V

Total of 7 records. Recent ones being: 2013, 2016 and 2021.

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

v

Total of 11 records. Recent ones being: 2015, 2015 and 2018.

Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

v

12 records, last on 2017

Short-toed Snake Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

v

F

C

F

C

U

v

PM, WV, SV

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

v

F

U

v

PM, WV

Bonelli's Eagle

Aquila fasciata

U

Resident, PM, WV

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

E

Total of 8 records. Recent ones being: 1983, 1988 and 1990.

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

F

C

U

F

PM, WV, SV (rare breeder)

Yellow-Billed Kite

Milvus aegyptius

E

1969, 2002, 2015 and 2018

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

F

v

U

F

PM, WV, non-breeding SV (formerly bred)

Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

F

Fairly Common breeder since 2005.

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneus

U

PM, WV

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

v

U

v

PM, WV

Pallid Harrier

Circus macrourus

U

F

U

F

U

PM, WV, occasionally OS

Rough-legged Buzzard

Buteo lagopus

E

1984, 1985, 2012, 2016 and 2016

Long-legged Buzzard

Buteo rufinus

F

U

F

Resident, PM, WV

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

F

C

U

r

U

F

PM, WV, occasional SV (very rare breeder)

European Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

C

F

U

PM

Crested Honey Buzzard

Pernis ptilorhynchus

E

U

r

PM

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

F

r

F

PM, WV, SV

Shikra

Accipiter badius

E

1987 and 2005

Levant Sparrowhawk

Accipiter brevipes

U

C

PM

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

r

PM, WV

Dark Chanting Goshawk

Melierax metabates

E

1979 and 2014

Western Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

U

PM, WV

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

C

Resident, PM, WV

Lesser Kestrel

Falco naumanni

r

U

F

U

r

PM, WV, SV

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus

U

F

U

PM

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

U

F

U

PM, SV

Eleonora's Falcon

Falco eleonorae

U

PM

Sooty Falcon

Falco concolor

r

U

r

(PM), SV

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

U

r

v

U

PM, WV, non-breeding SV, formerly bred

Merlin

Falco columbarius

U

PM, WV

Saker Falcon

Falco cherrug

r

v

r

(PM), WV

Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus

U

Resident, PM, WV

Black Francolin

Francolinus francolinus

F

Resident (local)

Chukar Partridge

Alectoris chukar

C

Resident

Sand Partridge

Ammoperdix heyi

C

Resident

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix

U

F

C

U

C

U

PM, WV,SV

Corn Crake

Crex crex

U

PM

African Crake

Crex egregia

E

2020

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticus

F

U

r

U

F

PM, WV, OS (very rare breeder / Resident)

Spotted Crake

Porzana porzana

U

PM, WV

Little Crake

Porzana parva

r

U

F

U

r

v

U

r

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

Baillon's Crake

Porzana pusilla

v

U

r

U

r

v

PM, WV, non-breeding SV (formerly bred)

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

C

F

C

Resident, PM, WV, (SV)

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

C

F

C

(Resident), PM, WV, SV (rare breeder)

African Swamphen

Porphyrio madagascariensis

v

Occasional WV, very rare breeder

Common Crane

Grus grus

C

U

C

PM, WV

Demoiselle Crane

Grus virgo

r

PM

Great Bustard

Otis tarda

E

Total of 8 records. Recent ones being: 2004, 2008 and 2015.

Macqueen's Bustard

Chlamydotis macqueenii

U

Resident

Little Bustard

Tetrax tetrax

r

v

r

PM, WV

Greater Painted Snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

E

v

E

Total of 16 records. Recent ones being: 2011, 2014 and 2020.

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

v

r

U

v

PM (WV)

Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

U

F

U

F

U

PM, WV, SV (very rare breeder)

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

C

F

C

Resident, PM, WV, SV

Crab-Plover

Dromas ardeola

E

1987, 1987, 1997, 2014, 2016 and 2018

Eurasian Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

F

Resident, PM, WV, SV

Senegal Thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensis

E

2015 and 2020

Cream-coloured Courser

Cursorius cursor

U

(Resident), PM, WV, SV

Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola

F

C

U

F

U

PM, SV

Black-winged Pratincole

Glareola nordmanni

U

PM

Oriental Pratincole

Glareola maldivarum

E

1999

Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius

v

U

F

v

PM, WV, SV (rare breeder)

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

F

C

U

C

F

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

F

U

F

Resident, PM, WV

Kittlitz's Plover

Charadrius pecuarius

e

Total of 16 records. Recent ones being: 1999, 2000 and 2009.

Lesser Sand Plover

Charadrius mongolus

E

1983, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2013 and 2014

Three-banded plover

Charadrius tricollaris

E

2020

Greater Sand Plover

Charadrius leschenaultii

U

F

U

F

U

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

Caspian Plover

Charadrius asiaticus

v

r

v

PM

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

U

F

U

F

U

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

European Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

F

U

F

PM, WV

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica

E

2008, 2009 and 2020

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

v

r

PM

Eurasian Dotterel

Charadrius morinellus

U

r

U

PM, WV

Black-headed Lapwing

Vanellus tectus

1 record (1869)

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

C

F

r

F

C

PM, WV, non-breeding SV (formerly bred)

Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus

C

Resident, PM, WV, (SV)

Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

E

1991, 2001, 2017 and 2018

Sociable Lapwing

Vanellus gregarius

U

r

U

PM, WV

White-tailed Lapwing

Vanellus leucurus

r

U

r

U

r

PM, WV

Great Knot

Calidris tenuirostris

E

1985 and 1991

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

E

v

r

E

PM (WV)

Sanderling

Calidris alba

U

F

U

F

U

PM, WV

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

U

C

U

C

U

PM, WV

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

v

F

U

F

U

v

PM, WV

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

E

1989

Red-necked Stint

Calidris ruficollis

E

2003

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdii

E

1998

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis

E

2004

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

U

F

U

F

U

PM, WV

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

F

C

F

C

F

PM, WV

Long-toed Stint

Calidris subminuta

E

1991 and 2004

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

V

Total of 15 records. Recent ones being: 2014, 2017 and 2020.

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Calidris falcinellus

U

PM

Buff-breasted sandpiper

Calidris subruficollis

E

2018

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

E

1 record (2025)

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

U

F

C

U

C

F

U

PM, WV, OS

Great Snipe

Gallinago media

R

PM

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

F

C

U

C

F

PM, WV

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

U

PM, WV

Pin-tailed Snipe

Gallinago stenura

V

Total of 13 records. Recent ones being: 2015, 2018 and 2018.

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

F

U

F

PM, WV

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

E

1984 and 2017

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

F

U

F

PM, WV

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

v

U

v

PM, WV

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

U

r

U

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

r

U

r

U

r

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

Slender-billed Curlew

Numenius tenuirostris

E

1 record (1917)

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

U

C

F

U

PM, WV

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

F

C

F

C

F

PM, WV

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

F

C

U

C

F

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

F

U

F

PM, WV

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

U

F

U

F

U

PM, WV

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

U

F

U

F

U

PM, WV

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

E

1977, 2008 and 2020

Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereus

r

U

r

PM

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

U

C

F

C

U

PM, WV

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

U

F

U

PM, WV

Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor

E

2020

Red Phalarope

Phalaropus fulicarius

R

Occasional PM, WV

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

r

U

r

U

r

PM, (OS)

South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki

E

1983 and 1992

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

E

1936, 1943, 1966 and 1969

Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinus

r

U

r

PM, WV, (non-breeding SV)

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

U

F

U

PM, WV, (non-breeding SV)

Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudus

U

PM, (OS)

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

E

2018

Grey-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

E

1989, 1989 and 1989

Brown-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

E

1982

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

C

U

C

PM, WV, SV

Slender-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus genei

F

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

Mew Gull

Larus canus

U

PM, WV

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

U

r

U

PM, WV, OS

Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii

v

Occasional

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

v

E

v

E

v

Total of 20 records. Recent ones being: 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

F

C

U

C

F

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

E

1987

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

U

Resident (rare), PM, WV

Armenian Gull

Larus armenicus

C

F

U

F

C

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

Caspian Gull

Larus cachinnans

F

U

r

F

WV, PM

Pallas's Gull

Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

F

U

F

PM, WV

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

F

U

r

U

F

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

U

r

(PM), WV

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabini

E

1989, 1992, 2009 and 2020

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

E

1 record (1914)

Sooty Gull

Ichthyaetus hemprichii

E

1983, 1989, 1992, 1992 and 1998

White-eyed Gull

Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus

U

F

U

Local, non-breeding at the gulf of Eilat

Franklin's Gull

Leucophaeus pipixcan

E

2003 and 2006

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

E

F

E

PM, SV (Fr breeding)

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

F

U

F

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

Gull-Billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

U

F

U

F

U

PM

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

F

C

F

v

PS, SV

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

v

r

v

Non-breeding SV at the Gulf of Eilat, Straggler at Med

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

E

1982, 1987 and 1989

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

U

Local at the gulf of Eilat, very rare elsewhere

Greater Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii

v

E

Total of 15 records. Recent ones being: 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis

U

Non-breeding SV at the Gulf of Eilat, Straggler at Med.

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

E

1980, 1980, 1981 and 1988

Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus

U

Non-breeding SV at Eilat, straggler at Med.

White-cheeked Tern

Sterna repressa

U

Non-breeding SV at Eilat, Occasional at Med

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

U

PM, non-breeding SV (formerly bred)

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

F

C

F

C

F

PM, non-breeding SV (rare)

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida

U

F

U

F

U

PM, WV (local), non-breeding SV

African Skimmer

Rynchops flavirostris

E

1 record (1934)

Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles orientalis

U

Resident, WV

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

Pterocles alchata

U

Resident, WV

Spotted Sandgrouse

Pterocles senegallus

U

Resident

Crowned Sandgrouse

Pterocles coronatus

U

Resident

Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse

Pterocles lichtensteinii

U

Resident (local)

Rock Dove

Columba livia

C

Resident

Stock Dove

Columba oenas

F

PM, WV

Common Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus

F

U

F

PM, WV (local)

African Collared Dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea

E

Occasional

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

C

Resident

European Turtle Dove

Streptopelia turtur

F

C

F

U

PM, SV (rare in winter)

Oriental Turtle Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

V

E

10 records, last on 2016

Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

C

Resident

Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

U

(Resident), SV (local)

Diederik Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

E

1994

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

U

PM, SV

Oriental Cuckoo

Cuculus optatus

E

1985

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

v

U

F

U

v

PM, WV, SV

Western Barn Owl

Tyto alba

C

Resident

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

U

Resident (local)

Desert Owl

Strix hadorami

U

Resident

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Bubo bubo

U

Resident

Pharaoh Eagle-Owl

Bubo ascalaphus

r

Resident in desert regions

Brown Fish Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

x

Extinct, last recorded 1975

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

F

Resident, PM, WV

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

U

r

U

PM, WV, SV

Little Owl

Athene noctua

C

Resident

Eurasian Scops Owl

Otus scops

r

U

F

U

r

PM, WV, SV

Pallid Scops Owl

Otus brucei

U

r

U

WV, recorded breeding in the past

European Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

r

U

F

U

r

F

U

r

PM, WV, SV (recorded breeding)

Egyptian Nightjar

Caprimulgus aegyptius

v

r

v

PM, recorded breeding

Nubian Nightjar

Caprimulgus nubicus

r

Resident (local), SV

Common Swift

Apus apus

F

C

U

PM, WV, SV

Pallid Swift

Apus pallidus

U

C

F

U

PM, WV, SV

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

U

C

F

C

U

PM, WV, SV

Little Swift

Apus affinis

F

Resident (local), PM, (SV)

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

F

U

r

U

F

PM, WV, non-breeding SV

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

F

Resident

Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

C

Resident

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

F

U

PM, SV

Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

E

2019

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

F

C

U

PM, SV

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

U

PM, SV

White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis

E

2019

Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis

F

Resident (local)

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

C

Resident -introduced

Nanday Parakeet

Aratinga nenday

U

Resident -introduced (local)

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

F

Resident -introduced

Eurasian Hoopoe

Upupa epops

C

Resident, PM, WV, (SV)

Syrian Woodpecker

Dendrocopos syriacus

C

Resident

Eurasian Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

r

U

F

U

v

U

F

U

r

PM, WV, occasional SV, recorded breeding

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis

C

F

C

PM, WV

Oriental Skylark

Alauda gulgula

U

r

U

PM, WV

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

C

Resident

Woodlark

Lullula arborea

F

U

F

PM, WV, SV (local)

Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

U

C

U

C

U

PM, WV, SV

Hume's Short-toed Lark

Calandrella acutirostris

E

1986

Lesser Short-toed Lark

Alaudala rufescens

F

Resident (local), PM, WV

Desert Lark

Ammomanes deserti

C

Resident

Bar-tailed Lark

Ammomanes cinctura

U

Resident (local), (SV)

Dunn's Lark

Eremalauda dunni

v

Irruptive nomadic visitor and casual breeder, usually absent

Black-crowned Sparrow-lark

Eremopterix nigriceps

v

Total of 16 records. Recent ones being: 2015, 2015 and 2020.

Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix signatus

E

1 record (1983)

Calandra Lark

Melanocorypha calandra

F

Resident (local), WV, (SV)

Bimaculated Lark

Melanocorypha bimaculata

v

r

U

r

v

PM (irruptive), WV, SV

Thick-billed Lark

Ramphocoris clotbey

E

v

r

v

E

Nomadic & occsional breeder

Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

U

Resident, SV(local)

Temminck's Lark

Eremophila bilopha

U

Resident, SV, PM

Greater Hoopoe-Lark

Alaemon alaudipes

r

Resident (local), very rare in recent years

Sand Martin

Riparia riparia

r

F

C

F

C

U

r

PM, WV, non-breeding SV (formerly bred)

Grey-throated Martin

Riparia chinensis

E

1985, 1989 and 2003

Eurasian Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

F

U

r

U

F

PM, WV, SV (local)

Pale Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne obsoleta

C

Resident, (PM), (WV)

Ethiopian Swallow

Hirundo aethiopica

E

1991

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

C

Resident (local), PM, WV, SV

European red-rumped swallow

Cecropis rufula

v

F

v

PM, WV, SV

Eastern red-rumped swallow

Cecropis daurica

E

Common House Martin

Delichon urbicum

r

C

F

C

r

PM, WV, SV

Asian House Martin

Delichon dasypus

E

2016

Tawny Pipit

Anthus campestris

U

F

U

F

U

PM, SV, WV

Long-billed Pipit

Anthus similis

U

Resident

Richard's Pipit

Anthus richardi

r

U

r

v

r

U

r

PM, WV

Blyth's Pipit

Anthus godlewskii

V

Total of 9 records. Recent ones being: 2020, 2020 and 2021.

Water Pipit

Anthus spinoletta

C

U

C

PM, WV

Buff-bellied Pipit

Anthus rubescens

U

r

U

PM, WV

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis

C

U

C

PM, WV

Tree Pipit

Anthus trivialis

r

C

U

C

r

PM, WV

Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

r

v

r

PM, WV

Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus

F

C

F

C

F

PM, WV

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

C

U

C

PM, WV, SV

Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

v

C

U

C

v

PM, SV

Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola

U

PM, WV

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

F

PM, WV

White-spectacled Bulbul

Pycnonotus xanthopygos

C

Resident

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

E

1966, 1967 and 1978

Grey Hypocolius

Hypocolius ampelinus

E

V

E

Total of 17 records. Recent ones being: 2019, 2020 and 2020.

Eurasian Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

U

Resident, WV

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

U

PM, WV

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

v

2000, 2004, 2005, 2015 and 2017

Radde's Accentor

Prunella ocularis

v

Total of 13 records. Recent ones being: 2017, 2017 and 2019.

Black-throated Accentor

Prunella atrogularis

E

1982 and 2011

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

C

U

r

C

PM, WV, OS

Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

F

C

F

U

PM, SV

Thrush Nightingale

Luscinia luscinia

U

F

U

F

U

PM

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin

Cercotrichas galactotes

U

F

PM, SV

Black Scrub Robin

Cercotrichas podobe

r

PM

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

C

F

U

C

PM, WV

Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus

E

1996 and 2011

White-throated Robin

Irania gutturalis

r

v

PM, SV (local at Hermon)

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

v

U

C

U

C

F

v

PM, WV

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

C

U

C

PM, WV, SV (local)

Eversmann's Redstart

Phoenicurus erythronotus

E

1988

Blackstart

Oenanthe melanura

C

Resident

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

U

PM

European Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

C

U

C

PM, WV

Siberian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus

U

R

U

WV

Pied Bush Chat

Saxicola caprata

V

Total of 9 records. Recent ones being: 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

r

C

U

C

F

r

PM, WV, SM (local)

Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

U

C

U

F

C

U

Resident, PM, WV, SV

Desert Wheatear

Oenanthe deserti

U

Resident, PM, WV

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

Oenanthe melanoleuca

F

C

F

PM, SV

Pied Wheatear

Oenanthe pleschanka

r

v

r

v

PM

Cyprus Wheatear

Oenanthe cypriaca

U

v

PM

Finsch's Wheatear

Oenanthe finschii

F

v

U

F

PM, WV, SV (local)

Mourning Wheatear

Oenanthe lugens

C

Resident

Hooded Wheatear

Oenanthe monacha

U

Resident

White-crowned Wheatear

Oenanthe leucopyga

F

Resident

Kurdish Wheatear

Oenanthe xanthoprymna

v

occasional WV & PM

Red-tailed Wheatear

Oenanthe chrysopygia

E

1990, 2018 and 2018

Red-rumped Wheatear

Oenanthe moesta

v

Total of 9 records. Recent ones being: 1988, 2017 and 2017.

Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius

F

Resident, PM, WV

Common Rock Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

U

r

U

PM, SV (local)

Red-breasted Flycatcher

Ficedula parva

E

v

r

U

E

PM (WV)

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

U

C

F

C

U

PM, SV

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

F

r

PM

Collared Flycatcher

Ficedula albicollis

F

r

U

PM

Semicollared Flycatcher

Ficedula semitorquata

U

r

PM

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

C

U

C

PM, WV

Redwing

Turdus iliacus

U

r

U

PM, WV (rare in some years)

Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

U

r

U

PM, WV (rare in some years)

Fieldfare

Turdus pilaris

U

r

U

PM, WV (rare in some years)

Common Blackbird

Turdus merula

C

Resident, PM, WV

Ring Ouzel

Turdus torquatus

v

Total of 15 records. Recent ones being: 2017, 2019 and 2020.

Black-throated Thrush

Turdus atrogularis

E

Total of 10 records. Recent ones being: 2019, 2020 and 2020.

Dusky Thrush

Turdus eunomus

E

1982

Eyebrowed Thrush

Turdus obscurus

E

1996 and 2007

Cetti's Warbler

Cettia cetti

F

Resident, PM, WV

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

F

Resident, (PM)

Graceful Prinia

Prinia gracilis

C

Resident

Streaked Scrub Warbler

Scotocerca inquieta

F

Resident

Common Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naevia

v

Total of 14 records. Recent ones being: 2019, 2019 and 2019.

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler

Helopsaltes certhiola

E

1983

River Warbler

Locustella fluviatilis

v

r

U

r

v

r

v

PM

Savi's Warbler

Locustella luscinioides

r

F

U

F

r

PM, WV, SB

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

U

C

U

C

PM, WV

Moustached Warbler

Acrocephalus melanopogon

F

U

F

PM, WV, SB

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum

E

1985, 1985, 1986, 1986 and 1991

Paddyfield Warbler

Acrocephalus agricola

V

Total of 14 records. Recent ones being: 2017, 2017 and 2019.

Marsh Warbler

Acrocephalus palustris

U

PM

Great Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus arundinaceus

v

U

F

U

r

U

F

U

v

Clamorous Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus stentoreus

F

Resident (local), PM

Eurasian Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

r

U

C

U

r

PM, WV, SV

Oriental Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus orientalis

E

1988 and 1990

Basra Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus griseldis

v

Total of 20 records. Recent ones being: 2012, 2015 and 2018.

Icterine Warbler

Hippolais icterina

r

U

r

U

r

PM

Olive-tree Warbler

Hippolais olivetorum

U

r

PM, SV

Upcher's Warbler

Hippolais languida

r

U

r

PM (irregular), SV (local)

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler

Iduna pallida

F

C

F

U

PM, SV

Booted Warbler

Iduna caligata

E

1982 and 2019

Sykes's Warbler

Iduna rama

E

1993 and 2008

Garden Warbler

Sylvia borin

U

F

U

F

U

PM

Barred Warbler

Sylvia nisoria

U

r

PM

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

U

F

C

F

C

U

PM, WV, SV

Eastern Orphean Warbler

Sylvia crassirostris

U

F

U

PM, SV

Arabian Warbler

Sylvia leucomelaena

U

Resident (local)

Lesser Whitethroat

Sylvia curruca

v

C

F

C

v

PM, WV (local), SV

Sardinian Warbler

Sylvia melanocephala

C

Resident, PM, WV, (SV)

Ménétries's Warbler

Sylvia mystacea

E

r

v

E

PM, WV

Cyprus Warbler

Sylvia melanothorax

U

r

U

PM, WV

Rüppell's Warbler

Sylvia rueppelli

U

F

U

r

PM

Common Whitethroat

Sylvia communis

F

C

F

U

PM, SV

Spectacled Warbler

Sylvia conspicillata

F

Resident (local), (PM), WV

Eastern Subalpine Warbler

Sylvia cantillans

r

U

r

v

PM

Asian Desert Warbler

Sylvia nana

U

PM, WV

African Desert Warbler

Sylvia deserti

E

2 records, (2013, 2024)

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

U

F

U

C

U

PM

Wood Warbler

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

U

F

U

PM

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler

Phylloscopus orientalis

U

F

U

PM, SV (irregular breeder)

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

C

U

C

PM, WV

Dusky Warbler

Phylloscopus fuscatus

E

Total of 10 records. Recent ones being: 2018, 2020 and 2020.

Radde's Warbler

Phylloscopus schwarzi

V

1982 and 1991

Mountain Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus sindianus

E

1983

Green Warbler

Phylloscopus nitidus

v

Total of 8 records. Recent ones being: 2011, 2014 and 2018.

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

U

r

U

WV, PM

Arctic Warbler

Phylloscopus borealis

E

1 record (2018)

Hume's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus humei

R

WV, PM

Pallas's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus proregulus

E

1991, 1992, 1998, 2016 and 2017

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

r

(PM), WV (irregular)

Common Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

E

2012

Arabian Babbler

Argya squamiceps

C

Resident

Bearded Reedling

Panurus biarmicus

v

Total of 9 records. Recent ones being: 1987, 1990 and 1996.

Great Tit

Parus major

C

Resident

Coal Tit

Periparus ater

E

Total of 7 records. Recent ones being: 1945, 1976 and 1976.

Sombre Tit

Poecile lugubris

F

Resident (local at Hermon)

Western Rock Nuthatch

Sitta neumayer

U

Resident (local at Hermon)

Wallcreeper

Tichodroma muraria

r

v

r

WV

Eurasian Penduline Tit

Remiz pendulinus

U

r

v

U

PM, WV, (OS)

Palestine Sunbird

Cinnyris osea

C

Resident

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

U

v

U

PM, (SV)

Ashy Drongo

Dicrurus leucophaeus

E

2014

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

F

C

U

PM, SV (local)

Isabelline Shrike

Lanius isabellinus

r

v

r

U

r

PM, WV

Red-tailed Shrike

Lanius phoenicuroides

E

v

E

Total of 9 records. Recent ones being: 2018, 2018 and 2021.

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

r

U

F

U

PM, SV

Masked Shrike

Lanius nubicus

C

F

C

U

E

PM, SV

Long-tailed Shrike

Lanius schach

E

1982

Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor

F

Resident, PM, WV

Lesser Grey Shrike

Lanius minor

U

v

U

PM, (non-breeding SV)

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

C

Resident

Western Jackdaw

Coloeus monedula

C

Resident

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

E

1972

Alpine Chough

Pyrrhocorax graculus

E

2001

Rook

Corvus frugilegus

F

U

r

U

F

(PM), WV, OS (irregular)

Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix

C

Resident

Northern Raven

Corvus corax

U

Resident

Brown-necked Raven

Corvus ruficollis

F

Resident

House Crow

Corvus splendens

F

Resident - Introduced (local)

Fan-tailed Raven

Corvus rhipidurus

U

Resident (local)

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

C

Invasive, spraeding rapidly

Vinous-breasted Starling

Acridotheres burmannicus

F

Invasive.

Tristram's Starling

Onychognathus tristramii

F

Resident, (nomadic)

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

C

U

v

F

C

(PM), WV, non-breeding SV

Rosy Starling

Pastor roseus

E

r

U

r

PM (WV)

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

C

Resident

Spanish Sparrow

Passer hispaniolensis

C

Resident, PM, WV

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

E

Total of 10 records. Recent ones being: 1999, 2001 and 2001.

Dead Sea Sparrow

Passer moabiticus

F

Resident and dispersal (local)

Rock Sparrow

Petronia petronia

F

Resident (local)

Yellow-throated Sparrow

Gymnoris xanthocollis

V

Total of 9 records. Recent ones being: 2017, 2019 and 2020.

Pale Rockfinch

Carpospiza brachydactyla

U

r

v

PM, SV (local, irregular)

Indian Silverbill

Euodice malabarica

F

Resident, spreading

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

E

2013

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

C

F

v

F

C

PM, WV, (OS)

Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

F

U

F

PM, WV (irregular)

Common Linnet

Linaria cannabina

C

Resident, PM, WV

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

C

Resident, PM, WV

European Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

C

Resident, PM, WV

Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinus

F

U

F

PM, WV (irregular)

European Serin

Serinus serinus

C

F

C

Resident (local), PM, WV

Syrian Serin

Serinus syriacus

U

F

U

PM, WV (local), SV (local)

Red-Fronted Serin

Serinus pusillus

r

PM, WV (local)

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

v

Total of 7 records. Recent ones being: 2017, 2019 and 2020.

Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

U

PM, WV (local, irregular)

Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

v

r

v

PM, WV

Sinai Rosefinch

Carpodacus synoicus

U

resident (local), WV

Trumpeter Finch

Bucanetes githagineus

C

Resident & dispersal

Asian Crimson-winged Finch

Rhodopechys sanguineus

F

U

SV (WV) (local at Hermon)

Desert Finch

Rhodospiza obsoleta

C

Resident, (PM), WV, (SV)

Corn Bunting

Emberiza calandra

C

(Resident), WV, SV

Common Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

F

E

F

PM, WV, SV

Little Bunting

Emberiza pusilla

v

R

PM (WV)

Rustic Bunting

Emberiza rustica

E

v

Total of 11 records. Recent ones being: 2014, 2019 and 2020.

Ortolan Bunting

Emberiza hortulana

U

C

r

C

U

PM, SV (local)

Cretzschmar's Bunting

Emberiza caesia

F

C

F

C

F

PM, SV

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella

U

WV

Pine Bunting

Emberiza leucocephalos

r

WV (local)

Cinereous Bunting

Emberiza cineracea

U

r

PM

Red-headed Bunting

Emberiza bruniceps

E

1979 and 2010

Black-headed Bunting

Emberiza melanocephala

U

F

U

PM, SV (local)

Yellow-breasted Bunting

Emberiza aureola

E

Total of 11 records. Recent ones being: 1994, 2001 and 2007.

Chestnut bunting

Emberiza rutila

E

1 record (2021)

Black-faced bunting

Emberiza spodocephala

E

1 record (2021)

Rock Bunting

Emberiza cia

F

U

F

Resident (local), WV

Striolated Bunting

Emberiza striolata

U

Resident & dispersive (localy common)

Passage Migrant	PM
Summer Visitor	SV
Winter Visitor	WV
Summer Breeding	SB
Over-Summering	OS

Birds of Israel - Checklist