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BIRDS OF ISRAEL, CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF ISRAEL, ITS COMPLETE BIRDLIST

Birds of Israel coded for abundance, breeding, migration, wintering, endemic, rare, etc.; 2000 pages on birds, nature, birdwatching, where to go birding, birds and nature pictures, nature conservation, equipment, bird feeding, etc. Welcome to the bird list of Israel.

Israel is home to an impressive number of species of birds that vary from residents, that stay all year around, to breeding birds, that spend a good part of the growing season in Israel to raise their young, migrants who pass through Israel with the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good part of the winter in Israel to escape colder conditions up north. While many species of birds are relatively common as they are part of the ecosystems of the state, it is always a thrill to stumble upon a rare bird or vagrant, that does not really form part of any the Israel ecosystems. Maybe it got lost during its travels between its summer and winter residence or it got displaced by bad weather.

Among the species of the checklist of the birds of Israel you can find  waterfowl and wading birds, a large suite of song birds, raptors, game birds, swifts and nighthawks, etc., many of which occupy several ecosystems simultaneously, as they fly to and from forests, meadows, shorelines of waters, cities and and urban green spaces. At Birdlist, we have developed a coding system that can help you predict when you may expect a certain species, with a code for seasonality, such as resident, nesting, wintering, etc. A code for abundance will give you a clue on the likelihood that you may actually see a certain species of bird. As we progressed with the coding, we realized that there should be a differentiation in the coding for "common", such as less common, common and very common birds. However, this would require reliable quantative data, which for most states, are not revealed by the commission of bird records. We hope to provide those in the future. In the meantime, enjoy the current checklist of the birds of Israel.

 

  Abundance Codes

D

Distribution range deducted from map, not actual record.

P

Present, abundance not determined.

C

Within its range, varying from common to occasional

O

Rare, wandered outside of its normal range but still may be expected from time to time. Normally between 10 - 100 records.

V

Vagrant, accidental, species far out of its normal distribution range. >10 observations.

I

Introduced species.

Q

Not verified.

X

Extinct.

XL

Extinct in country

Status of Permanence Codes

R

Resident, present  year around.

N

Nests in the area but absent during part of the year.

M

Migrant, non-breeding. May spend a short period or the entire winter.

W

Wintering; stays in the area, while its primary nesting range is elsewhere.

E

National endemic.

*

National bird.

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CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF ISRAEL

species english
Alectoris chukar Chukar
Francolinus francolinus Black Francolin
Coturnix coturnix Common Quail
Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna Common Shelduck
Anas strepera Gadwall
Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard or common Mallard
Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler
Anas acuta Northern Pintail or Pintail
Anas crecca Common Teal Green-winged Teal
Marmaronetta angustirostris Marbled Teal
Netta rufina Red-crested Pochard
Aythya ferina Common Pochard
Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Pochard
Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck
Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup
Clamator glandarius Great Spotted Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo
Columba livia Rock Pigeon or Feral Pigeon
Columba oenas Stock Pigeon or Stock Dove
Columba palumbus Common Wood-Pigeon
Streptopelia turtur European Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove
Chlamydotis undulata Houbara Bustard
Grus grus Common Crane
Rallus aquaticus Water Rail
Porzana parva Little Crake
Porzana pusilla Baillon's Crake
Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen or Moorhen
Fulica atra Common Coot or Eurasian Coot or Coot
Scolopax rusticola Eurasian Woodcock
Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus Jack Snipe
Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit
Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew
Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank
Tringa totanus Common Redshank
Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper
Tringa hypoleucos Common Sandpiper
Calidris minuta Little Stint
Calidris alpina Dunlin
Philomachus pugnax Ruff
Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet or Avocet
Pluvialis apricaria Eurasian Golden-Plover
Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover or Snowy Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover
Eudromias morinellus Eurasian Dotterel
Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged Lapwing
Cursorius cursor Cream-colored Courser
Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole
Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull
Larus ichthyaetus Great Black-headed Gull
Larus ridibundus Common Black-headed Gull
Larus genei Slender-billed Gull
Larus melanocephalus Mediterranean Gull
Larus minutus Little Gull
Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern
Sterna hirundo Common Tern
Sterna albifrons Little Tern
Milvus migrans Black Kite
Gypaetus barbatus Lammergeier
Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture
Gyps fulvus Eurasian Griffon
Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Snake-Eagle or Short-toed-Eagle
Circus aeruginosus Western or Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
Circus cyaneus Northern or Hen Harrier
Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier
Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk or Northern Sparrowhawk or Sparrow Hawk
Buteo rufinus Long-legged Buzzard
Aquila pomarina Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga Greater Spotted Eagle or Spotted Eagle
Aquila nipalensis Steppe Eagle
Aquila heliaca Imperial Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle
Hieraaetus fasciatus Bonelli's Eagle
Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus Common or Eurasian Kestrel
Falco columbarius Merlin
Falco subbuteo Eurasian Hobby
Falco biarmicus Lanner Falcon
Falco cherrug Saker Falcon
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon
Falco pelegrinoides Barbary Falcon
Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe
Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Black-necked Grebe or Eared Grebe
Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
Egretta garzetta Little Egret
Ardea cinerea Grey Heron
Ardea purpurea Purple Heron
Casmerodius albus Great Egret or Great White Egret
Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret
Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis
Platalea leucorodia Eurasian Spoonbill or White Spoonbill
Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican or Eastern White Pelican
Petronia petronia Rock Sparrow
Serinus pusillus Fire-fronted Serin
Serinus serinus European Serin
Rhynchostruthus socotranus Golden-winged Grosbeak
Carduelis monguilloti Vietnam Greenfinch or Vietnamese Greenfinch
Carduelis dominicensis Antillean Siskin
Carduelis flavirostris Twite
Callacanthis burtoni Spectacled Finch
Rhodopechys sanguinea Crimson-winged Finch
Rhodopechys mongolica Mongolian Finch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula Eurasian Bullfinch
Latoucheornis siemsseni Slaty Bunting
Emberiza koslowi Tibetan Bunting or Kozlov's Bunting
Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar's Bunting
Emberiza cabanisi Cabanis's Bunting
Emberiza yessoensis Ochre-rumped Bunting or Japanese Reed Bunting
Megapodius forstenii Forsten's Megapode

Thank you for visiting Nature Worldwide on Israel. In this linked net of country pages you can find lists of birds, nature, mammals and national parks. Birds of Israel provides a checklist of the birds of Israel. It is a complete birdlist or bird list listing all the birds of Israel in ornithological taxonomic order. In Nature of Israel you can find nature related websites, like on birding, birdwatching, general ornithology, nature, nature conservation, national parks, protected areas, nature reserves, etc. In Mammals of Israel you can find the list of Israel in taxonomic order. National parks, Nature reserves and Protected areas of Israel provides you with list of all the national parks and other protected areas of Israel.  Click on the following links for our web pages on Israel. http://www.birdlist.org/israel.htm http://www.nature-worldwide.info/israel.htm http://www.mammals-worldwide.info/israel.htm http://www.nationalparks-worldwide.info/israel.htm system.