Israel birding trip 24 March - 5 April 2000
Part 4. Species list
John van der Woude - www.jvanderw.nl
MM = Ma'agan Mikha'el coastal wetland N of Tel Aviv
No = The North: Hula, Golan, Tiberias, etc.
DS = Dead Sea basin
EA = Eilat and Arava valley
Ne = Negev
See report parts 1, 2 and 3 for more details on these sites.
See report part 1 for short evaluation, a/o of difference North - South.
Little Grebe MM No DS Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Cormorant MM EA Phalacrocorax carbo
Pygmy Cormorant No Phalacrocorax pygmeus
Great White Pelican No Pelecanus onocrotalus
Little Bittern No Ixobrychus minutus
Black-crowned Night-Heron MM No EA Nycticorax nycticorax
Striated Heron EA Butorides striatus
Squacco Heron EA Ardeola ralloides
Cattle Egret MM No EA Bubulcus ibis
Little Egret MM DS EA Egretta garzetta
Great Egret No Casmerodius albus
Grey Heron MM No DS EA Ardea cinerea
Black Stork MM No DS EA Ciconia nigra
White Stork No EA Ne Ciconia ciconia
Glossy Ibis MM No EA Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill MM Platalea leucorodia
Greater Flamingo EA Phoenicopterus ruber
Common Shelduck MM EA Tadorna tadorna
Garganey No Anas querquedula
Common Teal MM Anas crecca
Mallard MM No Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail EA Anas acuta
Northern Shoveler No EA Anas clypeata
Marbled Duck No Marmaronetta angustirostris
Black Kite No DS EA Ne Milvus migrans
White-tailed Eagle No Haliaeetus albicilla
Egyptian Vulture No DS EA Ne Neophron percnopterus
Eurasian Griffon Vulture No DS Ne Gyps fulvus
Short-toed Eagle MM No DS EA Circaetus gallicus
Western Marsh-Harrier MM No DS EA Ne Circus aeruginosus
Hen (Northern) Harrier No Circus cyaneus
Pallid Harrier No Circus macrourus
Montagu's Harrier Ne Circus pygargus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk MM EA Accipiter nisus
Steppe (Common) Buzzard No DS EA Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard No Buteo rufinus
Lesser Spotted Eagle No EA Ne Aquila pomarina
(Greater) Spotted Eagle DS Aquila clanga
Steppe Eagle EA Aquila nipalensis
Golden Eagle DS Aquila chrysaetos
Booted Eagle DS EA Hieraaetus pennatus
Bonelli's Eagle No Ne Hieraaetus fasciatus
Osprey No EA Pandion haliaetus
Common Kestrel MM No DS EA Ne Falco tinnunculus
Merlin Ne Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Ne Falco subbuteo
Saker Falcon Ne Falco cherrug
Peregrine Falcon Ne Falco peregrinus
Chukar No DS EA Alectoris chukar
Sand Partridge DS EA Ammoperdix heyi
Black Francolin No Francolinus francolinus
Common Quail MM No DS EA Ne Coturnix coturnix
Water Rail Ne Rallus aquaticus
Little Crake No Porzana parva
Corn Crake EA Crex crex
Common Moorhen MM DS EA Gallinula chloropus
Common Coot MM No DS EA Fulica atra
Common Crane No Ne Grus grus
Houbara Bustard Ne Chlamydotis undulata
Black-winged Stilt MM DS EA Himantopus himantopus
Eurasian Thick-knee MM EA Burhinus oedicnemus
Cream-colored Courser Ne Cursorius cursor
Little Ringed Plover EA Charadrius dubius
Common Ringed Plover MM EA Charadrius hiaticula
Kentish Plover MM EA Charadrius alexandrinus
Greater Sand Plover EA Charadrius leschenaultii
Caspian Plover EA Charadrius asiaticus
Spur-winged Lapwing MM No DS EA Vanellus spinosus
White-tailed Lapwing EA Vanellus leucurus
Sanderling MM Calidris alba
Little Stint No EA Calidris minuta
Temminck's Stint EA Calidris temminckii
Dunlin MM Calidris alpina
Ruff No EA Philomachus pugnax
Common Snipe No EA Gallinago gallinago
Common Redshank MM No EA Tringa totanus
Marsh Sandpiper EA Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank DS EA Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper MM No EA Ne Tringa ochropus
Common Sandpiper MM Tringa hypoleucos
White-eyed Gull EA Larus leucophthalmus
Little Gull EA Larus minutus
Common Black-headed Gull MM No EA Larus ridibundus
Slender-billed Gull MM EA Larus genei
Lesser Black-backed Gull MM EA Larus fuscus
Siberian/Heuglin's Gull EA Larus heuglini
Yellow-legged Gull MM EA Larus cachinnans
Armenian Gull MM Larus armenicus
Great Black-headed Gull EA Larus ichthyaetus
Caspian Tern EA Sterna caspia
Sandwich Tern EA Sterna sandvicensis
Common Tern EA Sterna hirundo
Bridled Tern EA Sterna anaethetus
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse EA Pterocles lichtensteinii
Crowned Sandgrouse EA Pterocles coronatus
Spotted Sandgrouse Ne Pterocles senegallus
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Ne Pterocles orientalis
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Ne Pterocles alchata
Rock Pigeon MM No DS Columba livia
Eurasian Collared-Dove MM No Ne Streptopelia decaocto
European Turtle-Dove DS Streptopelia turtur
Palm (Laughing) Dove MM No DS EA Ne Streptopelia senegalensis
Namaqua Dove EA Oena capensis
Rose-ringed Parakeet EA Psittacula krameri
Common Cuckoo No Cuculus canorus
Pallid Scops-Owl EA Otus brucei
Common Scops-Owl DS Otus scops
Little Owl Ne Athene noctua
Common Swift MM DS Ne Apus apus
Pallid Swift DS EA Apus pallidus
Alpine Swift No DS Ne Tachymarptis melba
Little Swift No Apus affinis
White-throated Kingfisher No DS Halcyon smyrnensis
Common Kingfisher No Alcedo atthis
Pied Kingfisher MM No EA Ceryle rudis
Little Green Bee-eater DS EA Merops orientalis
European Bee-eater EA Ne Merops apiaster
Eurasian Hoopoe MM No EA Upupa epops
Eurasian Wryneck No EA Jynx torquilla
Syrian Woodpecker No Dendrocopos syriacus
Bar-tailed Lark DS Ne Ammomanes cincturus
Desert Lark DS EA Ammomanes deserti
Greater Hoopoe-Lark EA Alaemon alaudipes
Bimaculated Lark EA Melanocorypha bimaculata
(Greater) Short-toed Lark EA Ne Calandrella brachydactyla
Crested Lark MM No DS EA Ne Galerida cristata
Temminck's Lark Ne Eremophila bilopha
Sand Martin DS EA Riparia riparia
Rock Martin DS Ne Hirundo fuligula
Eurasian Crag-Martin DS Hirundo rupestris
Barn Swallow MM DS EA Hirundo rustica
Red-rumped Swallow No EA Ne Hirundo daurica
Northern House-Martin MM Ne Delichon urbica
Tawny Pipit EA Anthus campestris
Olive-backed Pipit EA Anthus hodgsoni
Tree Pipit EA Anthus trivialis
Meadow Pipit MM Anthus pratensis
Red-throated Pipit EA Anthus cervinus
Water Pipit No EA Anthus spinoletta
Buff-bellied Pipit EA Anthus rubescens
Yellow Wagtail DS EA Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail EA Motacilla citreola
White Wagtail MM DS EA Motacilla alba
Yellow-vented Bulbul MM No DS EA Ne Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Winter Wren No Troglodytes troglodytes
Rufous Bush-Robin EA Cercotrichas galactotes
Common Nightingale EA Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat No DS EA Luscinia svecica
White-throated Robin EA Irania gutturalis
Common Redstart No DS EA Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Blackstart DS EA Cercomela melanura
Stonechat MM Saxicola torquata
Isabelline Wheatear Ne Oenanthe isabellina
Northern Wheatear No DS EA Oenanthe oenanthe
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear No DS EA Oenanthe hispanica
Desert Wheatear Ne Oenanthe deserti
Mourning Wheatear DS Ne Oenanthe lugens
White-crowned Wheatear DS EA Oenanthe leucopygra
(Rufous-tailed) Rock-Thrush EA Monticola saxatilis
Blue Rock-Thrush No EA Monticola solitarius
Eurasian Blackbird MM No DS Turdus merula
Song Thrush No Turdus philomelos
Cetti's Warbler MM No Cettia cetti
Zitting Cisticola No Cisticola juncidis
Graceful Prinia MM No EA Prinia gracilis
(Streaked) Scrub-Warbler DS EA Ne Scotocerca inquieta
Savi's Warbler No Locustella luscinioides
Sedge Warbler No DS EA Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Eurasian Reed-Warbler MM No DS Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Clamorous Reed-Warbler MM No DS Acrocephalus stentoreus
Olivaceous Warbler No DS EA Hippolais pallida
Sardinian Warbler MM No Sylvia melanocephala
Rüppell's Warbler MM EA Sylvia rueppelli
Arabian Warbler EA Sylvia leucomelaena
Orphean Warbler No Ne Sylvia hortensis
Lesser Whitethroat MM No DS EA Ne Sylvia curruca
Common Whitethroat No DS Ne Sylvia communis
Blackcap MM No DS EA Ne Sylvia atricapilla
Bonelli's Warbler EA Ne Phylloscopus bonelli
Common Chiffchaff MM No DS EA Phylloscopus collybita
Willow Warbler DS Phylloscopus trochilus
Semicollared Flycatcher Ne Ficedula semitorquata
Arabian Babbler DS EA Ne Turdoides squamiceps
Sombre Tit No Parus lugubris
Great Tit MM No Parus major
Eurasian Penduline-Tit MM Remiz pendulinus
Palestine Sunbird MM No DS EA Nectarinia osea
Great grey (Northern) Shrike No DS Ne Lanius excubitor
Woodchat Shrike No DS EA Lanius senator
Masked Shrike EA Lanius nubicus
Eurasian Jay MM Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Jackdaw MM Corvus monedula
House Crow EA Corvus splendens
Hooded Crow MM No Ne Corvus corone
Brown-necked Raven DS EA Corvus ruficollis
Fan-tailed Raven DS Corvus rhipidurus
Tristram's Grackle (Starling) DS EA Onychognathus tristramii
House Sparrow MM No DS EA Passer domesticus
Spanish Sparrow MM DS EA Passer hispaniolensis
Dead Sea Sparrow EA Passer moabiticus
Pale Rock-Sparrow EA Carpospiza brachydactyla
Indian Silverbill DS EA Lonchura malabarica
Chaffinch No Fringilla coelebs
Syrian Serin EA Serinus syriacus
European Greenfinch MM No Carduelis chloris
European Goldfinch MM No DS Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian Linnet No Carduelis cannabina
Trumpeter Finch EA Rhodopechys githaginea
House Bunting EA Emberiza striolata
Cinereous Bunting EA Emberiza cineracea
Ortolan Bunting DS EA Emberiza hortulana
Cretzschmar's Bunting MM No EA Emberiza caesia
Corn Bunting MM No Miliaria calandra
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