List of birds of Israel

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Israel. The avifauna of Israel include a total of 591 species, of which eleven have been introduced by humans. Five species are listed as extirpated from Israel. The Eurasian hoopoe was elected as Israel national bird in a public vote in 2008.^[1]

The official checklist of birds of Israel is maintained by the Israeli Rarities and Distribution Committee (IRDC).^[2]

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Israel.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring native species.

• (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Israel
• (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Israel as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
• (Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Israel although populations exist elsewhere
• (X) Extinct - a species or subspecies that no longer exists