Palestinian Territory bird checklist
351 bird species in 66 families have been recorded in Palestinian Territory, according to eBird; about 300 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Palestinian Territory right now
1Rock Pigeon
2European Turtle-Dove
3White Wagtail
4Eurasian Sparrowhawk
5Chukar
6Eurasian Kestrel
7Hooded Crow
8Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
9Laughing Dove
10Eurasian Blackbird
Palestinian Territory bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- White-headed Duck
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Black Francolin
- Sand Partridge
- Common Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Namaqua Dove
Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Asian Houbara
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Egyptian Nightjar
- Nubian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- African Swamphen
- Little Crake
Cranes
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Eurasian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- European Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Curlew
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Cream-colored Courser
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Caspian Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Armenian Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Eurasian Griffon
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Levant Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Pallid Scops-Owl
- Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Little Owl
- Desert Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- Arabian Green Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Syrian Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Eleonora's Falcon
- Sooty Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Monk Parakeet
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Masked Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Rook
- Hooded Crow
- Brown-necked Raven
- Fan-tailed Raven
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Desert Lark
- Wood Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
- Calandra Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Graceful Prinia
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Upcher's Warbler
- Olive-tree Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- River Warbler
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Pale Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
- White-spectacled Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Green Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Scrub Warbler
- Cetti's Warbler
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Rüppell's Warbler
- Cyprus Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Spectacled Warbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Arabian Babbler
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Common Myna
- Vinous-breasted Myna
- Tristram's Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Black Scrub-Robin
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- White-throated Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Hooded Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Cyprus Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Blackstart
- White-crowned Wheatear
- Finsch's Wheatear
- Mourning Wheatear
- Kurdish Wheatear
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Palestine Sunbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Indian Silverbill
- Red Avadavat
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Radde's Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Dead Sea Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- Pale Rockfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Long-billed Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Sinai Rosefinch
- Trumpeter Finch
- Desert Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Eurasian Linnet
- Red Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Island Canary
- Fire-fronted Serin
- Syrian Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Cinereous Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Cretzschmar's Bunting
- Striolated Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Little Bunting
Most common birds in Palestinian Territory
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Palestinian Territory’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- European Turtle-DoveStreptopelia turtur
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- ChukarAlectoris chukar
- Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Great TitParus major
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Largest bird families in Palestinian Territory
Among its regular birds.
- Old World Flycatchers28
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites24
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl16
- Sandpipers and Allies16
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies15
- Wagtails and Pipits12
- Sylviid Warblers and Allies11
- Old World Buntings10
Reported in the last 30 days
176 species reported to eBird in Palestinian Territory in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear, European Turtle-Dove, Chukar, Eurasian Kestrel, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Rock Pigeon, White Wagtail, Blue Rock-Thrush, Common Myna, Sardinian Warbler, Collared Flycatcher, Eurasian Blackbird, Laughing Dove, Common Hoopoe, Hooded Crow, Great Tit, Graceful Prinia, Palestine Sunbird, Whinchat, Common Redstart, Syrian Woodpecker, Spotted Flycatcher, Eurasian Blackcap, White-spectacled Bulbul, Willow Warbler, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Eurasian Wryneck, Masked Shrike, Lesser Whitethroat, Arabian Green Bee-eater, Mourning Wheatear, Alpine Swift, Barn Swallow, Blackstart, Black Kite, Common Buzzard, Common Raven, Crested Lark, Desert Lark, Eurasian Collared-Dove, …
Get to know some of them
Eurasian Blackcap
Barn Swallow
Common Myna
Great Tit
Black Kite
Common Buzzard
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Rose-ringed Parakeet
House Sparrow
Eurasian Linnet
Crested Lark
Eurasian Jackdaw
Common Raven
Northern Wheatear
Western Marsh Harrier
Little Swift
Great Cormorant