Olivier Benoist: Israel Life List IOC, All records: Target Species Record(s) 1 to 385 of 385 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0 0 2 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica Yes 0 0 3 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 0 0 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 1 5 5 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis Yes 0 0 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris Yes 0 0 7 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 2 10 8 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 4 20 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 1 5 10 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 0 0 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Yes 0 0 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 4 20 13 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 2 10 14 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 1 5 15 Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus Yes 0 0 16 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 0 0 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera 7 35 18 Cape Teal Anas capensis Yes 0 0 19 Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha Yes 1 5 20 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 14 70 21 Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris 4 20 22 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 0 0 23 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma Yes 0 0 24 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 9 45 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 10 50 26 Greater Scaup Aythya marila Yes 0 0 27 Common Eider Somateria mollissima Yes 0 0 28 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca Yes 0 0 29 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Yes 0 0 30 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Yes 0 0 31 Smew Mergellus albellus Yes 0 0 32 Common Merganser Mergus merganser Yes 0 0 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 0 0 34 White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala 5 25 35 Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus 5 25 36 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 2 10 37 Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius 5 25 38 Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus 6 30 39 Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Yes 0 0 40 Little Swift Apus affinis 4 20 41 Great Bustard Otis tarda Yes 1 5 42 Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax 0 0 43 Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Yes 1 5 44 Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus Yes 0 0 45 Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus Yes 0 0 46 Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata 8 40 47 Stock Dove Columba oenas 2 10 48 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 3 15 49 Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis Yes 1 5 50 African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea Yes 0 0 51 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 10 50 52 Corn Crake Crex crex 1 5 53 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 2 10 54 African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis Yes 8 40 55 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla 3 15 56 Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo 0 0 57 Common Crane Grus grus 12 60 58 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Yes 0 0 59 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2 10 60 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Yes 1 5 61 Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Yes 2 10 62 Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis Yes 0 0 63 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 9 45 64 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 3 15 65 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 1 5 66 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Yes 0 0 67 Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 1 5 68 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris Yes 1 5 69 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 7 35 70 Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus Yes 0 0 71 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Yes 0 0 72 Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius 3 15 73 White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus 3 15 74 Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus 1 5 75 Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons 0 0 76 Siberian Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus 0 0 77 Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius Yes 0 0 78 Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis Yes 0 0 79 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 2 10 80 Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Yes 0 0 81 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 7 35 82 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 1 5 83 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 10 50 84 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 1 5 85 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 3 15 86 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1 5 87 Great Snipe Gallinago media 0 0 88 Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura Yes 0 0 89 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Yes 1 5 90 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 1 5 91 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 0 0 92 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 2 10 93 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Yes 0 0 94 Red Knot Calidris canutus 1 5 95 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Yes 0 0 96 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Yes 0 0 97 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Yes 1 5 98 Sanderling Calidris alba 2 10 99 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 0 0 100 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Yes 0 0 101 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Yes 1 5 102 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 0 0 103 Crab-plover Dromas ardeola Yes 0 0 104 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Yes 0 0 105 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni 2 10 106 African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris Yes 0 0 107 Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Yes 0 0 108 Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi Yes 0 0 109 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 6 30 110 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Yes 0 0 111 White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa 3 15 112 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Yes 0 0 113 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Yes 1 5 114 Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Yes 1 5 115 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 2 10 116 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Yes 0 0 117 Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Yes 0 0 118 Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Yes 0 0 119 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 0 0 120 Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii Yes 0 0 121 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 3 15 122 Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii Yes 0 0 123 Common Gull Larus canus 3 15 124 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus Yes 0 0 125 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 9 45 126 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Yes 0 0 127 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Yes 0 0 128 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus Yes 0 0 129 Great Skua Stercorarius skua Yes 0 0 130 South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Yes 0 0 131 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Yes 0 0 132 Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Yes 0 0 133 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Yes 0 0 134 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 0 0 135 Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Yes 0 0 136 Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta Yes 0 0 137 European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Yes 0 0 138 Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Hydrobates monorhis Yes 1 5 139 Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous Yes 0 0 140 Band-rumped Storm Petrel Hydrobates castro Yes 0 0 141 Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta Yes 0 0 142 Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Yes 0 0 143 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae Yes 0 0 144 Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Yes 0 0 145 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis Yes 2 10 146 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 1 5 147 Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes Yes 0 0 148 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis Yes 0 0 149 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Yes 0 0 150 Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan 1 5 151 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Yes 0 0 152 Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus Yes 0 0 153 Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni Yes 0 0 154 Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli Yes 0 0 155 Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Yes 0 0 156 Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Yes 0 0 157 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Yes 1 5 158 Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Yes 0 0 159 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 1 5 160 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 4 20 161 Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Yes 0 0 162 African Darter Anhinga rufa Yes 0 0 163 Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus 8 40 164 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis Yes 0 0 165 Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita Yes 0 0 166 Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 2 10 167 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 8 40 168 Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca Yes 0 0 169 Striated Heron Butorides striata 10 50 170 Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus Yes 0 0 171 Great Egret Ardea alba 13 65 172 Medium Egret Ardea intermedia 0 0 173 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Yes 0 0 174 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Yes 0 0 175 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 8 40 176 Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens Yes 1 5 177 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Yes 0 0 178 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 5 25 179 Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus Yes 1 5 180 Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Yes 7 35 181 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Yes 0 0 182 Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli Yes 0 0 183 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus 3 15 184 Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos 1 5 185 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Yes 0 0 186 Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 6 30 187 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Yes 1 5 188 Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 5 25 189 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 5 25 190 Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii Yes 1 5 191 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata 7 35 192 Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates Yes 0 0 193 Eastern Chanting Goshawk Melierax poliopterus Yes 0 0 194 Shikra Accipiter badius Yes 0 0 195 Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 2 10 196 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 10 50 197 Red Kite Milvus milvus Yes 0 0 198 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1 5 199 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Yes 1 5 200 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 6 30 201 Little Owl Athene noctua 12 60 202 Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei 2 10 203 Arabian Scops Owl Otus pamelae Yes 0 0 204 Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops 6 30 205 Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia 0 0 206 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 4 20 207 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1 5 208 Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo 2 10 209 Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus 4 20 210 Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis 0 0 211 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 2 10 212 Desert Owl Strix hadorami 7 35 213 Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus Yes 0 0 214 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 12 60 215 White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis Yes 1 5 216 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 7 35 217 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 10 50 218 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 2 10 219 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae 1 5 220 Sooty Falcon Falco concolor 3 15 221 Merlin Falco columbarius 4 20 222 Saker Falcon Falco cherrug 1 5 223 Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus 6 30 224 Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria 0 0 225 Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus 0 0 226 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 2 10 227 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Yes 0 0 228 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 4 20 229 Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 2 10 230 Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 2 10 231 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Yes 0 0 232 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 12 60 233 Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Yes 0 0 234 Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus 0 0 235 Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 9 45 236 Cape Crow Corvus capensis 0 0 237 Rook Corvus frugilegus 1 5 238 Northern Raven Corvus corax 6 30 239 Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus 11 55 240 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Yes 0 0 241 Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus Yes 1 5 242 Coal Tit Periparus ater Yes 1 5 243 Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris 1 5 244 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Yes 0 0 245 Great Tit Parus major 12 60 246 Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 6 30 247 Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus Yes 0 0 248 Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey Yes 3 15 249 Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps Yes 0 0 250 Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix signatus Yes 0 0 251 Woodlark Lullula arborea 2 10 252 Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula 3 15 253 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 7 35 254 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 1 5 255 Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha 6 30 256 Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris Yes 0 0 257 Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata 8 40 258 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 4 20 259 Arabian Lark Eremalauda eremodites 2 10 260 Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens 7 35 261 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis Yes 0 0 262 Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola 0 0 263 Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis Yes 0 0 264 Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica Yes 0 0 265 Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus Yes 1 5 266 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 13 65 267 Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei 5 25 268 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 3 15 269 Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus Yes 1 5 270 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi Yes 0 0 271 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Yes 0 0 272 Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus Yes 0 0 273 Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus 0 0 274 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Yes 0 0 275 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 0 0 276 Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis Yes 0 0 277 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 5 25 278 Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis Yes 0 0 279 Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus 6 30 280 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Yes 1 5 281 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 2 10 282 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Yes 1 5 283 Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama Yes 1 5 284 Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum 1 5 285 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 2 10 286 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola Yes 0 0 287 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis 1 5 288 Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Yes 1 5 289 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 4 20 290 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 2 10 291 Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris 8 40 292 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana 5 25 293 Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea Yes 1 5 294 Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax 4 20 295 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans 6 30 296 Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Yes 0 0 297 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 1 5 298 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 3 15 299 Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis 1 5 300 Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer 1 5 301 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 0 0 302 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria 2 10 303 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 10 50 304 Burmese Myna Acridotheres burmannicus 0 0 305 Vinous-breasted Myna Acridotheres leucocephalus 0 0 306 Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis 0 0 307 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 1 5 308 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 5 25 309 Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus 0 0 310 Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus 0 0 311 Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Yes 0 0 312 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 5 25 313 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 3 15 314 Redwing Turdus iliacus 1 5 315 Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Yes 0 0 316 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 2 10 317 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 1 5 318 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 0 0 319 Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus Yes 0 0 320 Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas podobe Yes 8 40 321 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 10 50 322 White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis 1 5 323 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Yes 0 0 324 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus Yes 0 0 325 Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus Yes 0 0 326 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 13 65 327 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius 12 60 328 Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata Yes 0 0 329 Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri Yes 0 0 330 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 5 25 331 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 14 70 332 Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca 3 15 333 Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta 0 0 334 Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata Yes 0 0 335 Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii 9 45 336 Basalt Wheatear Oenanthe warriae 2 10 337 Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna Yes 3 15 338 Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia Yes 6 30 339 Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura Yes 0 0 340 Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla 6 30 341 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia 7 35 342 Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis Yes 0 0 343 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Yes 0 0 344 Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus Yes 1 5 345 Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus 8 40 346 Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus 0 0 347 Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica 7 35 348 Red Avadavat Amandava amandava 0 0 349 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris Yes 0 0 350 Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis 0 0 351 Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis Yes 0 0 352 Dunnock Prunella modularis 1 5 353 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 9 45 354 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 4 20 355 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Yes 1 5 356 Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis 4 20 357 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Yes 2 10 358 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens 4 20 359 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 11 55 360 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 8 40 361 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 2 10 362 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 2 10 363 Asian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus 2 10 364 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 2 10 365 Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus 5 25 366 Common Linnet Linaria cannabina 9 45 367 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Yes 0 0 368 Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus 0 0 369 European Serin Serinus serinus 4 20 370 Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus 5 25 371 Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 3 15 372 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Yes 0 0 373 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 8 40 374 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 2 10 375 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos 1 5 376 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 3 15 377 Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia 11 55 378 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Yes 1 5 379 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 0 0 380 Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Yes 0 0 381 Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila Yes 0 0 382 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala 1 5 383 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Yes 0 0 384 Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala 0 0 385 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 1 5