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March 4, 2019

Birding Checklist

Local Birds of the Jordan Valley and the area

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	Key
	Resident	R
	Summer visitor	S
	Winter visitor	W
	Migrant	M
	Vagrant	V
	Common	1
	Available	2
	Rarely found	3
	Rare	4
	Very rare	5

Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	W, R 1
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	W 3
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	V
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	W 3
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	W 2
Pygmy Cormorant	Phalacrocorax pygmeus	R,W 3
Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus	M2, W 4
Pink-backed Pelican	Pelecanus rufescens	V
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	M, W 2
Purple Heron	Ardea Purpurea	S, M 3
Great White Egret	Egretta alba
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	R, W 1
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	R 1
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	S, M 2
Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	R, W 1
Little Bittern	Ixorbrychus minutus	R, M 3
Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	W 4
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucordia	W, M 2
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	M 2
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	M, W 2
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	M, W 2
Yellow-billed Stork	Mycteria ibis	V
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	M,W 4
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	W 5
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	V
White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	W 4
Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus	V
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	W 5
Red-breasted Goose	Branta ruficollis	V
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	W 2
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	M, W 4
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	R, W 1
Gadwall	Anas strepera	W 3
Pintail	Anas acuta	M, W 2
Wigeon	Anas penelope	W 3
Common Teal	Anas crecca	W 1
Garganey	Anas querquedula	M 1
Marbled Duck	Marmonetta angustirostris	S 3
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	M, W 1
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	W 4
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	W 2
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	W 2
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	S, M, W 4
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	V
Velvet scoter	Melanitta fusca	V
White-headed Duck	Oxyura leucocephala	W 4
Osprey	Pandion haleiaetus	W, M 2
White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	W 4
Red kite	Milvus milvus	V
Black kite	Milvus migrans	W, M 2
Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus	R 3
Short-toed Eagle	Circaetus gallicus	M, S 2
Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	V
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	S, M, W 2
Levant Sparrowhawk	Accipiter brevipes	M 2
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	M,W 5
Shikra	Accipiter badius	V
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo buteo	W 2
Steppe Buzzard	Buteo buteo vulpinus	M 2
Long-legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus	R, W 3
Honey Buzzard	Pernis apivorus	M 2
Oriental Honey Buzzard	Pernis ptilorhynchus	M 4
Bonelli’s eagle	Hieraaetus fasciatus	M, W 4
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus	M, W 3
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	R, M 4
Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliaca	W, M 3
Greater Spotted Eagle	Aquila clanga	W, M 3
Lesser Spotted Eagle	Aquila pomarina	M 2
Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis	W, M 3
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	M 3
Griffon Vulture	Gyps fulvus	M 4
Black Vukture	Aegypius monachus	W 4
Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus	M, W 2
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	W 2
Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	M, W 3
Montagu’s Harrier	Circus pygargus	M 2
Saker Falcon	Falco cherrug	W 5
Peregrine	Falco peregrinus	W, M 3
Eleonora’s Falcon	Falco eleonorae	M 4
Hobby	Falco subuteo	S, M 3
Merlin	Falco columbarius	W, M 3
Barbary Falcon	Falco pelegrinoides	M 4
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	M 3
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	M, S 3
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	R 1
Chukar Partridge	Alectoris chukar	R 2
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix	M, W 3
Black Francolin	Francolinus francolinus	R 3
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	W, M 2
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	W, M 3
Little Crake	Porzana parva	M, W 2
Baillon’s Crake	Porzana pusilla	M 3
Corncrake	Crex crex	M 4
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	R 1
Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio	V
Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra	S, W 2
Common Crane	Grus grus	M, W 3
Demoiselle Crane	Anthropoides virgo	V
Little Bustard	Otis tetrax	W 4
Great Bustard	Otis tarda	V
Oystercatcher	Haemantopus ostralegus	V
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	S, M, W 1
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	W, M 3
Stone-curlew	Burhinus oedicnemus	R 1
Cream-coloured Courser	Cursorius cursor	M, S 4
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola	S, M 3
Black-winged Pratincole	Glareola nordmanni	M 4
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	M 2
Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	M, W 1
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrius	M, W 2
Kittlitz’s Plover	Charadrius pecuarius	V
Caspian Plover	Charadrius asiaticus	V
Greater Sandplover	Charadrius leschenaultii	M 4
Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	M 4
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	M 4
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	M 4
Eurasian Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	W, M 3
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaia interpres	M 4
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	W, M 1
White-tailed Lapwing	Vanellus leucurus	M 4
Red wattled Lapwing	Vanellus inbicus	V
Spur-winged Lapwing	Vanellus spinosus	R 1
Sociable Lapwing	Vanellus gregaria	M, W 4
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Limicola falcinellus	M 3
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	M 3
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	M 4
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	M, W 2
Temminck’s Stint	Calidris temminckii	M, W 2
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	M, W 1
Sanderling	Calidris alba	M 4
Long-toed Stint	Calidris subminuta	V
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	V
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	V
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaroups lobatus	M 4
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	M 5
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	W, M 2
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	W, M 3
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	W, M 2
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	W, M 2
Common Sandpiper	Tringa hypoleucus	W, M 2
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	W, M 2
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	W, M 2
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	V
Ruff	Philomachus pugnax	W, M 2
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	W, M 3
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	W, M 2
Great Snipe	Gallinago media	V
Pintail Snipe	Gallinago stenura	V
Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	W 4
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	W, M 3
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	M 5
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	M 5
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	M 3
Parasitic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	V
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	V
Pallas’s Gull	Larus ichthyaetus	W 2
Slender-billed Gull	Larus genei	W, M 3
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	W, M 1
Little Gull	Larus minutus	W 4
Armenian Gull	Larus armenicus	W, M 1
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahells	W, M 3
Caspian Gull	Larus cachinnans	W, M 3
Audouin’s Gull	Larus audouinii	V
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	M 3
Siberian Gull	Larus heuglini	M 3
Common Gull	Larus canus	W 4
Mediterranean Gull	Larus melanocephalus	W 4
Gull-billed Tern	Sterna nilotica	M 3
Caspian Tern	Sterna caspia	M 4
Sandwich Tern	Sterna sandvicensis	M 4
Common Tern	Sterna Hirundo	M 3
Little Tern	Sterna albifrons	M 3
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	M 4
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	W, M 3
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hyridus	M, W 2
Black-bellied Sandgrouse	Pterocles orientalis	W 5
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	W 4
Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus	W 4
Rock Dove	Columba livia	?
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	R 1
Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	S, M 2
Rufous Turtle Dove	Streptopelia orientalis	V
Laughing Dove	Streptopelia senegalensis	R 1
Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis	R 2
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	S, M 2
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	S, M 3
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	R 2
Eagle Owl	Bubo bubo	R 3
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	W, M 4
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	S, W 2
Scops Owl	Otus scops	S, M 2
Little Owl	Athene noctua	R 2
European Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	S, M 3
Common Swift	Apus apus	S, M 2
Pallid Swift	Apus pallicus	M 3
Alpine Swift	Apus mela	M 2
Little Swift	Apus affinis	M 3
European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	S, M 2
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	Merops persicus	M 3
Little Green Bee-eater	Merops orientalis	R 3
European Roller	Coracias garullus	S, M 2
Ring-necked Parakeet	Psitaculla krameri	R 1
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	W, M 2
White-breasted Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	R 1
Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis	R 2
Hoopoe	Upupa epops	R 2
Syrian Woodpecker	Dendrocopus syriacus	R 2
סEurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	M, W 3
Greater Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	S, M 3
Lesser Short-toed Lark	Calandrella rufescens	M 3
Calandra Lark	Melanocorypha calandra	S, M 3
Bimaculated Lark	Melanocorypha bimaculata	M 4
Skylark	Alauda arvensis	W, M 1
Oriental Skylark	Alauda gulgula	W, M 3
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	R 1
Crag Martin	Hirundo rupestris	M 4
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	R, M 1
Red-rumped Swallow	Hirundo daurica	S, M 2
Ethiopian Swallow	Hirundo aethiopica	V
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	M 2
House Martin	Delichon urbica	M 2
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	M 2
Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	V
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	W, M 2
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	W, M 2
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	W, M 2
Buff-bellied Pipit	Anthus rubescens japonicus	W 4
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	M 2
Blyth’s Pipit	Anthus godlewskii	V
Richard’s Pipit	Anthus richardi	W, M 3
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	W, M 2
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	W, M 3
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	M 2
Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	M, W 3
White-spectacled Bulbul	Pycnonotus xanthopygos	R 1
Southern Grey Shrike	Lanius (excubitor) meridionalis	R 2
Steppe Shrike	Lanius (excubitor) pallidirostris	M 4
Lesser Grey Shrike	Lanius minor	M 3
Masked Shrike	Lanius nubicus	S, M 2
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	S, M 2
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	M 3
Isabelline Shrike	Lanius isabellinus	M, W 4
Savi’s Warbler	Locustella luscinoides	M 2
River Warbler	Locustella fluviatilis	M 4
Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	S, M 2
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	W, M 3
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	M 3
Clamorous Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus stentoreus	R 2
Basra Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus griseldis	V
Moustached Warbler	Acrocephalus melanopogon	W, M 3
Paddyfield Warbler	Acrocephalus agricola	V
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	M 2
Cetti’s Warbler	Cettia cetti	R, W 2
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis	R 2
Graceful Prinia	Prinia gracillis	R 1
Olivaceous Warbler	Hippolais pallida	S, M 2
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	M 4
Upcher’s Warbler	Hippolais languida	M 4
Olive-tree Warbler	Hippolis olivetorum	M 4
Common Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	S, M 2
Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca	M 2
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	M 3
Barred warbler	Sylvia nisoria	M 3
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	W, M 2
Orphean Warbler	Sylvia hortensis	M 3
Sardinian Warbler	Sylvia melanocephala	R 1
Menetries’s Warbler	Sylvia mystacea	V
Ruppell’s Warbler	Sylvia rueppelli	M 3
Cyprus Warbler	Sylvia melanothroax	M 4
Subalpine Warbler	Sylvia cantillans	M 5
Spectacled Warbler	Sylvia conspicilatta	M 5
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	M 1
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus colybitta	M, W 1
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	M 3
Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler	Phylloscopus orientalis	M 3
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	S, M 3
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	M 4
Semi-collared Flycatcher	Ficedula semitorquata	M 4
Collared Flycatcher	Ficedula albicollis	M 3
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	M 4
Stonechat	Saxicola torquata	W, M 1
‘Siberian’ Stonechat	Saxicola t. maura / variegata	W, M 3
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	M 2
Rock Thrush	Monticola saxatilis	M 3
Blue Rock Thrush	Monticola solitarius	R 2
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	M 2
Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	M 4
Isabelline Wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina	M 2
Blackstart	Cercomela melanura	R 4
Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe hispanica	S, M 3
Pied Wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka	V
Kurdish Wheatear	Oenanthe xanthoprymna	W 4
Finsch’s Wheatear	Oenanthe finschii	W 3
Common Redstart	Phoenicorus phoenicorus	M 3
Black Redstart	Phoenicorus ochrorus	W 2
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	W, M 2
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	W, M 2
Thrush Nightingale	Luscinia luscinia	M 3
Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	S, M 3
Rufous Bushchat	Cercotrichas galactotes	S, M 3
Blackbird	Turdus merula	R 1
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	W 5
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	W 4
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	W 4
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelus	W, M 2
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	W 4
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	W 4
Penduline Tit	Remiz pendulinus	W, M 3
Palestine Sunbird	Nectarinia osea	R 1
Great Tit	Parus major	R 2
Corn Bunting	Miliara calandra	R, 2
Rock Bunting	Embriza cia	W 4
Yellowhammer	Embriza citrinella	V
Black-headed Bunting	Embriza melanocephala	M 4
Ortolan Bunting	Embriza hortulana	M 2
Cretzschmar’s bunting	Embriza caesia	M 2
Cinereous Bunting	Embriza cineracea	M 4
Reed Bunting	Embriza schoeniclus	W, M 2
Little bunting	Embriza pusilla	V
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	W 3
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	W 1
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	R 2
Siskin	Carduelis spinus	W 3
Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	R 1
Linnet	Carduelis cannabina	S, W 3
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	W 3
Desert Finch	Rhodospiza obsoleta	W, M 3
Serin	Serinus serinus	W 3
Syrin Serin	Serinus syriacus	M 4
Red-fronted Serin	Serinus pusillus	V
Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	W, M 4
Pele Rock Sparrow	Carpospiza brachydactyla	M 4
Yellow-throated Petronia	Gymnoris xanthocollis	V
Spanish Sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis	R 2
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	V
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	R 1
Dead Sea Sparrow	Passer moabiticus	R 2
Indian Silverbill	Lonchura malabarica	R 3
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	W 2
Rose-coloured Starling	Sturnus roseus	W, M 4
Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	M 3
Jay	Garrrulus glandarius	R 1
Hooded Crow	Corvus corone cornix	R 1
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	W 5
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	R 1