Systematic List of birds recorded within 5 km radius
of Lotan (updated in June 2001)
Key to Status
| R |
Common resident seen on most days, |
| r |
scarce resident, not seen every day. |
| B |
Common breeder |
| b |
scarce
breeder (only 1-2 pairs), fb former breeder not confirmed since
1995. |
| S |
regular
spring migrant |
| s |
scarce
spring migrant, but more than five records. |
| A |
regular
autumn migrant |
| a |
scarce
autumn migrant, but more than five records. |
| v |
vagrant,
less than five records (1995-2001). Season indicated by s, a,
w. |
| E |
known
from historical records before inception of Lotan in 1983, now
considered extinct |
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English and Hebrew bird names
| Common Name |
Latin Name |
Status |
Check |
| Great Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo
|
vs |
|
| White Pelican |
Pelecanus onocrotalus |
va |
|
| Bittern |
Botaurus stellaris |
vs |
|
| Little Bittern |
Ixobrychus minutus |
sa |
|
| Night-Heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
SA |
|
| Squacco Heron |
Ardeola ralloides |
Sa |
|
| Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
SAW |
|
| Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
SA |
|
| Great Egret |
Egretta alba |
sa |
|
| Grey Heron |
Ardea cinera |
SA |
|
| Purple Heron |
Ardea purpurea |
SA |
|
| Black Stork |
Ciconia nigra |
SA |
|
| White Stork |
Ciconia ciconia |
SA |
|
| Glossy Ibis |
Plegadis falcinellus |
Sa |
|
| Spoonbill |
Platalea leucorodia |
vs |
|
| Shelduck |
Tadorna tadorna |
va |
|
| Eurasian Wigeon |
Anas penelope |
Sa |
|
| Gadwall |
Anas strepera |
Sa |
|
| Garganey |
Anas querquela |
SA |
|
| Eurasian Teal |
Anas crecca |
SAW |
|
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
SAW |
|
| Northern Pintail |
Anas acuta |
SAw |
|
| Northern Shoveler |
Anas clypeata |
SAw |
|
| Tufted Duck |
Aythea fulgila |
vs |
|
| Honey Buzzard |
Pernis apivorus |
Sa |
|
| Crested Honey Buzzard |
Pernis ptilorhyncus |
s |
|
| Black Kite |
Milvus migrans |
SAW |
|
| Egyptian Vulture |
Neophron percnopterus |
SaB |
|
| Griffon Vulture |
Gyps fulvus |
sa |
|
| Lappet-faced Vulture |
Torgos tracheliotus |
vs |
|
| Short-toed Eagle |
Circaetus gallicus |
SAw |
|
| Marsh Harrier |
Circus aeruginosus |
SAw |
|
| Hen Harrier |
Circus cyaneus |
saW |
|
| Pallid Harrier |
Circus macrourus |
saw |
|
| Montagu's Harrier |
Circus pygargus |
Sa |
|
| Sparrowhawk |
Accipiter nisus |
SAW |
|
| Levant Sparrowhawk |
Accipiter brevipes |
Sa |
|
| Northern Goshawk |
Accipiter gentilis |
va |
|
| Common Buzzard |
Buteo buteo |
SAw |
|
| Long-legged Buzzard |
Buteo rufinus |
SAWr |
|
| Great Spotted Eagle |
Aquila clanga |
vs |
|
| Lesser Spotted Eagle |
Aquila pomarina |
sm |
|
| Steppe Eagle |
Aquila nipalensis |
SAw |
|
| Imperial Eagle |
Aquila heliaca |
saW |
|
| Golden Eagle |
Aquila chrysaetos |
vs |
|
| Booted Eagle |
Hireaaetus pennatus |
Sa |
|
| Bonelli's Eagle |
Hieraaetus fasciatus |
r |
|
| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
Sa |
|
| Lesser Kestrel |
Falco naunanni |
Sa |
|
| Kestrel |
Falco tinnunculus |
R |
|
| Red-footed Falcon |
Falco vespertinus |
sa |
|
| Merlin |
Falco columarius |
sa |
|
| Hobby |
Falco subbuteo |
Sa |
|
| Eleonora's Falcon |
Falco eleonorae |
sa |
|
| Sooty Falcon |
Falco concolor |
sab |
|
| Lanner Falcon |
Falco biarmicus |
sW |
|
| Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
sa w |
|
| Barbary Falcon |
Falco pelegrinoides |
RB |
|
| Chukar |
Alectoris chukar |
RB |
|
| Sand Partridge |
Ammoperdix heyi |
RB |
|
| Quail |
Coturnix coturnix |
Sa |
|
| Spotted Crake |
Porzana porzana |
vs |
|
| Little Crake |
Porzana parva |
Sa |
|
| Corn Crake |
Crex crex |
s |
|
| Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
saw |
|
| Coot |
Fulica atra |
saW |
|
| Common Crane |
Grus grus |
sA |
|
| Houbara Bustard |
Chlamydotis undulata |
fb, E |
|
| Black-winged Stilt |
Himantopus himantopus |
SA |
|
| Stone Curlew |
Burhinus oedicnemus |
RBW |
|
| Cream-coloured Courser |
Cursorius cursor |
vs, fb |
|
| Collared Pratincole |
Glareola pratincola |
s |
|
| Black-winged Pratincole |
Glareola nordmanni |
sa |
|
| Little Ringed Plover |
Charadrius dubius |
SA |
|
| Ringed Plover |
Charadrius hiaticula |
SAw |
|
| Kentish Plover |
Charadrius alexandrinus |
vsa |
|
| Caspian Plover |
Charadrius asiaticus |
vs |
|
| Spur-winged Plover |
Vanellus spinosus |
RB |
|
| White-tailed Plover |
Vanellus leucurus |
vs |
|
| Northern Lapwing |
Vanellus vanellus |
saw |
|
| Little Stint |
Calidris minuta |
SAw |
|
| Temminck's Stint |
Calidris temminckii |
sa |
|
| Curlew Sandpiper |
Calidris ferruginea |
sa |
|
| Dunlin |
Calidris alpina |
SAw |
|
| Ruff |
Philomachus pugnax |
SAw |
|
| Jack Snipe |
Lymnocrptes minimus |
va |
|
| Snipe |
Gallinago gallinago |
SAw |
|
| Curlew |
Numenius arquata |
vs |
|
| Spotted Redshank |
Tringa erythropus |
sa |
|
| Redshank |
Tringa totanus |
SAw |
|
| Greenshank |
Tringa nebularia |
Sa |
|
| Green Sandpiper |
Tringa ocropus |
SAW |
|
| Wood Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
SA |
|
| Common Sandpiper |
Tringa hypoleucos |
SA |
|
| Black-headed Gull |
Larus ridibundus |
s |
|
| Baltic Gull |
Larus fuscus |
s |
|
| Gull-billed Tern |
Sterna nilotica |
s |
|
| Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
vs |
|
| Little Tern |
Sterna albifrons |
vs |
|
| Whiskered Tern |
Chlidonias hybridus |
va |
|
| White-winged Tern |
Chlidonias leucopterus |
sa |
|
| Crowned Sandgrouse |
Pterocles coronatus |
r |
|
| Rock Dove |
Columba livia |
R |
|
| Stock Dove |
Columba oenas |
sa |
|
| Wood Pigeon |
Columba palumbus |
vs |
|
| Collared Dove |
Streptopelia decaocto |
RW |
|
| Turtle Dove |
Streptopelia turtur |
Sa |
|
| Oriental Turtle Dove |
Streptopelia orientalis |
va |
|
| Laughing Dove |
Strep senegalensis |
R |
|
| Namaqua Dove |
Oena capensis |
rb |
|
| Great Spotted Cuckoo |
Clamator glandarius |
Saw |
|
| Cuckoo |
Cuculus canorus |
sa |
|
| Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
w |
|
| Straied Scops Owl |
Otus brucei |
w |
|
| Scops Owl |
Otus scops |
Sa |
|
| Eagle Owl |
Bubo bubo |
r |
|
| Little Owl |
Athene noctua |
vw |
|
| Long-eared Owl |
Asio otus |
w |
|
| Short-eared Owl |
Asio fammeus |
vs |
|
| Nightjar |
Caprimulgus europaeus |
sA |
|
| Swift |
Apus apus |
S |
|
| Pallid Swift |
Apus pallidus |
Sa |
|
| Alpine Swift |
Apus melba |
S |
|
| Little Swift |
Apus affinis |
s |
|
| White-breasted Kingfisher |
Halcyon smyrnensis |
vw |
|
| Kingfisher |
Alcedo atthis |
vs |
|
| Little Green Bee-eater |
Merops orientalis |
R |
|
| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater |
Merops persicus |
Sa |
|
| European Bee-eater |
Merops apiaster |
SA |
|
| Roller |
Coracias garrulus |
sa |
|
| Hoopoe |
Upupa epops |
SAb |
|
| Wryneck |
Jynx torquilla |
SA |
|
| Bar-tailed Lark |
Ammomanes cincturus |
rb |
|
| Desert Lark |
Ammomanes deserti |
R |
|
| Hoopoe Lark |
Alaemon alaudipes |
aw, fb |
|
| Thick-billed Lark |
Rhamphocorus clotbey |
vs |
|
| Calandra Lark |
Melanocorypha calandra |
vs |
|
| Bimaculated Lark |
Melanocorypha bimaculata |
Sa |
|
| Short-toed Lark |
Calandrella brachydactyla |
SAw |
|
| Lesser Short-toed Lark |
Calandrella rufescens |
saw |
|
| Crested Lark |
Galrida cristata |
RA |
|
| Woodlark |
Lullula arborea |
va |
|
| Eurasian Skylark |
Alauda arvensis |
saW |
|
| Oriental Skylark |
Alauda gulgula |
aw |
|
| Temminck's Horned Lark |
Eremophila bilopha |
Sa |
|
| Sand Martin |
Riparia riparia |
SA |
|
| Rock Martin |
Polyonoprogne fuligula |
RB |
|
| Crag Martin |
Polyonoprogne rupestris |
S |
|
| Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
SA |
|
| Red -rumped Swallow |
Hirundo daurica |
Sa |
|
| House Martin |
Delichon urbica |
Sa |
|
| Richard's Pipit |
Anthus richardi |
a |
|
| Tawny Pipit |
Anthus campestris |
SA |
|
| Tree Pipit |
Anthus trivialis |
SA |
|
| Meadow Pipit |
Anthus pratensis |
sAW |
|
| Red-throated Pipit |
Anthus cervinus |
SAW |
|
| Water Pipit |
Anthus spinoletta |
SAW |
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| Buff-bellied Pipit |
Anthus rubescens |
va |
|
| Yellow Wagtail |
Motacilla flava il |
SAw |
|
| Citrine Wagtail |
Motacilla citreola |
sa |
|
| Grey Wagtail |
Motacilla cinerea |
vaw |
|
| White Wagtail |
Motacilla alba |
SAW |
|
| Yellow-vented Bulbul |
Pycnonotus xanthopygos |
R |
|
| Radde’s Accentor |
Prunella ocularis |
va |
|
| Rufous Bush Robin |
Cercotrichas galactotes |
SBa |
|
| Black Bush Robin |
Cercotrichas podobe |
vs |
|
| Robin |
Erithacus rubela |
Aw |
|
| Thrush Nightingale |
Luscinia luscinia |
S |
|
| Nightingale |
Luscinia megarhynchos |
S |
|
| Bluethroat |
Luscinia svecica |
SAW |
|
| White-throated Robin |
Irania gutturalis |
vs |
|
| Black Redstart |
Phoenicurus ochruros |
sAW |
|
| Redstart |
Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
SA |
|
| Blackstart |
Cercomela melanura |
RB |
|
| Whinchat |
Saxicola rubetra |
Sa |
|
| Stonechat |
Saxicola torquata |
sAW |
|
| Pied Stonechat |
Saxicola caprata |
va |
|
| Isabelline Wheatear |
Oenanthe isabellina |
SAw |
|
| Northern Wheatear |
Oenanthe oenanthe |
Sa |
|
| Cyprus Wheatear |
Oenanthe cypriaca |
vsa |
|
| Black-eared Wheatear |
Oenanthe hispanica |
SA |
|
| Desert Wheatear |
Oenanthe deserti |
AW |
|
| Finsch's Wheatear |
Oenanthe finschii |
vw |
|
| Mourning Wheatear |
Oennathe lugens |
rW |
|
| Hooded Wheatear |
Oenanthe monacha |
RB |
|
| White-crowned Wheatear |
Oenanthe leucopyga |
RB |
|
| Rock Thrush |
Monticola saxatilis |
s |
|
| Blue Rock Thrush |
Monticola solitarius |
saw |
|
| Blackbird |
Turdus merula |
vaw |
|
| Fieldfare |
Turdus pilaris |
aw |
|
| Song Thrush |
Turdus philomelos |
sAw |
|
| Redwing |
Turdus iliacus |
vw |
|
| Graceful Prinia |
Prinia gracilis |
RB |
|
| Scrub Warbler |
Scotocerca inquieta |
RB |
|
| River Warbler |
Locustella fluviatilis |
vs |
|
| Savi's Warbler |
Locustella luscinioides |
sa |
|
| Sedge Warbler |
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
|
Sa |
|
| Marsh Warbler |
Acrocephalus palustris |
s |
|
| Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
Sa |
|
| Great Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
s |
|
| Olivaceous Warbler |
Hippolais pallida |
Sa |
|
| Upcher's Warbler |
Hippolais languida |
vs |
|
| Olive-tree Warbler |
Hippolais olivetorum |
s |
|
| Icterine Warbler |
Hippolais icterina |
vs |
|
| Spectacled Warbler |
Sylvia conspicillata |
aw |
|
| Subalpine Warbler |
Sylvia cantillans |
s |
|
| Menetries's Warbler |
Sylvia mystacea |
vs |
|
| Sardinian Warbler |
Sylvia melanocephala |
sAW |
|
| Cyprus Warbler |
Sylvia melanothorax |
Saw |
|
| Ruppell's Warbler |
Sylvia rueppelli |
S |
|
| Desert Warbler |
Sylvia nana |
sw |
|
| Arabian Warbler |
Sylvia leucomelaena |
rb |
|
| Orphean Warbler |
Sylvia hortensis |
Sa |
|
| Barred Warbler |
Sylvia nisoria |
Sa |
|
| Lesser Whitethroat |
Sylvia curruca |
SAw |
|
| Whitethroat |
Sylvia communis |
Sa |
|
| Garden Warbler |
Sylvia borin |
Sa |
|
| Blackcap |
Sylvia atricapilla |
SAw |
|
| Yellow-browed Warbler |
Phylloscopus inornatus |
vw |
|
| Hume's Warbler |
Phylloscopus humei |
va |
|
| Dusky Warbler |
Phylloscopus fuscatus |
va |
|
| Eastern Bonelli's Warbler |
Phylloscopus orientalis |
S |
|
| Wood Warbler |
Phylloscopus sibilatrix |
s |
|
| Mountain Chiffchaff |
Phylloscopus lorenzii |
va |
|
| Chiffchaff |
Phylloscopus collybita |
SAW |
|
| Willow Warbler |
Phylloscopus trochilus |
sa |
|
| Spotted Flycatcher |
Muscicapa striata |
SA |
|
| Red-breasted Flycatcher |
Ficedula parva |
a, vs |
|
| Semi-collared Flycatcher |
Ficedula semitorquata |
s |
|
| Collared Flycatcher |
Ficedula albicollis |
s |
|
| Pied Flycatcher |
Ficedula hypoleuca |
s |
|
| Arabian Babbler |
Turdoides squamiceps |
RB |
|
| Palestine Sunbird |
Nectarinia osea |
RB |
|
| Golden Oriole |
Oriolus oriolus |
S |
|
| Isabelline Shrike |
Lanius isabellinus |
vs |
|
| Red-backed Shrike |
Lanius collurio |
SA |
|
| Lesser Grey Shrike |
Lanius minor |
s |
|
| Southern Grey Shrike |
Lanius meridionalis |
RB |
|
| Woodchat Shrike |
Lanius senator |
Sa |
|
| Masked Shrike |
Lanius nubicus |
Sa |
|
| House Crow |
Corvus splendens |
vsa |
|
| Hooded Crow |
Corvus splendens |
vs |
|
| Brown-necked Raven |
Corvus ruficollis |
RB |
|
| Fan-tailed Raven |
Corvus rhipidurus |
sa |
|
| Tristram's Grackle |
Onychognathus tristramii |
sa |
|
| Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
saw |
|
| Rose-coloured Starling |
Sturnus roseus |
vs |
|
| House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
RB |
|
| Spanish Sparrow |
Passer hispaniolensis |
SAW |
|
| Dead Sea Sparrow |
Passer moabiticus |
aw, rb |
|
| Pale Rock Sparrow |
Carpospiza brachydactyla |
s |
|
| Indian Silverbill |
Lonchura malabarica |
saw |
|
| Chaffinch |
Fringilla coelebs |
AWs |
|
| Brambling |
Fringilla montifringilla |
aw |
|
| Serin |
Serinus serinus |
va |
|
| Syrian Serin |
Serinus syriacus |
sa |
|
| Greenfinch |
Carduelis chloris
|
Aws, r |
|
| Goldfinch |
Carduelis carduelis |
aw, rb |
|
| Siskin |
Carduelis spinus |
saw |
|
| Linnet |
Carduelis cannabina |
aWs |
|
| Desert Finch |
Rhodospiza obsoleta |
AWs, rb |
|
| Trumpeter Finch |
Bucanetes githagineus
|
Rb |
|
| Sinai Rosefinch |
Carpodacus synoicus |
w, r ? |
|
| Hawfinch |
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
|
vsa |
|
| Yellowhammer |
Emberiza citrinella |
vs |
|
| Pine Bunting |
Emberiza leucocephalos |
va |
|
| Cinereous Bunting |
Emberiza
cineracea |
s |
|
| Ortolan Bunting |
Emberiza hortulana |
S |
|
| Cretzschmar's Bunting |
Emberiza caesia |
S |
|
| Black-headed Bunting |
Emberiza melanocephala |
s |
|
| Reed Bunting |
Emberiza schoeniclus |
va |
|
| Corn Bunting |
Miliaria calandra
|
AWs |
|
 |
|
|
|
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English and Hebrew bird names
Contact info
Daphna Abell
Program Coordinator
lotan-programs@lotan.ardom.co.il
Tel: +972 8 6356935;
Toll Free: 1800 2000 75 (when in Israel)