Israel

Coastline	273 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)	32545 km²
Marine IBAs	4

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	3	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	1	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	19	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	1

IUCN Red List Status

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	2 (113^rd)
% threatened	6% (144^th)
Critically Endangered	0
Endangered	0
Vulnerable	2
Near Threatened	1
Least Concern	32
Data Deficient	0

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

Israel at a glance

Capital

Jerusalem

Area

20,770 km²

BirdLife Partner

Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel

Species
Total number of birds	388
Globally threatened birds	18
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	15
Total IBA area	456,700 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2020) Country profile: Israel. Available from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/israel. Checked: 2020-09-29

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