Israel

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

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

Israel at a glance

Land area

20,770 km²

BirdLife Partner

Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel

Species
Total number of birds	385
Globally threatened birds	21
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	15
Total IBA area	4,567 km²
IBA area as % of land area	22%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Israel. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/israel on 23/12/2024.