Palestine

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	2	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	1	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	14	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status

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

Palestine at a glance

Land area

6,020 km²

BirdLife Partner

Palestine Wildlife Society

Species
Total number of birds	263
Globally threatened birds	18
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	13
Total IBA area	560 km²
IBA area as % of land area	9%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

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