Scientific Name	Arabic Name	Family	Status	Conservation Status
Little Grebe	Tachybaptys ruficollis	الغطاس الصغير	Podicipedidae	Common resident and winter visitor
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps Cristatus	الغطاس المتوج الكبير	Podicipedidae	Locally common, winter visitor
Great white pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus	البجعة البيضاء الكبيرة	Pelecanidae	Large numbers on migration through (Apr, Oct - Dec), uncommon in winter mainly in N, rare in summer
Pygmy cormorant	Microcarbo pygmeus	غراب الماء القزمي	Phalacrocoracidae	Common resident in N Valleys and N Med Coast
Great cormoant	Phalacrocorax carbo	غراب البحر	Phalacrocoracidae	Very common winter visitor
Great Bitten	Botaurus stellaris	(بوبو (الواق الكبير	Ardeidae	Uncommon winter visitor
Little Bitten	Ixobrychus minutus	الواق الصغير	Ardeidae	Resident in reed beds in N and C, uncommon on migration throughout the country
Black-crowned Night-heron	Nycticoorax nycticorax	بلشون الليل	Ardeidae	Very common resident in N and C, common on migration throughout the country
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	واق أبيض صغير	Ardeidae	Locally common summer visitor in reed beds in N and C, common on migration throughout the country, uncommon in winter
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	ابو قردان	Ardeidae	Very common resident in Palestine
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	بلشون رمادي	Ardeidae	Very common on migration and in winter throughout the country, rare in summer
Purple Heron	Adea purpurea	بلشون إرجواني	Ardeidae	Locally scarce resident in reed beds in N, uncommon on migration throughout the country
Great Egret	Casmerodius albus	مالك الحزين الكبير	Ardeidae	Common on migration and in winter
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	البلشون الأبيض الصغير	Ardeidae	Very common resident in Palestine, common on migration and in winter throughout the country
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	اللقلق الأسود	Ciconiidae	Common on migration (Mar - Apr, Sep - Oct), locally common in winter
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	اللقلق الأبيض	Ciconiidae	Large numbers on migration (Mar - May, Aug - Oct), common in winter
Marabou Stork	Leptoptilos crumeniferus	اللقلق المرابط	Ciconiidae	Vagrant –RECORDED ON THE 23 OF APRIL 2015-Tarqomiyah-Hebron
Yellow-billed Stork	Mycteria ibis	اللقلق اصفر المنقار	Ciconiidae	Very rare visitor, mainly in summer-Wadi Qana –Sulfate 29 April 2015
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	أبو ملعقة الأبيض	Threskiornithidae	Locally common in winter and on migration
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	أبو منجل اللماع	Threskiornithidae	Common resident in Palestine (Nablus, Jenin and TulKarem ), common on migration throughout 22 the country
Northern Bald Ibis	Geronticus eremita	أبو منجل الأصلع	Threskiornithidae	Vagrant (through Jordan River and Dead Sea Area-Birdlife International) Occasional
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus	(النحام الكبير (البشروش	Phoenicopteridae	Locally common in winter and on migration, rare in summer(PWLS Record Gaza August 2000)
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	بط أبو فروة	Anatidae	Rare in winter
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	الشهرمان	Anatidae	Locally common winter visitor
Egyptian Goose	Alopechon aegyptius	الإوزَّة المصريَّة	Anatidae	Migrants accidental till 80's. Recent records are of a feral populations
Gadwall	Anas strepera	بط سماري	Anatidae	Scarce in winter
Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope	الصواي	Anatidae	Locally common in winter and on migration
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	الخضاري	Anatidae	Common resident throughout the country, very common in winter and migration
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	(الكيش ( أبو مجرف	Anatidae	Very common in winter and on migration
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	البلبول	Anatidae	Common in winter and on migration
Garganey	Anas querquedula	حذف صيفي	Anatidae	Common on migration, very rare breeder in N
Common Teal	Anas crecca	حذف شتوي	Anatidae	Very common in winter and on migration
Marbled Teal	Marmaronetta angustirostris	شرشير مخطط	Anatidae	Rare breeder in Marj Ibn Amer, in winter seen mainly in Marj Ibn Amer
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	الونس	Anatidae	Rare in winter
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	البطة الحديدية	Anatidae	Very rare breeder mainly in Jerusalem Wilderness, uncommon in winter
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	حمراوي	Anatidae	Common in winter and on migration
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	زرقاي	Anatidae	Common in winter and on migration
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	البلقشة حمراء الصدر	Anatidae	Very rare in winter
White-headed Duck	Oxyura leucocephala	(أبو مروحة (بط أبيض الرأس	Anatidae	Locally common in winter (Oct - Mar), mainly in Marj Ibn Amer and Jerusalem Mouuntian
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	الرخمة المصرية	Accipitridae	Uncommon and threatened summer visitor, Jerusalem Wilderness and. Common on migration
Griffon Vulture	Gyps fulvus	نسر أسمر أو نسر غريفين	Accipitridae	Uncommon and threatened resident, Jerusalem Wilderness
Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotus	نسر أذون أو العقاب النوبي	Accipitridae	Extinct as breeder, vagrant South East of Hebron, North of Negev
Cinereous Vulture	Aegypius monachus	النسر الأسود	Accipitridae	Rare in winter (Nov - mar), mainly Umm tut in Jenine
White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	عُقاب البحر أبيض الذيل	Accipitridae	Rare winter visitor mainly to N, reintroduced resident in Jerecho 1998
Lesser Spotted Eagle	Aquila pomarina	عقاب أسفع (أرقط) صغير	Accipitridae	Large numbers on migration (Apr, Oct),. Rare in winter
Greater Spotted Eagle	Aquila clanga	عقاب أسفع (أرقط) كبير	Accipitridae	Uncommon winter visitor (Nov - Mar), mainly in N. Rare on migration
Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis	عقاب السهول أو عقاب البادية	Accipitridae	Common on migration (Oct - Nov, Feb - Mar), mainly in S. Rare in winter
Eastern Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliaca	ملك العُقبان	Accipitridae	Uncommon winter visitor (Nov - Mar), mainly in Jericho 2005 . Rare on migration
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	العُقاب الذهبي	Accipitridae	Very rare resident in West Bank(Breeding in West Bank) , rare visitor
Bonelli's Eagle	Aquila fasciata	عقاب بونيللي او عقاب مخطط	Accipitridae	Very rare resident West bank , uncommon outside breeding season
Booted Eagle	Aquila pennata	عقاب المسيرة اوعقاب المنتعلة	Accipitridae	Common on migration, uncommon winter visitor
Short-toed Snake-eagle	Circaetus gallicus	(عقاب صرارة (نسر الثعابين	Accipitridae	Common summer visitor (Mar - Aug. Common on migration and Breeding in West bank
Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	عقاب حكيم أو العقاب المصفق	Accipitridae	Vagrant 8 records, last on 2015 Tarqomia-Hebron PWLS
Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus	حدأة سوداء الجناح	Accipitridae	Rare and local resident, Jenin –Tubas 2016
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	الحدأة السوداء	Accipitridae	Very common in winter mainly, and on migration (Jericho, Jordan Valley and Jenin
Western Marsh-harrier	Circus aeruginosus	مرزة البطائح	Accipitridae	Common on migration and in winter, uncommon summer non-breeding
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	مرزة الدجاج	Accipitridae	Very rare on migration, common winter visitor
Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	(مرزة بغثاء(باهتة	Accipitridae	Uncommon on migration and in winter (Oct - Apr)
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	أبو شودة أو مرزة مونتاجو	Accipitridae	Uncommon on migration
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo	الصقر الحوام	Accipitridae	Common winter visitor
Steppe Buzzard	Buteo (buteo) vulpinus	حوام السهول	Accipitridae	Large numbers mainly on spring migration (Mar - May)
Long-legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus	الحوام طويل الساق	Accipitridae	Uncommon resident,. Common migrant and winter visitor
European Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	صقر العسل	Accipitridae	Large numbers on migration (Aug - Sep in N & C, Apr - May in S)
Oriental Honey-buzzard	Pernis ptilorhyncus	(حوام النحل الآسيوي (المتوج	Accipitridae	Some Highlights from spring 2016
Levant Sparrowhawk	Accipiter brevipes	الباشق الشامي أو البيدق أو الباشق المشرقيّ	Accipitridae	Large numbers on migration (Winter)
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	(الباشق (باشق العصافي	Accipitridae	Uncommon resident , common migrant and winter visitor throughout the country
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	الباز	Accipitridae	Rare in winter (Nov - mar)
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	(عقاب نساري (عقاب السمك	Pandionidae	Locally common on migration and in winter, mainly Jericho and Rift Valley
Common Name	Scientific Name	تجربةةasdasd	Family	Status & distribution