List of birds of Lebanon

This is a list of birds recorded in the Lebanon.

Ostriches

• Ostrich Struthio camelus (extinct)

Grebes

• Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena
• Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus
• Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis

Shearwaters

• Cory's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
• Great shearwater Puffinus gravis
• Sooty shearwater Puffinus griseus
• Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
• Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
• Levantine shearwater Puffinus yelkouan

Pelicans

• Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
• Dalmatian pelican Pelecanus crispus
• Pink-backed pelican Pelecanus rufescens

Gannets

• Northern gannet Morus bassanus

Cormorants

• Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
• Pygmy cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus

Herons, egrets and bitterns

• Grey heron Ardea cinerea
• Purple heron Ardea purpurea
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Little egret Egretta garzetta
• Squacco heron Ardeola ralloides
• Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis
• Black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Little bittern Ixobrychus minutus
• Great bittern Botaurus stellaris

Storks

• Black stork Ciconia nigra
• White stork Ciconia ciconia

Ibises and spoonbills

• Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
• Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
• Caribbean flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber (introduced ?)

Ducks and geese

• Mute swan Cygnus olor
• Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna
• Greylag goose Anser anser
• Eurasian wigeon Anas penelope
• Gadwall Anas strepera
• Eurasian teal Anas crecca
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
• Northern pintail Anas acuta
• Garganey Anas querquedula
• Northern shoveler Anas clypeata
• Marbled teal Marmaronetta angustirostris
• Common pochard Aythya ferina
• Ferruginous pochard Aythya nyroca
• Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
• Velvet scoter Melanitta fusca
• Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula

Vultures, eagles, buzzards, kites

• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• European honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
• Black-shouldered kite Elanus caeruleus
• Red kite Milvus milvus
• Black kite Milvus migrans
• White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
• Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
• Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus
• Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus
• Eurasian black vulture Aegypius monachus
• Short-toed snake eagle Circaetus gallicus
• Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
• Northern harrier Circus cyaneus
• Pallid harrier Circus macrourus
• Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus
• Levant sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes
• Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
• Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis
• Eurasian buzzard Buteo buteo
• Long-legged buzzard Buteo rufinus
• Rough-legged buzzard Buteo lagopus
• Lesser spotted eagle Aquila pomarina
• Greater spotted eagle Aquila clanga
• Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis
• Tawny eagle Aquila rapax ?
• Eastern imperial eagle Aquila heliaca
• Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
• Verreaux's eagle Aquila verreauxii
• Bonelli's eagle Aquila fasciatus
• Booted eagle Aquila pennatus

Falcons

• Lesser kestrel Falco naumanni
• Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Red-footed falcon Falco vespertinus
• Eleonora's falcon Falco eleonorae
• Merlin Falco columbarius
• Eurasian hobby Falco subbuteo
• Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus
• Saker falcon Falco cherrug
• Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus

Quails

• Chukar Alectoris chukar
• Rock partridge Alectoris graeca (introduced)
• Sand partridge Ammoperdix hevi
• Black francolin Francolinus francolinus
• Common quail Coturnix coturnix
• Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus (introduced)
• Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus (introduced, domesticated)

Cranes

• Demoiselle crane Anthropoides virgo
• Common crane Grus grus

Rails

• Water rail Rallus aquaticus
• Little crake Porzana parva
• Spotted crake Porzana porzana
• Grey-headed swamphen, Porphyrio poliocephalus
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian coot Fulica atra
• Corncrake Crex crex

Bustards

• Great bustard Otis tarda
• Houbara bustard Chlamydotis undulata
• Macqueen's bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii
• Little bustard Tetrax tetrax

Oystercatchers

• Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

Stilts

• Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
• Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

Stone curlews

• Eurasian thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus

Coursers & pratincoles

• Cream-colored courser Cursorius cursor
• Collared pratincole Glareola pratincola
• Black-winged pratincole Glareola nordmanni

Plovers

• Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus
• Spur-winged plover Vanellus spinosus
• Sociable lapwing Vanellus gregarius
• European golden plover Pluvialis apricaria
• Black-bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
• Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius
• Snowy plover Charadrius alexandrinus
• Greater sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii
• Caspian plover Charadrius asiaticus
• Eurasian dotterel Charadrius morinellus

Sandpipers & relatives

• Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola
• Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
• Great snipe Gallinago media
• Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
• Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
• Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
• Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
• Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus
• Common redshank Tringa totanus
• Marsh sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
• Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
• Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
• Terek sandpiper Xenus cinereus
• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Red knot Calidris canutus
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Little stint Calidris minuta
• Temminck's stint Calidris temminckii
• Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
• Dunlin Calidris alpina
• Broad-billed sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
• Ruff Philomachus pugnax

Skuas

• Pomarine skua Stercorarius pomarinus
• Arctic skua Stercorarius parasiticus

Gulls

• Sooty gull Larus hemprichii
• Common gull Larus canus
• Audouin's gull Larus audouinii
• Great black-backed gull Larus marinus
• Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
• Heuglin's gull Larus heuglini
• Caspian gull Larus cachinnans
• Armenian gull Larus armenicus
• Great black-headed gull Larus ichthyaetus
• Black-headed gull Larus ridibundus
• Slender-billed gull Larus genei
• Mediterranean gull Larus melanocephalus
• Little gull Larus minutus
• Black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

Terns

• Gull-billed tern Sterna nilotica
• Caspian tern Sterna caspia
• Lesser crested tern Sterna bengalensis
• Sandwich tern Sterna sandvicensis
• Common tern Sterna hirundo
• Little tern Sterna albifrons
• Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybridus
• White-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus
• Black tern Chlidonias niger

Sandgrouses

• Pin-tailed sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
• Black-bellied sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis

Doves

• Rock pigeon Columba livia
• Stock dove Columba oenas
• Wood pigeon Columba palumbus
• Turtle dove Streptopelia turtur
• Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
• Laughing dove Streptopelia senegalensis

Parrots

• Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri (introduced)

Cuckoos

• Great spotted cuckoo Clamator glandarius
• Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Barn owls

• Barn owl Tyto alba

Typical owls

• Pallid scops owl Otus brucei
• European scops owl Otus scops
• Eurasian eagle owl Bubo bubo
• Brown fish owl Ketupa zeylonensis
• Tawny owl Strix aluco
• Hume's owl Strix butleri
• Little owl Athene noctua
• Long-eared owl Asio otus
• Short-eared owl Asio flammeus

Nightjars

• European nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus

Swifts

• Alpine swift Tachymarptis melba
• Common swift Apus apus
• Pallid swift Apus pallidus
• Little swift Apus affinis

Kingfishers

• European kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• White-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
• Pied kingfisher Ceryle rudis

Bee-eaters

• Blue-cheeked bee-eater Merops persicus
• European bee-eater Merops apiaster

Rollers

• European roller Coracias garrulus

Hoopoes

• Hoopoe Upupa epops

Wrynecks and woodpeckers

• Eurasian wryneck Jynx torquilla
• Syrian woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
• European green woodpecker Picus viridis

Larks

• Desert lark Ammomanes deserti
• Greater hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes
• Calandra lark Melanocorypha calandra
• Bimaculated lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
• Black lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
• Greater short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla
• Lesser short-toed lark Calandrella rufescens
• Dunn's lark Eremalauda dunni
• Crested lark Galerida cristata
• Wood lark Lullula arborea
• Sky lark Alauda arvensis
• Horned lark Eremophila alpestris
• Temminck's lark Eremophila bilopha

Swallows & martins

• Bank swallow Riparia riparia
• Eurasian crag martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Red-rumped swallow Cecropis daurica
• Common house martin Delichon urbica

Pipits & wagtails

• White wagtail Motacilla alba
• Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
• Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Richard's pipit Anthus richardi
• Tawny pipit Anthus campestris
• Long-billed pipit Anthus similis
• Tree pipit Anthus trivialis
• Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
• Red-throated pipit Anthus cervinus
• Water pipit Anthus spinoletta

Bulbuls

• White-spectacled bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos

dippers

• White-throated dipper Cinclus cinclus

Wrens

• Winter wren Troglodytes troglodytes

Accentors

• Siberian accentor Prunella montanella
• Dunnock Prunella modularis

Chats, thrushes

• Common rock thrush Monticola saxatilis
• Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius
• Ring ouzel Turdus torquatus
• Blackbird Turdus merula
• Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
• Redwing Turdus iliacus
• Song thrush Turdus philomelos
• Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus

Old World warblers

• Zitting cisticola Cisticola juncidis
• Streaked scrub warbler Scotocerca inquieta
• Graceful prinia Prinia gracilis
• Cetti's warbler Cettia cetti
• Grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia
• Eurasian river warbler Locustella fluviatilis
• Savi's warbler Locustella luscinioides
• Moustached warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
• Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
• Eurasian reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• Marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris
• Great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
• Clamorous reed warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
• Eastern olivaceous warbler Hippolais pallida
• Upcher's warbler Hippolais languida
• Olive-tree warbler Hippolais olivetorum
• Icterine warbler Hippolais icterina
• Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
• Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
• Western Bonelli's warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
• Eastern Bonelli's warbler Phylloscopus orientalis
• Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
• Greenish warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
• Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
• Garden warbler Sylvia borin
• Greater whitethroat Sylvia communis
• Lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca
• Barred warbler Sylvia nisoria
• Eastern Orphean warbler Sylvia crassirostris
• Rüppell's warbler Sylvia rueppelli
• Subalpine warbler Sylvia cantillans
• Sardinian warbler Sylvia melanocephala
• Cyprus warbler Sylvia melanothorax
• Menetries's warbler Sylvia mystacea
• Spectacled warbler Sylvia conspicillata
• Goldcrest Regulus regulus
• Common firecrest Regulus ignicapillus

Old World flycatchers

• Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
• Pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
• Collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
• Semicollared flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
• Red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva
• Blue-and-white flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana (introduced ?)
• European robin Erithacus rubecula
• Thrush nightingale Luscinia luscinia
• Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
• Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
• Red-flanked bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
• White-throated robin Irania gutturalis
• Rufous-tailed scrub robin Cercotrichas galactotes
• Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
• Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
• European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
• Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Mourning wheatear Oenanthe lugens
• Finsch's wheatear Oenanthe finschii
• Pied wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
• Cyprus wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca
• Black-eared wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
• Desert wheatear Oenanthe deserti
• Isabelline wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

Babblers

• Bearded reedling Panurus biarmicus

Tits

• Sombre tit Poecile lugubris
• Coal tit Periparus ater
• Great tit Parus major
• Eurasian blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus

Nuthatches

• Eurasian nuthatch Sitta europaea
• Rock nuthatch Sitta neumayer

Wallcreepers

• Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria

Penduline tits

• Penduline tit Remiz pendulinus

Sunbirds

• Palestine sunbird Cinnyris oseus

Orioles

• Golden oriole Oriolus oriolus

Shrikes

• Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
• Southern grey shrike Lanius meridionalis
• Lesser grey shrike Lanius minor
• Masked shrike Lanius nubicus
• Woodchat shrike Lanius senator

Jays and crows

• Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius
• Eurasian magpie Pica pica
• Red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
• Yellow-billed chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
• Eurasian jackdaw Corvus monedula
• Rook Corvus frugilegus
• Carrion crow Corvus corone
• Common raven Corvus corax
• Hooded crow Corvus cornix

Starlings

• Rosy starling Pastor roseus
• European starling Sturnus vulgaris
• Common myna Acridotheres tristis

Avadavats

• Red avadavat Amandava amandava (introduced)

Old World buntings

• Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
• Pine bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
• Rock bunting Emberiza cia
• Cinereous bunting Emberiza cineracea
• Ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana
• Cretzschmar's bunting Emberiza caesia
• Little bunting Emberiza pusilla
• Black-headed bunting Emberiza melanocephala
• Reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
• Corn bunting Emberiza calandra

Finches

• Common chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
• Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
• Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra
• European greenfinch Carduelis chloris
• Eurasian siskin Carduelis spinus
• Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
• Eurasian linnet Carduelis cannabina
• Fire-fronted serin Serinus pusillus
• European serin Serinus serinus
• Syrian serin Serinus syriacus
• Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
• Crimson-winged finch Rhodopechys sanguinea
• Trumpeter finch Bucanetes githaginea
• Desert finch Rhodospiza obsoleta

Sparrows

• House sparrow Passer domesticus
• Spanish sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
• Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus
• Rock petronia Petronia petronia
• Pale rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla

References

• http://en.arocha.org/lbaammiq/index5.html
• http://www.shoufcedar.org/Bird.asp
• http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?region=lb&pg=checklist&list=clements
• http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/search.php?freetext=&modifier=phrase&criteria=wholedb&taxa_species=1&redlistCategory%5B%5D=all&redlistAssessyear%5B%5D=all&country%5B%5D=LB&aquatic%5B%5D=all&regions%5B%5D=all&habitats%5B%5D=all&threats%5B%5D=all&Submit.x=62&Submit.y=6
• http://www.osme.org/sand192/lebanon.html