Bird-list of Hula Valley
This checklist is based on information
available up to and including August 1999. Taxonomy and nomenclature
largely follows BWP Concise. All species currently regarded as
having been reliably recorded in Hula Valley are included. Hula Valley is
defined as the depression between Kiryat Shmona in the north and Ayelet
HaShhar in the south and is situated between Galilee Mountain and the
Golan Heights. Breeding species regarded as nationally threatened in
Israel are denoted * in accordance with Nathan, R., Safriel, U. N. and
Shirihai, H. (1996) Extinction and vulnerability to extinction at
distribution peripheries: an analysis of the Israeli breeding avifauna.
Isr. J. Zool. 42: 1–23. Information concerning the status
abbreviations and references used is presented below.
|
Eng Name |
Latin Name |
Status abbr. |
Remarks |
|
Little Grebe |
Tachybaptus ruficollis |
R,SB,PM,WV |
|
|
Great Crested Grebe |
Podiceps cristatus |
ob,fb,s,pm,WV |
|
|
Black-necked Grebe |
Podiceps nigricollis |
fb,s,pm,WV |
|
|
Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
s,pm,WV |
|
|
Pygmy Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax pygmeus |
r*,pm,wv |
|
|
Darter |
Anhinga rufa |
v |
(formerly) |
|
White Pelican |
Pelecanus onocrotalus |
s,PM,WV |
|
|
Dalmatian Pelican |
Pelecanus crispus |
v |
|
|
Pink-backed Pelican |
Pelecanus rufescens |
v |
|
Bittern
|
Botaurus stellaris
|
pm,wv
|
|
|
Little Bittern |
Ixobrychus minutus |
sb*,PM,wv |
|
|
Night Heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
R,SB,PM,WV |
|
|
Squacco Heron |
Ardeola ralloides |
sb,PM,wv |
|
|
Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
R,pm,wv |
|
|
Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
R,SB,PM,WV |
|
|
Great White Egret |
Egretta alba |
s,pm,WV |
|
|
Grey Heron |
Ardea cinerea |
fb,s,PM,WV |
|
|
Purple Heron |
Ardea purpurea |
sb*,PM,wv |
|
|
Goliath Heron |
Ardea goliath |
v |
|
|
Yellow-billed Stork |
Mycteria ibis |
v |
|
|
Black Stork |
Ciconia nigra |
s,PM,wv |
|
|
White Stork |
Ciconia ciconia |
s,sb*,PM,WV |
|
|
Marabou |
Leptoptilos crumeniferus |
v |
|
|
Glossy Ibis |
Plegadis falcinellus |
r*,S,PM,wv |
|
|
Spoonbill |
Platalea leucorodia |
s,pm,WV |
|
|
Greater Flamingo |
Phoenicopterus ruber |
s,pm,wv |
|
|
Mute Swan |
Cygnus olor |
wv |
|
|
Bewick's Swan |
Cygnus columbianus bewickii |
v |
|
|
Whooper Swan |
Cygnus cygnus |
v |
|
|
White-fronted Goose |
Anser albifrons |
wv |
|
|
Lesser White-fronted Goose |
Anser erythropus |
v |
|
|
Greylag Goose |
Anser anser |
pm,wv |
|
|
Red-breasted Goose |
Branta ruficollis |
v |
|
|
Egyptian Goose |
Alopochen aegyptiacus |
v |
|
|
Ruddy Shelduck |
Tadorna ferruginea |
s,pm,wv |
|
|
Shelduck |
Tadorna tadorna |
s,pm,WV |
|
|
Wigeon |
Anas penelope |
s,PM,WV |
|
|
Gadwall |
Anas strepera |
s,pm,wv |
|
|
Teal |
Anas crecca |
s,PM,WV |
|
|
Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
r,PM,WV |
|
|
Pintail |
Anas acuta |
s,PM,WV |
|
|
Garganey |
Anas querquedula |
ob,PM,wv |
|
|
Shoveler |
Anas clypeata |
ob,PM,WV |
|
|
Marbled Teal |
Marmaronetta angustirostris |
r*,pm,wv |
|
|
Red-crested Pochard |
Netta rufina |
s,pm,WV |
|
|
Pochard |
Aythya ferina |
s,PM,WV |
|
|
Ferruginous Duck |
Aythya nyroca |
sb*,pm,wv |
|
|
Tufted Duck |
Aythya fuligula |
s,PM,WV |
|
Scaup
|
Aythya marila
|
v
|
|
|
Velvet Scoter |
Melanitta fusca |
v |
|
|
Goldeneye |
Bucephala clangula |
v |
|
|
Smew |
Mergellus albellus |
v |
|
|
Red-breasted Merganser |
Mergus serrator |
s,pm,wv |
|
|
White-headed Duck |
Oxyura leucocephala |
fb,wv |
|
|
Honey Buzzard |
Pernis apivorus |
PM |
|
Black
Kite
|
Milvus migrans
|
sb*,s,PM,WV
|
|
|
Red Kite |
Milvus milvus |
v |
|
|
White-tailed Eagle |
Haliaeetus albicilla |
fb,pm,wv |
|
|
Lammergeier |
Gypaetus barbatus |
wv |
|
|
Egyptian Vulture |
Neophron percnopterus |
sb,PM,wv |
|
|
Griffon Vulture |
Gyps fulvus |
r,pm,wv r |
|
|
Black Vulture |
Aegypius monachus |
wv |
|
|
Short-toed Eagle |
Circaetus gallicus |
SB,PM,wv |
|
|
Marsh Harrier |
Circus aeruginosus |
fb,s,PM,WV |
|
|
Hen Harrier |
Circus cyaneus |
pm,WV |
|
|
Pallid Harrier |
Circus macrourus |
PM,wv |
|
|
Montagu's Harrier |
Circus pygargus |
PM,wv |
|
|
Goshawk |
Accipter gentilis |
pm,wv |
|
|
Sparrowhawk |
Accipter nisus |
PM,WV |
|
|
Levant Sparrowhawk |
Accipter brevipes |
PM |
|
Buzzard
|
Buteo buteo
|
PM,WV
|
|
|
Long-legged Buzzard |
Buteo rufinus |
R,pm,WV |
|
|
Rough-legged Buzzard |
Buteo lagopus |
v |
|
Lesser
Spotted Eagle
|
Aquila pomarina
|
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