Species Spotlight: A Photo Collection

  • Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)

    Long-eared Owl

    Birds of Prey,Least Concern

    Asio otus

  • Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

    Tawny Owl

    Birds of Prey,Least Concern

    Strix aluco

  • Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

    Barn Owl

    Birds of Prey,Least Concern

    Tyto alba

  • Little Owl (Athene noctua)

    Little Owl

    Birds of Prey,Least Concern

    Athene noctua

  • Arabian Green Bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys)

    Arabian Green Bee Eater

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

    Merops cyanophrys

  • Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)

    Black-winged Kite

    Birds of Prey,Least Concern

    Elanus caeruleus

  • Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

    Eurasian Hoopoe

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

    Upupa epops

  • Palestine Sunbird (Cinnyris osea)

    Palestine Sunbird

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

    Cinnyris osea

  • European Turtle-dove (Streptopelia turtur)

    European Turtle-dove

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Vulnerable

    Streptopelia turtur

  • Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)

    Ferruginous Duck

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Near Threatened

    Aythya nyroca

  • Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius cursor)

    Cream-coloured Courser

    Desert and Semi-Desert Birds,Least Concern

    Cursorius cursor

  • Pied Kingfisher / Ceryle rudis

    Pied Kingfisher

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Ceryle rudis 

  • White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

    White Wagtail

    Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

    Motacilla alba

  • Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)

    Grey Heron

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Ardea cinerea

  • Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)

    Eurasian Eagle Owl

    Birds of Prey,Least Concern

    Bubo bubo

  • Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

    Common Cuckoo

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

    Cuculus canorus

  • Birds in Lebanon (Falco tinnunculus)

    Eurasian Kestrel

    Birds of Prey,Least Concern

    Falco tinnunculus

  • Invasive birds lebanon Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)

    Common Myna

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

    Acridotheres tristis

  • Ammiq wetlands Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

    Common Kingfisher

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Alcedo atthis

  • European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)

    European Honey Buzzard

    Birds of Prey,Least Concern

    Pernis apivorus

  • White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

    White-throated Kingfisher

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Halcyon smyrnensis

  • Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)

    Red-wattled Lapwing

    Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

    Vanellus indicus

  • Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus)

    Eurasian Penduline-Tit

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

    Remiz pendulinus

  • Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)

    Squacco Heron

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Ardeola ralloides

  • Black-crowned Night Heron / Nycticorax nycticorax

    Night Heron

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Nycticorax nycticorax

  • Grey Francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus)

    Grey Francolin

    Desert and Semi-Desert Birds,Least Concern

    Ortygornis pondicerianus

  • Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

    Common Sandpiper

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Actitis hypoleucos

  • Striated Heron (Butorides striata)

    Striated Heron

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Butorides striata

  • Indian Roller / Coracias benghalensis

    Indian Roller

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

    Coracias benghalensis

  • Birds of United Arab Emirates UAE

    Eurasian Whimbrel

    Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

    Numenius phaeopus

  • Birds of United Arab Emirates UAE

    Black-winged Stilt

    Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

    Himantopus himantopus

  • Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)

    Purple Sunbird

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

    Cinnyris asiaticus

  • White-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis)

    White-eared Bulbul

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

    Pycnonotus leucotis

  • Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis)

    Western Reef Heron

    Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

    Egretta gularis

  • Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis)

    Socotra Cormorant

    Coastal and Marine Birds,Vulnerable

    Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

  • Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

    Great Cormorant

    Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

    Phalacrocorax carbo

  • Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

    Greater Flamingo

    Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

    Phoenicopterus roseus

  • Black Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

    Black-tailed Godwit

    Waders and Shorebirds,Near Threatened

    Limosa limosa

  • Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis)

    Yellow-billed Stork

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Mycteria ibis

  • Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei)

    Slender-billed Gull

    Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

    Larus genei

  • Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

    Glossy Ibis

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Plegadis falcinellus

  • Great Egret (Ardea alba)

    Great Egret

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Ardea alba

  • African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

    African Sacred Ibis

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Threskiornis aethiopicus

  • Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

    Little Egret

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Egretta garzetta

  • House Crow (Corvus splendens)

    House Crow

    Desert and Semi-Desert Birds,Least Concern

    Corvus splendens

  • Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

    Common Greenshank

    Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

    Tringa nebularia

  • Ruff (Calidris pugnax)

    Ruff

    Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

    Calidris pugnax

  • Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)

    Gull-billed Tern

    Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

    Gelochelidon nilotica

  • European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

    European Nightjar

    Desert and Semi-Desert Birds,Least Concern

    Caprimulgus europaeus

  • Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)

    Egyptian Goose

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Alopochen aegyptiaca

  • Grey-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus)

    Grey-headed Swamphen

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Porphyrio poliocephalus

  • Fulvous Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)

    Fulvous Whistling-duck

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

    Dendrocygna bicolor

  • Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)

    Greater Spotted Eagle

    Birds of Prey,Vulnerable

    Clanga clanga

  • Western Marsh-harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

    Western Marsh-harrier

    Birds of Prey,Least Concern

    Circus aeruginosus

  • Dunlin Calidris alpina

    Dunlin

    Waders and Shorebirds,Near Threatened

    Calidris alpina

  • Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)

    Common Redshank

    Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

    Tringa totanus

  • Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)

    Terek Sandpiper

    Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

    Xenus cinereus

  • Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

    Grey Plover

    Waders and Shorebirds,Vulnerable

    Pluvialis squatarola

  • Crested Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)

    Crested Honey Buzzard

    Pernis ptilorhynchus

    Birds of Prey,Least Concern

  • Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

    Mallard

    Anas platyrhynchos

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

  • Black-headed Bunting \ Emberiza melanocephala

    Black-headed Bunting

    Emberiza melanocephala

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

  • Rose-ringed Parakeet (Alexandrinus krameri)

    Rose-ringed Parakeet

    Alexandrinus krameri

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

  • Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus)

    Eurasian Thick-knee

    Burhinus oedicnemus

    Desert and Semi-Desert Birds,Least Concern

  • Masked Shrike \ Lanius nubicus

    Masked Shrike

    Lanius nubicus

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

  • Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)

    Eurasian Teal

    Anas crecca

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

  • Meadow Pipit \ Anthus pratensis

    Meadow Pipit

    Anthus pratensis

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

  • White-spectacled Bulbul \ Pycnonotus xanthopygos

    White-spectacled Bulbul

    Pycnonotus xanthopygos

    Songbirds and Perching Birds,Least Concern

  • Eurasian Coot / Fulica atra

    Eurasian Coot

    Fulica atra

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

  • Kentish Plover \ Charadrius alexandrinus

    Kentish Plover

    Charadrius alexandrinus

    Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

  • Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

    Ruddy Turnstone

    Arenaria interpres

    Waders and Shorebirds,Near Threatened

  • Curlew Sandpiper / Calidris ferruginea

    Curlew Sandpiper

    Calidris ferruginea

    Waders and Shorebirds,Vulnerable

  • Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

    Eurasian Oystercatcher

    Haematopus ostralegus

    Waders and Shorebirds,Near Threatened

  • Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)

    Little Tern

    Sternula albifrons

    Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

  • Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)

    Black-headed Gull

    Larus ridibundus

    Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

  • Bar-tailed Godwit / Limosa lapponica

    Bar-tailed Godwit

    Limosa lapponica

    Waders and Shorebirds,Near Threatened

  • Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

    Eurasian Spoonbill

    Platalea leucorodia

    Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

  • Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

    Caspian Tern

    Hydroprogne caspia

    Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

  • Northern Pintail / Anas acuta

    Northern Pintail

    Anas acuta

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

  • Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

    Common Snipe

    Gallinago gallinago

    Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

  • Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)

    Black Swan

    Cygnus atratus

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

  • Grey Crowned Crane \ Balearica regulorum

    Grey Crowned Crane

    Balearica regulorum

    Endangered,Wetland and Freshwater Birds

  • Common Pheasant \ Phasianus colchicus

    Common Pheasant

    Phasianus colchicus

    Game Birds and Ground Birds,Least Concern

  • Northern Shoveler \ Spatula clypeata

    Northern Shoveler

    Spatula clypeata

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

  • Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)

    Purple Heron

    Ardea purpurea

    Wetland and Freshwater Birds,Least Concern

  • Wood Sandpiper \ Tringa glareola

    Wood Sandpiper

    Tringa glareola

    Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

  • Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)

    Marsh Sandpiper

    Tringa stagnatilis

    Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

  • Temminck's Stint \ Calidris temminckii

    Temminck's Stint

    Calidris temminckii

    Waders and Shorebirds,Least Concern

  • Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

    Red-footed Booby

    Sula sula

    Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

  • Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris)

    Lesser Noddy

    Anous tenuirostris

    Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

  • Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)

    Lesser Crested Tern

    Thalasseus bengalensis

    Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

  • Sooty Gull (Larus hemprichii)

    Sooty Gull

    Larus hemprichii

    Coastal and Marine Birds,Least Concern

  • Magpie Goose / Anseranas semipalmata

    Magpie Goose

    Anseranas semipalmata

    Least Concern,Wetland and Freshwater Birds

NOT EVALUATED
DATA DEFICIENT
LEAST CONCERN
NEAR THREATENED
VULNERABLE
ENDANGERED
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
EXTINCT IN THE WILD
EXTINCT