Bird stamps of Israel
Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii  1963 Birds Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops  1963 Birds Purple Heron Ardea purpurea  1963 Birds Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus  1963 Birds White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis  1963 Birds
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens  1963 Birds European Bee-eater Merops apiaster  1963 Birds Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis  1963 Birds Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea  1963 Birds White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  1963 Birds
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola  1975 Protected birds Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus  1975 Protected birds Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus  1975 Protected birds Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos  1985 Biblical birds s 44x29mm
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata  1985 Biblical birds s 44x29mm Sooty Falcon Falco concolor  1985 Biblical birds s 44x29mm Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus  1985 Biblical birds s 44x29mm
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos  1985 Biblical birds Sheet, s 33x23mm Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata  1985 Biblical birds Sheet, s 33x23mm Sooty Falcon Falco concolor  1985 Biblical birds Sheet, s 33x23mm Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus  1985 Biblical birds Sheet, s 33x23mm
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus  1987 Biblical birds, owls s 37x27mm Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei  1987 Biblical birds, owls s 37x27mm Western Barn Owl Tyto alba  1987 Biblical birds, owls s 37x27mm Desert Owl Strix hadorami  1987 Biblical birds, owls s 37x27mm
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus  1987 Biblical birds, owls Sheet, s 31x23mm Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei  1987 Biblical birds, owls Sheet, s 31x23mm Western Barn Owl Tyto alba  1987 Biblical birds, owls Sheet, s 31x23mm Desert Owl Strix hadorami  1987 Biblical birds, owls Sheet, s 31x23mm
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca  1989 Ducks Strip, s 34x25mm Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  1989 Ducks Strip, s 34x25mm Garganey Spatula querquedula  1989 Ducks Strip, s 34x25mm Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna  1989 Ducks Strip, s 34x25mm Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna  1989 WORLD STAMP EXPO 89 Sheet, s 29x23mm
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  1989 WORLD STAMP EXPO 89 Sheet, s 29x23mm Garganey Spatula querquedula  1989 WORLD STAMP EXPO 89 Sheet, s 29x23mm Eurasian Teal Anas crecca  1989 WORLD STAMP EXPO 89 Sheet, s 29x23mm Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria  1992 Songbirds Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii  1992 Songbirds White Wagtail Motacilla alba  1992 Songbirds Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica  1992 Songbirds
Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea  1993 Songbirds Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca  1993 Songbirds Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis  1993 Songbirds White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos  1993 Songbirds Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus  1994 Songbirds Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus  1995 Songbirds Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria  1996 China 96 Sheet Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea  1996 China 96 Sheet
White Wagtail Motacilla alba  1996 China 96 Sheet Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii  1996 China 96 Sheet Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus  1996 China 96 Sheet Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca  1996 China 96 Sheet White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos  1996 China 96 Sheet Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus  1996 China 96 Sheet Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis  1996 China 96 Sheet Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica  1996 China 96 Sheet
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans  1998 Pets 6v sheet Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens  2000 WWF 4v set Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni  2001 Wild animals in Israel 4v set Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni  2001 Wild animals in Israel Booklet Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos  2002 Birds of the Jordan Valley
Black Stork Ciconia nigra  2002 Birds of the Jordan Valley Common Crane Grus grus  2002 Birds of the Jordan Valley Common Ostrich Struthio camelus  2005 Animals in the Bible 4v set Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus  2005 Animals in the Bible 4v set
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus  2005 Animals in the Bible 4v sheet Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus  2005 Animals in the Bible 4v sheet Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii  2007 Development, Negev and Galilee Not identified
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus  2007 Noahs ark 6v sheet Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus  2007 Noahs ark 6v sheet Common Crane Grus grus  2007 Hula nature reserve Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus  2007 Hula nature reserve
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis  2007 Hula nature reserve Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris  2007 Hula nature reserve Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus  2007 Hula nature reserve Common Crane Grus grus  2007 Hula nature reserve Booklet, sa
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus  2007 Hula nature reserve Booklet, sa Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis  2007 Hula nature reserve Booklet, sa Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris  2007 Hula nature reserve Booklet, sa Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus  2007 Hula nature reserve Booklet, sa
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus  2008 Noahs ark Prestige booklet, sa Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus  2008 Noahs ark Prestige booklet, sa Common Crane Grus grus  2008 Hula nature reserve Prestige booklet, sa Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus  2008 Hula nature reserve Prestige booklet, sa
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis  2008 Hula nature reserve Prestige booklet, sa Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris  2008 Hula nature reserve Prestige booklet, sa Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus  2008 Hula nature reserve Prestige booklet, sa European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis  2010 Birds
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops  2010 Birds Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis  2010 Birds Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis  2010 Lions Israel Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus  2012 Diplomatic relations with China 2v set
Black Stork Ciconia nigra  2012 Birds of Israel Prestige booklet Common Crane Grus grus  2012 Birds of Israel Prestige booklet Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos  2012 Birds of Israel Prestige booklet European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis  2012 Birds of Israel Prestige booklet
Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis  2012 Birds of Israel Prestige booklet Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops  2012 Birds of Israel Prestige booklet Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca  2012 Wildlife hospital 2x3v sheet Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus  2013 Vultures
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos  2013 Vultures Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus  2013 Vultures Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus  2013 Vultures Bluethroat Luscinia svecica  2013 Childrens songs 12v sheet
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla  2015 Memorial Day White Stork Ciconia ciconia  2016 Israel - Bulgaria, bird migration Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna  2016 Tourism in Jerusalem 2x5v sheet Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna  2016 Tourism in Jerusalem 2x5v booklet
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis  2016 King Solomons ships  MS European Bee-eater Merops apiaster  2019 Birds in Israel Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus  2019 Birds in Israel Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys  2019 Birds in Israel Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis  2019 Birds in Israel
European Roller Coracias garrulus  2019 Birds in Israel Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja  2019 Joint issue with Singapore Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops  2019 Joint issue with Singapore Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops  2019 Joint issue with Singapore Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja  2019 Joint issue with Singapore
Common Crane Grus grus  2019 Tourism 3v set Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus  2020 Steinhardt Museum 3v set Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys  2020 Steinhardt Museum 3v set Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis  2020 Steinhardt Museum 3v set
Israel map

Location: Middle East
Population: 7.1 million
Climate: temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
Terrain: Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley

Birds: 534 species

Links:
Israel Post postal administration website
Israel bird checklist Avibase
List of birds of Israel Wikipedia
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BIRD SPECIES SHOWN

Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii
Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus
Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
Desert Owl Strix hadorami
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Garganey Spatula querquedula
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
Common Crane Grus grus
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus


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