This is a list of the bird species recorded in Israel. The avifauna of Israel include a total of 535 species, of which five have been introduced by humans and 141 are rare or accidental. One species listed is extirpated in Israel and is not included in the species count. Fourteen species are globally threatened. The following tags have been used to highlight several categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring native species.