Birds of Lebanon

Over 400 birds live in Lebanon. They live in the country’s diverse habitats, including mountains, coasts, and valleys.

The Asian Crimson-winged Finch is the national bird of Lebanon. Other notable species include the Gray Heron, the Barn Swallow, and the Sardinian Warbler.

List of Common Birds Found in Lebanon

Native Birds

Alpine Accentor
Asian Crimson-winged Finch
Barn Owl
Barn Swallow
Barred Warbler
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Black-eared Wheatear
Black-headed Gull
Black Kite
Black-tailed Godwit
Black Tern
Black-winged Stilt
Blue Rock Thrush
Blue Tit
Bonelli’s Warbler
Calandra Lark
Cirl Bunting
Collared Dove
Collared Flycatcher
Collared Pratincole
Common Blackbird
Common Bulbul
Common Buzzard
Common Chaffinch
Common Chiffchaff
Common Greenshank
Common Hoopoe
Common Kestrel
Common Kingfisher
Common Linnet
Common Moorhen
Common Myna
Common Pochard
Common Quail
Common Redshank
Common Redstart
Common Sandpiper
Common Snipe
Common Starling
Common Tern
Common Whitethroat
Common Wood Pigeon
Corn Bunting
Crested Lark
Dartford Warbler
Desert Wheatear
Dunlin
Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Egyptian Vulture
Eurasian Blackcap
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Eurasian Golden Plover
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Siskin
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Teal
Eurasian Thick-knee
Eurasian Wigeon
European Bee-eater
European Goldfinch
European Greenfinch
European Honey Buzzard
European Pied Flycatcher
European Robin
European Turtle Dove
Ferruginous Duck
Fire-fronted Serin
Gadwall
Garden Warbler
Great Cormorant
Greater Flamingo
Greater Short-toed Lark
Great Gray Shrike
Great Snipe
Great Tit
Green Sandpiper
Gray Heron
Gray Plover
Griffon Vulture
Hawfinch
Hooded Crow
House Bunting
House Sparrow
Isabelline Wheatear
Laughing Dove
Lesser Whitethroat
Levant Sparrowhawk
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Little Gull
Little Owl
Little Stint
Long-eared Owl
Long-legged Buzzard
Mallard
Marsh Harrier
Marsh Sandpiper
Masked Shrike
Mediterranean Gull
Mistle Thrush
Montagu’s Harrier
Northern Goshawk
Northern Raven
Northern Shoveler
Northern Wheatear
Ortolan Bunting
Palestine Sunbird
Pied Avocet
Red-backed Shrike
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-crested Pochard
Redwing
Rock Bunting
Ruddy Turnstone
Rüppell’s Warbler
Sandwich Tern
Sardinian Warbler
Scops Owl
Serin
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Slender-billed Gull
Spectacled Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Redshank
Subalpine Warbler
Tawny Owl
Tufted Duck
Western Orphean Warbler
Whiskered Tern
White-eared Bulbul
White Spectacled Bulbul
White Stork
White-throated Kingfisher
White Wagtail
White-winged Tern
Willow Warbler
Woodchat Shrike
Woodlark
Wood Sandpiper
Yellow-browed Warbler
Yellowhammer
Yellow-legged Gull

Non-native Birds

Alpine Accentor
Common Myna
Dead Sea Sparrow
Eurasian Blackbird
Hooded Wheatear
Pine Bunting
Richard’s Pipit
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rock Partridge
Ruddy Duck

Some of Lebanon’s best places to see birds include Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve, Al-Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve, and Hima Anjar and Kfar Zabad Wetlands. The peak season for birdwatching in Lebanon typically falls during the spring and autumn when bird migration is at its height.