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Israel

Coastline	273 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)	27403 km²
Marine IBAs	4

Total	36 (57^th)
Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	3	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	1	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	20	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	1

IUCN Red List Status - Marine species

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	1 (118^th)
% threatened	3% (148^th)
Critically Endangered	0
Endangered	0
Vulnerable	1
Near Threatened	2
Least Concern	33
Data Deficient	0

Recommended Citation:
BirdLife International (2013) Country profile: Israel. Available from: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/israel. Checked: 2013-05-24

Israel at a glance

Capital

Jerusalem

Area

20,770km²

BirdLife Partner

Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel

Species
Total number of birds	389
Globally threatened birds	14
Country endemics	0
Important Bird Areas
Number of IBAs	15
Total IBA area	456,700 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1