Birds Perched, Birds Flying, Birds Aground

"Biblical birds - owls", issued by Israel on February 24, 1987:

Eagle Owl (Bubu bubu)
Inscription on the tab:"...and it's houses will be full of howling creatures", Isaiah 13, 21:

Bruce's Scops Owl (Otus brucei)
Inscription on the tab: "...there owls will dwell...", Isaiah 13, 21:

Barn Owl (Tito alba)
Inscription On Tab: "...the little owl and the great owl, the water hen", Deuteronomy 14, 16:

Hume's Tawny Owl (Strix butleri)
Inscription On Tab: "...there shall the night hag alight, and find for herself a resting place", Isaiah 34, 14:

These stamps issued in small format in SS:

Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca), issued by Israel on December 12, 2012 as one of a set of three stamps publicizing the "Wildlife Hospital" in Ramat-Gan, Israel. The hospital objectives are treating, rehabilitating and returning animals to the wild; education, monitoring and research:

2022 Canada Blue Jay

Birds (and other animals) from the Hula nature reserve, issued by Israel on December 5, 2007:

Common Crane (Grus grus)
On the tab: Snakebird (Anhinga melanogaster) - disappeared with the reclamation of the Hula lake:

Eastern White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
On the tab: white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla):

Center: Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
Right: Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Far: Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
On the tab:
Left: Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)
Right: Indian Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio porphyrio):

Parrot, Issued by Israel on May 13, 1998 as one of a set of "Children's Pets":

Symbols of Peace: White dove, representing Israel and Waxwing, representing China, issued by Israel on March 20, 2012 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Israel - China diplomatic relations:

Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja), representing Singapore and Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops), representing Israel, issued by Israel on May 7, 2019 to commemorate 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries;

Bird of prey, ATM stamps, issued by Israel during year 2009:

- General bird design
- Bonelli's Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus)
- Short-toed Snake Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
- Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)
- Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)

Different birds on SS issued by Israel on May 14, 2008 shows Noah Ark:

The lower left stamp shows Ostrich (Struthio camelus) and Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus):

Two bird stamps from the set of four stamps entitled "Animals of the Bible", issued by Israel on February 22, 2005:

Ostrich (Struthio camelus):

Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus):

Issued in small format is SS:

Sea Birds, ATM stamps, issued by Israel during year 2010:

- General design
- American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
- Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
- Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- Pallas's Gull (Larus ichtyaetus)

Phasianidae, ATM stamps issued by Israel during year 2015:

- General design
- Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)
- Sand Partridge (Ammoperdix heyi)**
- Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
- Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)

The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, issued by Israel on December 15, 2020:

Black Partridge (Francolinus francolinus):

(Left) Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) and (Right) Little Green Bee Eater (Merops orientalis)
On the tab: White-crowned Black Wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga):

Birds of Israel, issued by Israel on January 21, 2010:

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) - The national bird of Israel
Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis )

More from Israel:

Different Gulls and Peacock on SS shows King Solomon's ships and the goods they brought to the Kingdom of Israel, issued on November 13, 2016:

Mourning Wheatear (Oenanthe lugens), issued on May 3, 2000 as one of a set of four WWF stamps depicting Blanford's Fox:


Macqueen's Bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii) and Common Crane (Grus grus), issued on February 20, 2007:

This post is the last one shows birds on stamps of Israel. As far as I know, all bird stamps issued by Israel were posted in this thread. I will continue to post new stamp issues from Israel to keep this list complete.

Christian Ludwig Brehm (1787 – 1864), a German pastor and ornithologist and his son, Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829 – 1884), a German ornithologist and zoologist, writer, director of zoological gardens, issued by DDR on on June 13, 1989:


Alfred Brehm House in Berlin animal garden;