List of birds of Syria

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Syria. The avifauna of Syria include a total of 410 species. One species listed is extirpated in Syria.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Accidental species are included in the total species count for Syria.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.

• (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Syria
• (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Syria as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
• (Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Syria although populations exist elsewhere
• (X) Extinct - a species or subspecies that no longer exists