Birds of Egypt

294 species recorded at 16 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Grey HeronGrey HeronArdea cinereaSpur-winged LapwingSpur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusLittle EgretLittle EgretEgretta garzettaHooded CrowHooded CrowCorvus cornixWhite WagtailWhite WagtailMotacilla albaCommon MoorhenCommon MoorhenGallinula chloropusBlack-winged StiltBlack-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusLaughing DoveLaughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisPied KingfisherPied KingfisherCeryle rudisRock DoveRock DoveColumba liviaSquacco HeronSquacco HeronArdeola ralloidesBarn SwallowBarn SwallowHirundo rusticaWestern Cattle EgretWestern Cattle EgretArdea ibisCommon ChiffchaffCommon ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

Most recorded

House CrowHouse CrowCorvus splendensLesser WhitethroatLesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaHouse SparrowHouse SparrowPasser domesticusCommon BuzzardCommon BuzzardButeo buteoWestern Yellow WagtailWestern Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaEurasian Collared DoveEurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoBlack KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransCommon HoopoeCommon HoopoeUpupa epopsCommon KestrelCommon KestrelFalco tinnunculusEurasian SparrowhawkEurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWood SandpiperWood SandpiperTringa glareolaSand MartinSand MartinRiparia ripariaWhiskered TernWhiskered TernChlidonias hybridaTree PipitTree PipitAnthus trivialis

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Ras Shukeir Sewage WorksRed Sea Governorate156 species
  2. Ras Ghareb sewage ditchRed Sea Governorate128 species
  3. Gabal el ZaytRed Sea Governorate120 species
  4. Luxor / – Jazira Al Awamiyyah (Crocodile Island)Qena Governorate185 species
  5. Aswan – Nile below Low Dam /Aswan Governorate141 species
  6. Hurghada Sewage WorksRed Sea Governorate164 species
  7. Aswan – Nile Riverbank South of King of Egypt Hotel /Aswan Governorate103 species
  8. Southern Wadi of Ras Shukeir SaltmarshesRed Sea Governorate96 species
  9. El Gouna /Red Sea Governorate166 species
  10. Sharm el-Sheikh – New WTPSouth Sinai Governorate177 species
  11. Amun Tot Fish Ponds /Aswan Governorate130 species
  12. Lake Qaroun – Tunis Marshes and Wetlands /Faiyum Governorate139 species
All 16 hotspots
  1. Ras GharebRed Sea Governorate87 species
  2. River Nile Boat Ride at MaadiGiza Governorate85 species
  3. Kitchener's Island /Aswan Governorate131 species
  4. Aswan – Elephantine Island /Aswan Governorate132 species

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All species recorded · 294