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Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds in Egypt

Our list for Egypt has 156 bird species recorded regularly there: 26 residents, 3 summer visitors, 58 winter visitors, 58 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors

The list comes from 170,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
156
In October
110
Common
70
Busiest month
Mar

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Hooded CrowHooded Crow3.84%
  2. House SparrowHouse Sparrow3.57%
  3. Rock DoveRock Dove3.47%
  4. Barn SwallowBarn Swallow3.31%
  5. Little EgretLittle Egret2.77%
  6. Grey HeronGrey Heron2.46%

Arriving now

  1. Pied WagtailPied WagtailWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 2.22%
  2. Pallid SwiftPallid SwiftResidentSep 0.03% → Oct 0.22%
  3. BluethroatBluethroatWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.21%
  4. Northern PintailNorthern PintailWinter visitorSep 0.04% → Oct 0.17%
  5. BlackcapBlackcapPassage migrantSep 0.03% → Oct 0.13%
  6. Water PipitWater PipitWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.10%

Share of all bird records in Egypt in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Egypt

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Egypt

Records by month
Bird records in Egypt by month, 2019–2024
January17,474
February15,984
March22,977
April20,972
May11,936
June3,873
July3,544
August5,576
September11,648
October19,909
November16,062
December20,047

March has the most records (23,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 25
All 25 families in Egypt

How common

All 156 birds, A to Z

Show all 156 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Egypt?

156 species, each recorded regularly in Egypt (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 26 residents, 3 summer visitors, 58 winter visitors, 58 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Egypt, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Egypt in October?

110 species on our list for Egypt are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Barn Swallow and Little Egret.

What are the most common birds in Egypt?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Egypt are House Sparrow, Hooded Crow, Rock Dove, Barn Swallow and Pied Wagtail.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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