Birds in Egypt

156 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in Egypt in September

91 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 91 birds in September

Arriving in September: Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Tree Pipit, Short-toed Lark, Coot, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Teal and 29 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Egypt each month: most in March (116), fewest in July (38). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Chiffchaff
ChiffchaffSmallest · 10cm
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Greater Flamingo
Greater FlamingoLargest · 145cm
From the Chiffchaff (10 cm) to the Greater Flamingo (145 cm)45 families

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All 156 birds on the list

Showing 47–69 of 156 species

Wheatear

Wheatear

Oenanthe oenantheLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruff

Ruff

Calidris pugnaxLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareolaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Garganey

Garganey

Spatula querquedulaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Reed-warbler

Common Reed-warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Aug–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
House Martin

House Martin

Delichon urbicumLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchosLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Greenshank

Greenshank

Tringa nebulariaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Redshank

Redshank

Tringa totanusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Jul–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinagoLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Swift

Common Swift

Apus apusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthisLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosaNT

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whinchat

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetraLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sedge Warbler

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Redstart

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pallid Swift

Pallid Swift

Apus pallidusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Oct–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Kentish Plover

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinusLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail

Anas acutaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Booted Eagle

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquataNT

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Jun–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Thinornis dubiusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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