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 139–156 of 156 species

Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponicaNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr

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

Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschataLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eleonora's Falcon

Eleonora's Falcon

Falco eleonoraeLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Oct

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

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelosLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Stone-curlew

Eurasian Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar–Apr

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

Chukar

Alectoris chukarLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hen Harrier

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Mar

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

Corncrake

Crex crexLC

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

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Eurasian Bittern

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellarisLC

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

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

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

Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebsLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Nov

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

Arctic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Skylark

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar

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

Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricariaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec

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

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar

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

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl

Asio otusLC

ScarceRare
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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