Rock Martin 非洲岩燕

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Hirundinidae 燕科
Genus : Ptyonoprogne 岩燕属

Binomial name : Ptyonoprogne fuligula

Rock Martin
非洲岩燕

Size: 12~15cm
Habitat: It readily uses man-made structures as a substitute for natural precipices. 

date: 20220922 1:22pm . Luxor @ Egypt

Eurasian Hoopoe 戴胜

Order : Bucerotiformes 犀鸟目

Family : Upupidae 戴胜科
Genus : Upupa 戴胜属

Binomial name : Upupa epops

Eurasian Hoopoe
戴胜

Size: 27~32.5cm
Habitat: Open country, semi-desert, scrub, open woodland, cultivation, gardens.

date: 20220924 12:24pm . Alexandria City @ Egypt

Eurasian Kestrel 红隼

Order : Falconiformes 隼形目

Family : Falconidae 隼科

Genus : Falco 隼属
Binomial name : Falco tinnunculus

Eurasian Kestrel
红隼

Size: 30~34 cm
Habitat: Various open habitats, cultivation, urban areas, cliffs.

date: 20220922 5:41am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

date: 20220922 11:17am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

date: 20220924 2:53pm . Alexandria City @ Egypt

Crested Lark 凤头百灵

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Alaudidae 百灵科
Genus : Galerida 凤头百灵属

Binomial name : Galerida cristata

Crested Lark
凤头百灵

Size: 18cm
Habitat: Dry, open country and is often seen by roadsides. 

date: 20220921 9:57am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

Common Moorhen 黑水鸡

Order : Gruiformes 鹤形目

Family : Rallidae 秧鸡科
Genus : Gallinula 黑水鸡属

Binomial name : Gallinula chloropus

Common Moorhen
黑水鸡

Size: 30~35cm
Habitat: Freshwater lakes, marshes.

date: 20220921 12:20am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

White-winged Tern 白翅浮鸥

Order : Charadriiformes 鸻形目

Family : Laridae 鸥科
Genus : Chlidonias 浮鸥属

Binomial name : Chlidonias leucopterus

White-winged Tern
白翅浮鸥

Size: 20~24cm
Habitat: Coasts, coastal pools, marshes, wet rice paddies, lakes, large rivers.

date: 20220921 11:07am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

Gull-billed Tern 鸥嘴噪鸥

Order : Charadriiformes 鸻形目

Family : Laridae 鸥科
Genus : Gelochelidon 噪鸥属

Binomial name : Gelochelidon nilotica

Gull-billed Tern
鸥嘴噪鸥

Size: 34.5~37.5cm
Habitat: Coasts, mud and sandflats, coastal pools, lakes, large rivers. 

 

date: 20220921 9:38am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

date: 20220921 11:04am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt