Pied Kingfisher 斑翡翠

Order : Coraciiformes 佛法僧目

Family : Alcedinidae 翠鸟科
Genus : Ceryle 领翡翠属

Binomial name : Ceryle rudis - rudis

Pied Kingfisher
斑翡翠

Size: 24~26cm
Habitat: Mangroves, various coastal wetland habitats, sometimes large rivers and marshes.

date: 20220919 6:13am . Cairo Hotel @ Egypt

date: 20220919 4:22pm . River Nile Aswan @ Egypt

date: 20220921 12:52pm . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

date: 20220925 6:09am . Cairo Hotel @ Egypt

Common Bulbul 黑眼鹎

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Pycnonotidae 鹎科
Genus : Pycnonotus 鹎属

Binomial name : Pycnonotus barbatus

Common Bulbul
黑眼鹎

Size: ~19cm
Habitat: woodland, coastal bush, forest edges, riverine bush, montane scrub, and in mixed farming habitats.

date: 20220919 6:01am . Cairo Hotel @ Egypt

Black-crowned Night-Heron 夜鹭

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹳形目

Family : Ardeidae 鹭科
Genus : Nycticorax 鹭属

Binomial name : Nycticorax nycticorax - nycticorax

Black-crowned Night-Heron
夜鹭

Size: 58~65cm
Habitat: Marshes, swamps, rice paddies, mangroves. 

date: 20220919 6:07pm . Cairo City @ Egypt

Striated Heron 绿鹭

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹳形目

Family : Ardeidae 鹭科
Genus : Butorides 鹭属

Binomial name : Butorides striata

Striated Heron
绿鹭

Size: 40~48cm
Habitat: Mangroves, tidal mudflats, offshore islands, rivers and streams in or near forest, lakes. 

date: 20220918 5:23pm . Cairo City @ Egypt

Squacco Heron 白翅黄池鹭

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹳形目

Family : Ardeidae 鹭科
Genus : Ardeola 池鹭属

Binomial name : Ardeola ralloides

Squacco Heron
白翅黄池鹭

Size: 44~77cm
Habitat: marshy wetlands

Geographic range: Locally in s Palearctic region, Africa and Madagascar.

 

date: 20220919 6:06am . Cairo City @ Egypt

date: 20220919 4:13pm . River Nile Aswan @ Egypt

date: 20220920 3:52pm . River Nile Edfu @ Egypt

date: 20220925 6:14am . Cairo Hotel @ Egypt

Hooded Crow 冠小嘴乌鸦

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Corvidae 鸦科
Genus : Corvus 鸦属

Binomial name : Corvus cornix - pallescens

Hooded Crow
冠小嘴乌鸦

Size: 40~43cm
Habitat: Open and urban areas, cultivation. Up to 1525m.

Geographic range: Coastal s Turkey to Levant, n Iraq and Egypt.

date: 20220918 5:23pm . Cairo City @ Egypt

date: 20220921 3:36pm . Nile River on boat @ Egypt

date: 20220924 2:56pm . Alexandria @ Egypt

House Sparrow 家麻雀

Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Passeridae 麻雀科
Genus : Passer 麻雀属

Binomial name : Passer domesticus - niloticus

House Sparrow
家麻雀

Size: 15cm
Habitat: Town and villages, cultivation, scrub, particularly in dry areas.
Geographic range: NE Africa (Suez Canal region to n Sudan). 

date: 20220918 4:57pm . Cairo City @ Egypt

date: 20220919 6:09am . Cairo Hotel @ Egypt

date: 20220922 5:45am . Nile River Luxor @ Egypt

date: 20220924 9:36am . road to Alexandria @ Egypt

Laughing Dove 棕斑鸠

Order : Columbiformes 鸽形目

Family : Columbidae 鸠鸽科
Genus : Spilopelia 珠颈斑鸠属

Binomial name : Spilopelia senegalensis - aegyptiaca

Laughing Dove
棕斑鸠

Size: 25~28cm
Habitat: in scrub, dry farmland, and in areas of human habitation.

date: 20220918 4:56pm . Egypt Cairo Museum @ Egypt

date: 20220919 6:15am . Egypt Cairo Hotel @ Egypt

date: 20220922 5:53am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt