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

Western Cattle Egret 西方牛背鹭

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹳形目

Family : Ardeidae 鹭科
Genus : Bubulcus 牛背鹭属

Binomial name : Bubulcus ibis

Western Cattle Egret
西方牛背鹭

Size: 48~53cm
Habitat: Exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. 

date: 20220921 9:45am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

Black Kite 黑鸢

Order : Accipitriformes 隼形目

Family : Accipitridae 鹰科
Genus : Milvus 黑鸢属

Binomial name : Milvus migrans - migrans

Black Kite
黑鸢

Size: 55~60cm
Habitat: Open areas, coastal habitats, large rivers, cities. 

date: 20220921 9:20am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

Osprey 鹗/鱼鹰

Order : Accipitriformes 隼形目

Family : Pandionidae 鹗科
Genus : Pandion 鹗属

Binomial name : Pandion haliaetus

Osprey
鹗/鱼鹰

Size: 55~63cm
Habitat: Lakes, large rivers, sea coast. 

date: 20220921 9:13am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

Barn Swallow 家燕

 Order : Passeriformes 雀形目

Family : Hirundinidae 燕科
Genus : Hirundo 燕属

Binomial name : Hirundo rustica - savignii

Barn Swallow
家燕

Size: 15cm
Habitat: Open areas (often near water). Up to 2000m. 

date: 20220921 9:11am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

date: 20220921 9:41am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

Black-tailed Godwit 黑尾塍鹬

Order : Charadriiformes 鸻形目

Family : Scolopacidae 鹬科
Genus : Limosa 塍鹬属

Binomial name : Limosa limosa - limosa

Black-tailed Godwit
黑尾塍鹬

Size: 36~40cm
Habitat: Mud and sandflats, coastal pools, marshes. 

date: 20220921 9:11am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

Purple Heron 紫鹭

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹳形目

Family : Ardeidae 鹭科
Genus : Ardea 鹭属

Binomial name : Ardea purpurea

Purple Heron
紫鹭

Size: 78~90cm
Habitat: Well-vegetated freshwater wetlands, marshes, lakes, reedbeds, large river, occasionally coastal wetlands. 

date: 20220921 9:09am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

Little Egret 小白鹭

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹳形目

Family : Ardeidae 鹭科
Genus : Egretta 白鹭属

Binomial name : Egretta garzetta

Little Egret
小白鹭

Size: 55~65cm
Habitat: Various open freshwater and coastal wetlands, paddyfields, cultivation.

date: 20220919 4:15pm . River Nile Aswan @ Egypt

date: 20220920 5:13pm . River Nile Edfu @ Egypt

date: 20220920 5:13pm . River Nile Edfu @ Egypt

date: 20220921 12:51pm . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt