Western Marsh-Harrier 白头鹞

Order : Accipitriformes 隼形目

Family : Accipitridae 鹰科
Genus : Circus 鹞属

Binomial name : Circus aeruginosus

Western Marsh-Harrier
白头鹞

Size: 48~56cm
Habitat: Strongly associated with wetland areas, especially those rich in common reed. 

date: 20220920 3:50pm . River Nile Edfu @ Egypt

Ferruginous Pochard 白眼潜鸭

Order : Anseriformes 雁形目

Family : Anatidae 雁鸭科
Genus : Aythya 潜鸭属

Binomial name : Aythya nyroca

Ferruginous Pochard
白眼潜鸭

Size: 33~43cm

Habitat: prefers quite shallow fresh waterbodies with rich submerged and floating vegetation with dense stands of emergent vegetation on the margins.

date: 20220919 4:17pm . River Nile Aswan @ Egypt

date: 20220921 9:43am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt

Egyptian Goose 埃及雁

Order : Anseriformes 雁形目

Family : Anatidae 鸭科
Genus : Alopochen 埃及雁属

Binomial name : Alopochen aegyptiaca

Egyptian Goose
埃及雁

Size: 63~73cm

Habitat: Found in open or semi-open habitats, typically near fresh water.

date: 20220919 4:16pm . River Nile Aswan @ Egypt

date: 20220919 4:41pm . River Nile Aswan @ Egypt

date: 20220920 3:45pm . River Nile Edfu @ Egypt

date: 20220920 4:18pm . River Nile Edfu @ Egypt

Spur-winged Lapwing 黑胸麦鸡

Order : Charadriiformes 鸻形目

Family : Charadriidae 鸻科
Genus : Vanellus 麦鸡属

Binomial name : Vanellus spinosus

Spur-winged Lapwing
黑胸麦鸡

Size: ?~?cm
Habitat: seen at almost any wetland habitat in its range. 

date: 20220919 4:14pm . River Nile Aswan @ Egypt

date: 20220919 4:41pm . River Nile Aswan @ Egypt

date: 20220920 3:45pm . River Nile Edfu @ Egypt

Glossy Ibis 彩鹮

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹳形目

Family : Threskiornithidae 鹮科
Genus : Plegadis 彩鹮属

Binomial name : Plegadis falcinellus

Glossy Ibis
彩鹮

Size: 48~66cm
Habitat: preference for marshes at the margins of lakes and rivers but can also be found at lagoons, flood-plains, wet meadows, swamps.

date: 20220919 3:53pm . River Nile Aswan @ Egypt

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

date: 20220920 4:25pm . River Nile Edfu @ Egypt

Mallard 绿头鸭

Order : Anseriformes 雁形目

Family : Anatidae 鸭科
Genus : Anas 鸭属

Binomial name : Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard
绿头鸭

Size: 50~65cm

Habitat: Found in both fresh- and salt-water wetlands, including parks, small ponds, rivers, lakes.

date: 20220919 6:22am . Cairo Hotel @ Egypt

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