🇪🇬What animals live in Egypt?

601,385 animal records from Egypt cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

• 601,385 records
• 1,200+ species
• 0 classes

Most-recorded animals in Egypt

	Animal	Group	Records
	greater spotted eagle Aquila clanga	Aves Accipitridae	12,575
	Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis	Aves Columbidae	12,522
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	11,206
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	10,855
	Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Aves Corvidae	10,662
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	9,517
	Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	Aves Ardeidae	7,948
	Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Aves Ardeidae	7,673
	Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	Aves Charadriidae	7,128
	Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops	Aves Upupidae	6,906
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	6,894
	Black Stork Ciconia nigra	Aves Ciconiidae	6,604
	Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	Aves Ardeidae	6,206
	Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis	Aves Alcedinidae	5,819
	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	5,819
	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	5,620
	Black Kite Milvus migrans	Aves Accipitridae	5,382
	Osprey Pandion haliaetus	Aves Pandionidae	5,068
	Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus	Aves Pycnonotidae	4,416
	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	4,292
	Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca	Aves Sylviidae	4,164
	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Aves Phylloscopidae	4,160
	House Crow Corvus splendens	Aves Corvidae	4,086
	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Aves Columbidae	4,010
	Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava	Aves Motacillidae	3,987
	Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Aves Recurvirostridae	3,983
	lesser spotted eagle Aquila pomarina	Aves Accipitridae	3,982
	Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	Aves Ardeidae	3,568
	Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	Aves Threskiornithidae	3,265
	Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	Aves Corvidae	3,159
	Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	Aves Hirundinidae	3,059
	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Aves Accipitridae	3,045
	Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	Aves Ardeidae	2,985
	Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	Aves Laridae	2,957
	Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis	Aves Cisticolidae	2,933
	Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis	Aves Ardeidae	2,899
	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	2,897
	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	2,801
	Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei	Aves Laridae	2,639
	African Green Bee-eater Merops viridissimus	Aves Meropidae	2,597
	White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus	Aves Laridae	2,422
	Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	Aves Anatidae	2,377
	Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	Aves Scolopacidae	2,308
	Bank Swallow Riparia riparia	Aves Hirundinidae	2,305
	Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Aves Scolopacidae	2,301
	Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	Aves Charadriidae	2,293
	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	2,236
	Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	Aves Laridae	2,214
	White Stork Ciconia ciconia	Aves Ciconiidae	2,211
	Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	Aves Rallidae	2,200
	Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica	Aves Nectariniidae	2,147
	Common Crane Grus grus	Aves Gruidae	2,139
	European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	Aves Meropidae	2,128
	Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	Aves Scolopacidae	2,095
	White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga	Aves Muscicapidae	2,091
	Little Stint Calidris minuta	Aves Scolopacidae	2,009
	Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus	Aves Motacillidae	1,981
	Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	Aves Accipitridae	1,981
	Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	Aves Muscicapidae	1,935
	White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis	Aves Alcedinidae	1,929