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This is a list of the species of birds found in Egypt, a country in north-east Africa.[1] The avifauna of Egypt include a total of 501 species of birds. No species are endemic to Egypt.[2][3]
This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.[4] All of the birds below are included in the total bird count for Egypt.
The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
- (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Egypt
- (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Egypt as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
- (Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Egypt although populations exist elsewhere
- (X) Extinct - a species or subspecies that no longer exists.
- ^ "Egypt". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. (Archived 2007 edition.)
- ^ Lepage, Denis. "Checklist of Birds of Egypt". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Birds of Egypt, the complete checklist". WICE (World Institute for Conservation and Environment). Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ Clements, James F. (2000). Birds of the World: A Checklist. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-934797-16-1.