Animals of Egypt

184 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Egypt on GBIF: 106 birds, 33 sharks & fish, 31 insects & other invertebrates, 11 mammals, 3 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 184 animals by group

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 1

• Egyptian weasel Mustela subpalmata

Whales & dolphins 2

• Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus
• Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris

Camels, llamas & relatives 1

• Wild Bactrian camel Camelus ferus (introduced)

Mice, rats & other rodents 7

• Asian garden dormouse Eliomys melanurus
• Bushy-tailed jird Sekeetamys calurus
• Four-toed jerboa Allactaga tetradactyla
• Lesser short-tailed gerbil Dipodillus simoni
• Middle East blind mole-rat Spalax ehrenbergi
• Pale gerbil Gerbillus perpallidus
• Pleasant gerbil Gerbillus amoenus

Birds of prey 14

• Black kite Milvus migrans
• Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
• Booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
• Common buzzard Buteo buteo
• Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Eastern imperial eagle Aquila heliaca
• Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus
• Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
• European honey buzzard Pernis apivorus
• Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Pallid harrier Circus macrourus
• Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis
• Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus

Owls 1

• Little owl Athene noctua

Parrots 1

• Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri (introduced)

Ducks, geese & swans 9

• Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca (introduced)
• Eurasian teal
• Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope
• Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca
• Garganey Spatula querquedula
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
• Northern pintail Anas acuta
• Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
• Tufted duck Aythya fuligula

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 24

• Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
• Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
• Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Common redshank Tringa totanus
• Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
• Common tern Sterna hirundo
• Dunlin Calidris alpina
• Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
• Little stint Calidris minuta
• Little tern Sternula albifrons
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Ruff Calidris pugnax
• Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
• Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus
• Temminck's stint Calidris temminckii
• White-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus
• Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola

Seabirds, divers & grebes 3

• Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
• Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
• Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 14

• Black stork Ciconia nigra
• Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Common crane Grus grus
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian coot Fulica atra
• Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
• Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
• Grey heron Ardea cinerea
• Little egret Egretta garzetta
• Purple heron Ardea purpurea
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis (introduced)
• White stork Ciconia ciconia

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

• Common quail Coturnix coturnix

Pigeons & doves 4

• Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
• European turtle dove Streptopelia turtur
• Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
• Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5

• Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
• Eurasian wryneck Jynx torquilla
• European bee-eater Merops apiaster
• White-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

• Common swift Apus apus

Crows, jays & magpies 2

• Hooded crow Corvus cornix
• House crow Corvus splendens (introduced)

Songbirds & perching birds 27

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
• Common blackbird Turdus merula
• Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
• Common myna Acridotheres tristis (introduced)
• Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
• Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• Common reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
• Eurasian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus
• European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
• Garden warbler Sylvia borin
• Greater short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla
• House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)
• Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
• Sand martin Riparia riparia
• Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
• Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
• Tree pipit Anthus trivialis
• Water pipit Anthus spinoletta
• Western house martin Delichon urbicum
• Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
• Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
• White wagtail Motacilla alba
• Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
• Woodchat shrike Lanius senator

Crocodiles & alligators 1

• Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

• Mediterranean house gecko Hemidactylus turcicus
• Nile monitor Varanus niloticus

Sharks 2

• Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus
• Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini

Rays, skates & chimaeras 5

• Aetobatus ocellatus Aetobatus ocellatus
• Bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymma
• Cowtail stingray Pastinachus sephen
• Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris
• Porcupine ray Urogymnus asperrimus

Bony fish 26

• Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus
• Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
• Common remora Remora remora
• Dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor
• Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
• Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
• Giant trevally Caranx ignobilis
• Golden grey mullet Liza aurata
• Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
• Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus
• Hydrocynus vittatus Hydrocynus vittatus
• Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta (introduced)
• Iridescent shark Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
• Lagocephalus sceleratus Lagocephalus sceleratus (introduced)
• Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
• Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
• Nile perch Lates niloticus
• Pilot fish Naucrates ductor
• Platax teira Platax teira
• Plotosus lineatus Plotosus lineatus (introduced)
• Pterois miles Pterois miles
• Red lionfish Pterois volitans
• Redtoothed triggerfish Odonus niger
• Synanceia verrucosa السمكة الصخرية المرجانية
• Titan triggerfish Balistoides viridescens
• Yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus

Bees, wasps & ants 2

• Apis florea Apis florea
• Oriental hornet Vespa orientalis

Beetles 1

• Rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae

Dragonflies & damselflies 1

• Pantala flavescens Pantala flavescens

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 6

• American cockroach Periplaneta americana
• Ceratitis capitata Ceratitis capitata (introduced)
• Culex pipiens Culex pipiens
• Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster
• Housefly Musca domestica
• Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci (introduced)

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 4

• Deathstalker Leiurus quinquestriatus
• Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rhipicephalus sanguineus
• Sarcoptes scabiei Sarcoptes scabiei
• Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 5

• Pachygrapsus marmoratus Pachygrapsus marmoratus
• Penaeus monodon Penaeus monodon (introduced)
• Pilumnus hirtellus Pilumnus hirtellus
• Squilla mantis Squilla mantis
• Whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 3

• Bigfin reef squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana
• Humboldt squid Dosidicus gigas
• Octopus cyanea Octopus cyanea

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 2

• Aurelia aurita Aurelia aurita
• Diploastrea heliopora Diploastrea heliopora

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 7

• Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci (introduced)
• Diadema setosum Diadema setosum (introduced)
• Heterocentrotus mamillatus Heterocentrotus mamillatus
• Holothuria atra Holothuria atra
• Paracentrotus lividus Paracentrotus lividus
• Synapta maculata Synapta maculata
• Thelenota ananas Thelenota ananas

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.