204 EGYPTIAN BIRDS 



Zoological Gardens, Giza, for helping me to make 

 this list as complete as possible. 



LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EGYPT 



1 . The Golden Eagle {Aquila fulva). Rare, Upper and Lower 



Egypt. 



2. The Imperial Eagle {^Aquila imperialis). Lower Egypt. 



3. White-tailed Eagle (Haliaetus albicilla). Lower Egypt. 



4. Tawny Eagle {Aquila tiaevoides). Rare, Upper and Lower 



Egypt. 



5. Spotted Eagle {Aquila naevia). Not very uncommon in both. 



6. Bonelli's Eagle {Aquila bonelli). Very rare. 



7. Booted Eagle {Aquila tennatd). A summer visitor. 



8. Short-toed Eagle {Circaetus gallicus). Rare. 



9. Osprey {Pandion haliaetiis). Fairly common in Nile Valley. 



10. Southern Bearded Vulture (Gy^ad?/* ra^^c/epe.?). Said to breed 



in Mokattam mountains. 



11. Black Vulture {Fultur monachis). Fairly common in Nile 



Valley. 



12. SociaXA^ YnXtvLxe {Vultur auricularis). Fairly common. 



13. Griffon Vulture {Gyps fulvus). Common. 



14. Egyptian Vulture {Neophron percnopterus). Common. 



15. Marsh - Harrier {Circiis aeruginosus). Not uncommon in 



Lower Egypt. 



16. Hen Harrier {Circus cyaneus). Rare. 



17. Pale-chested Harrier {Circus pallidus). Not uncommon 



throughout country. 



18. Montagu's Harrier (QVcM* a«erflce«*). Rare. 



19. Little Red-billed Hawk {Accipiter gabar). Very rare. 



20. Peregrine Falcon {Falco peregrinusy Not uncommon through 



country. 



21. Barbary Falcon {Falco barbarus). Rare. 



22. Lanner Falcon {Falco lanarius). Rare. 



23. Red-naped Falcon {Falco Babylonicus). Rare. 



