page_title: List of birds of Egypt
section_title: Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Egypt / Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies
context_page_description: This is a list of the species of birds found in Egypt, a country in north-east Africa. The avifauna of Egypt include a total of 494 species of birds. No species are endemic to Egypt.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. 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.
  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
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Egypt although populations exist elsewhere
  (X) Extinct - a species or subspecies that no longer exists.
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sylviidae
  The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs.
  Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
  Garden warbler, Sylvia borin
  Asian desert warbler, Sylvia nana
  Barred warbler, Sylvia nisoria
  Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca
  Arabian warbler, Sylvia leucomelaena
  Eastern Orphean warbler, Sylvia crassirostris
  Cyprus warbler, Sylvia melanothorax
  Menetries's warbler, Sylvia mystacea
  Rüppell's warbler, Sylvia ruppeli
  Subalpine warbler, Sylvia cantillans
  Moltoni's warbler, Sylvia subalpina
  Sardinian warbler, Sylvia melanocephala
  Greater whitethroat, Sylvia communis
  Spectacled warbler, Sylvia conspicillata
  Marmora's warbler, Sylvia sarda
caption: Western Orphean warbler (male in center)
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