page_title: List of birds of Egypt
section_title: Hawks, eagles, and kites
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Egypt / Hawks, eagles, and kites
caption_attribution_description: Accipiter brevipes Deutsch: Kurzfangsperber
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: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae
  Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.
  Black-winged kite, Elanus caeruleus
  Bearded vulture, Gypaetus barbatus
  Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus; Ancient Egyptian: 3 (the hieroglyph) 'one who treads ?
  European honey-buzzard, Pernis apivorus
  Oriental honey-buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus (A)
  Cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus
  Lappet-faced vulture, Torgos tracheliotos
  White-backed vulture, Gyps africanus (A)
  Rüppell's vulture, Gyps rueppelli
  Eurasian griffon, Gyps fulvus; Ancient Egyptian: nr(w) 'terrifying one'
  Bateleur, Terathopius ecaudatus
  Short-toed snake-eagle, Circaetus gallicus
  Lesser spotted eagle, Clanga pomarina
  Greater spotted eagle, Clanga clanga
  Wahlberg's eagle, Hieraaetus wahlbergi (A)
  Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus
  Tawny eagle, Aquila rapax (A)
  Steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis
  Imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca
  Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
  Verreaux's eagle, Aquila verreauxii
  Bonelli's eagle, Aquila fasciata
  Gabar goshawk, Micronisus gabar (A)
  Eurasian marsh-harrier, Circus aeruginosus
  Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus
  Pallid harrier, Circus macrourus
  Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
  Levant sparrowhawk, Accipiter brevipes
  Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
  Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
  Red kite, Milvus milvus
  Black kite, Milvus migrans; Ancient Egyptian: Dr/Dr.t (possibly) 'one who grasps/holds'
  White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
  African fish-eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer (A)
  Yellow-billed kite, Milvus aegyptius
  Common buzzard, Buteo buteo; Ancient Egyptian: tyw 'shrieker' (like ti3w) or 'treader' (like tiw(?)
  Long-legged buzzard, Buteo rufinus
caption: A Levant sparrowhawk
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