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The following species where seen at Luxor in 1991,
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
5 at River Nile on 18/04/1992. Status, F.
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
1 at River Nile on 18/04/1992.
European Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
1 at River Nile on 18/04/1992. Status, F.
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
1 at River Nile on 16/04/1992. Status, F.
Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio porphyrio)
1 at River Nile on 18/04/1992. Status, F. More commonly known as 'Purple
Gallinule'
Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
2 at River Nile on 16/04/1992. Status, F.
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus)
1 at River Nile on 16/04/1992. Status, F.
Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
3 at Luxor Town on 13/04/1992. Status, F. Also known as 'Palm Dove'
Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)
1 at Valley of the Kings on 15/04/1992. Status, F.
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
50 adult female, adult male, immature female, immature male at Luxor
Town on 13/04/1992. Status,F. A very common bird in Egypt - numbers may well
have been more than this
Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
1 at Valley of the Kings on 15/04/1992. Status, F. Seen on a trip to
the West Bank from Luxor
Pale Crag-martin (Hirundo obsoleta [fuligula])
1 at Valley of the Queens on 19/04/1992. Status, F.
Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)
5 at Luxor Town on 14/04/1992. Status, F.
Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis)
5 adult female, adult male, immature at Luxor Town on 15/04/1992. Status,
F.
Nile Valley Sunbird (Anthreptes metallicus [platurus])
5 adult female, adult male at Luxor Town on 14/04/1992. Status, F. Also
known as `Nile Valley Sunbird'
Hooded Crow (Corvus corone cornix)
25 at Luxor Town on 13/04/1992. Status, F.
Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis)
1 at Valley of the Queens on 19/04/1992. Status, F.
Norman Ford (1991)
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