South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
South Sinai Governorate
Localities
Click to see which localities are included within South Sinai Governorate. You can then click on each one for a page with more specific localities to browse.
List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in South Sinai Governorate
Materials recorded in South Sinai Governorate
List of all the materials recorded in South Sinai Governorate, sorted by rating.17 Videos
Tristram's Starling (Onychognathus tristramii)
female joined by a male
LocalitySaint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 08 May 2004 16 sec 3.3
White-eyed Gull (Larus leucophthalmus)
perched second-summer
LocalityAbu Zenima, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 08 May 2004 38 sec 3.2
Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
side view of male
LocalitySaint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt Martin Kennewell 08 May 2004 19 sec 3
White-eyed Gull (Larus leucophthalmus)
second-summer in foreground, adult to rear and a first-winter, obscured in the background, which flies off - also a Lesser Crest
LocalityAbu Zenima, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 08 May 2004 23 sec 3
White-crowned Wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga)
rear view, singing
LocalitySaint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt (ssp ernesti) Martin Kennewell 08 May 2004 36 sec 3
White-crowned Wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga)
side and front view of adult on post, sings
LocalitySaint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt (ssp ernesti) Martin Kennewell 08 May 2004 25 sec 3
White-eyed Gull (Larus leucophthalmus)
perched second-summer in foreground with an adult (and a Lesser Crested Tern)
LocalityAbu Zenima, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 08 May 2004 24 sec 3
White-eyed Gull (Larus leucophthalmus)
second-summer flying away, perches on structure - note black in tail (when perched less well defined plumage and duller bare par
LocalityAbu Zenima, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt Martin Kennewell 08 May 2004 12 sec 3
18 Photographs
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
osprey perched on a platform after eating
LocalityNabq National Park, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt (ssp haliaetus) Skua Nature 07 October 2009 4.6
Blackstart (Cercomela melanura)
very common in the Sinai Desert, and also in western Saudi Arabia
LocalitySharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt ammadoux 22 November 2009 4.1
Pale Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)
A male in breeding plumage
LocalitySaint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt (ssp synoicus) Skua Nature 09 March 2010 4
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Juvenile in migration
LocalityNabq, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt (Monotypic species) Skua Nature 16 October 2010 4
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
This species is resident in Sinai with many couples
LocalityNabq National Park, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt (ssp haliaetus) Skua Nature 07 March 2010 3.9
Eurasian Crane (Grus grus)
Adult
LocalitySharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt (Monotypic species) Skua Nature 14 October 2010 3.9
Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
the most common species in the desert
LocalityRas Muhammad National Park, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt Skua Nature 13 October 2010 3.7
Greater Hoopoe-lark (Alaemon alaudipes)
One of two individuals in search of insects in the desert
LocalityDahab, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt Skua Nature 17 October 2010 3.7
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in South Sinai Governorate
Species with materials recorded in South Sinai Governorate
List of species with materials recorded in South Sinai Governorate. Species that occur in South Sinai Governorate but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Herons (Ardeidae)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Osprey (Pandionidae)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Cranes (Gruidae)
- Eurasian Crane (Grus grus)
- Plovers (Charadriidae)
- Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
- Gulls (Laridae)
- White-eyed Gull (Larus leucophthalmus)
- Terns (Sternidae)
- Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
- Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
- Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
- European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
- Larks (Alaudidae)
- Greater Hoopoe-lark (Alaemon alaudipes)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Blackstart (Cercomela melanura)
- White-crowned Wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga)
- Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
- Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
- Streaked Scrub-warbler (Scotocerca inquieta)
- Shrikes (Laniidae)
- Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Tristram's Starling (Onychognathus tristramii)
- Finches (Fringillidae)
- Pale Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)
Contributors
- Martin Kennewell ·
- Skua Nature ·
- GigiDeCarlo ·
- Smoghead ·
- Luis Mario Arce ·
- ammadoux ·
- Wen Qian He ·