---
title: "Egyptian Bird Grasshopper"
description: "Anacridium aegyptium — Owady i pająki. Anacridium aegyptium, the Egyptian grasshopper or Egyptian locust, is a species of insect belonging to the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/egyptian-bird-grasshopper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Egyptian Bird Grasshopper

> Anacridium aegyptium — Owady i pająki. Anacridium aegyptium, the Egyptian grasshopper or Egyptian locust, is a species of insect belonging to the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae.

- Scientific name: *Anacridium aegyptium*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `savanna` (Sawanna), `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 36329
- Wikidata: [Q253982](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253982)
- iNaturalist taxon: [132892](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132892)

## Names

- en: Egyptian Bird Grasshopper
- de: Ägyptische Wanderheuschrecke
- es: Langosta Egipcia
- fr: Criquet égyptien
- nl: Egyptische sprinkhaan

## Countries with the most observations

IT (7980), ES (7901), FR (5378), PT (4270), GR (2624), HR (1822), TR (550), DZ (340), GE (332), AL (229), IL (217), ME (205)

## Summary

Anacridium aegyptium, the Egyptian grasshopper or Egyptian locust, is a species of insect belonging to the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacridium_aegyptium

## Photo

![Egyptian Bird Grasshopper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/egyptian-bird-grasshopper/medium.jpg)

Photo: dbmhartley · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40129002

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/egyptian-bird-grasshopper?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).