Over 400 species of birds live in Cyprus. These avian species live in various habitats in the country, including Mediterranean forests, mountains, and coasts.
The national bird of Cyprus is the Cyprus Warbler, an endemic bird of the nation. There are two other endemic species – the bird of prey, Cyprus Scops Owl, and the small passerine bird Cyprus Wheatear.
List of Common Birds Found in Cyprus
Native Birds
- Alpine Swift
- Audouin’s Gull
- Barn Swallow
- Black-eared Wheatear
- Black Francolin
- Black-headed Bunting
- Black-headed Gull
- Black Kite
- Black Redstart
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Black-winged Stilt
- Blue Rock Thrush
- Cetti’s Warbler
- Chukar Partridge
- Collared Flycatcher
- Collared Pratincole
- Common Blackbird
- Common Chaffinch
- Common Chiffchaff
- Common Hoopoe
- Common Kestrel
- Common Kingfisher
- Common Moorhen
- Common Nightingale
- Common Quail
- Common Redstart
- Common Ringed Plover
- Common Snipe
- Common Swift
- Common Whitethroat
- Corn Bunting
- Crested Lark
- Cretzschmar’s Bunting
- Cyprus Coal Tit
- Cyprus Jay
- Cyprus Scops Owl
- Cyprus Short-toed Treecreeper
- Cyprus Warbler
- Cyprus Wheatear
- Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler
- Eleonora’s Falcon
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Eurasian Coot
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- Eurasian Griffon Vulture
- Eurasian Hoopoe
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Eurasian Linnet
- Eurasian Magpie
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
- Eurasian Reed Warbler
- Eurasian Skylark
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Eurasian Wryneck
- European Bee-eater
- European Goldfinch
- European Greenfinch
- European Green Woodpecker
- European Nightjar
- European Pied Flycatcher
- European Robin
- European Roller
- European Serin
- European Shag
- European Starling
- European Stonechat
- European Turtle Dove
- Glossy Ibis
- Greater Flamingo
- Great Reed Warbler
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Great Tit
- Gray Heron
- Gray Wagtail
- Hooded Crow
- House Martin
- House Sparrow
- Kentish Plover
- Laughing Dove
- Little Egret
- Little Owl
- Little Ringed Plover
- Little Tern
- Mallard
- Masked Shrike
- Meadow Pipit
- Mistle Thrush
- Northern Wheatear
- Olivaceous Warbler
- Red-legged Partridge
- Red-rumped Swallow
- Rock Bunting
- Rose-colored Starling
- Ruff
- Sardinian Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Song Thrush
- Spanish Sparrow
- Spectacled Warbler
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Subalpine Warbler
- Tree Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Western Jackdaw
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Western Orphean Warbler
- Whinchat
- Whiskered Tern
- White Stork
- White Wagtail
- White-winged Tern
- Woodlark
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Zitting Cisticola
- Armenian Gull
- Barred Warbler
- Black-bellied Plover
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Black Tern
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- Bonelli’s Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Caspian Gull
- Cattle Egret
- Cinereous Vulture
- Common Buzzard
- Common Greenshank
- Common Gull
- Common Redshank
- Common Sandpiper
- Common Tern
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Egyptian Vulture
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Eurasian Hobby
- Eurasian Marsh-harrier
- European Golden-plover
- European Honey-buzzard
- Garden Warbler
- Great Bittern
- Great Egret
- Greater Sand-plover
- Greater Whitethroat
- Green Sandpiper
- Gull-billed Tern
- Hen Harrier
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Kestrel
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Little Bittern
- Little Gull
- Long-Legged Buzzard
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Mediterranean Gull
- Merlin
- Montagu’s Harrier
- Northern Goshawk
- Northern Lapwing
- Pallid Harrier
- Peregrine Falcon
- Purple Heron
- Red-footed Falcon
- Rüppell’s Warbler
- Sandwich Tern
- Sardinian Warbler
- Slender-billed Gull
- Spotted Redshank
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Squacco Heron
- Wood Sandpiper
Non-native Birds
- Arctic Loon
- Caspian Tern
- Corn Crake
- Dideric Cuckoo
- Egyptian Goose
- Greater Scaup
- Horned Grebe
- Lesser Flamingo
- Mute Swan
- Namaqua Dove
- Northern Gannet
- Oriental Pratincole
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Sociable Lapwing
Cyprus is a fantastic destination for birdwatching, as it serves as a crucial stopover for migrating birds traveling between Europe, Asia, and Africa. Some of the best birding sites in Cyprus include Akrotiri Salt Lake, Larnaca Salt Lake, and the Troodos Mountains. One can witness impressive bird populations during the spring (Late March to May) and the autumn (August to November) migrations.
FAQs
1. Which birds of prey can be seen in Cyprus? Several birds of prey live in Cyprus, like the Western Marsh Harrier, the Eurasian Sparrowhawk, and the Little Owl.
