List of Birds of Cyprus

Cyprus is an island at the eastern end of the Mediterranean. It has recorded 373 bird species as listed below.

Podicipediformes:

• Podicipedidae
  • Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
  • Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena
  • Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus
  • Slavonian Grebe, Podiceps auritus
  • Black-necked Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis

Procellariiformes:

• Procellariidae
  • Cory's Shearwater, Calonectris diomedea
  • Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus
  • Yelkouan Shearwater, Puffinus yelkouan
• Hydrobatidae
  • European Storm-petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus

Pelecaniformes:

• Pelecanidae
  • Great White Pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
  • Dalmatian Pelican, Pelecanus crispus Conservation-dependent
• Sulidae
  • Northern Gannet, Morus bassanus
• Phalacrocoracidae
  • Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
  • European Shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis
  • Pygmy Cormorant, Phalacrocorax pygmaeus Near-threatened

Ciconiiformes:

• Ardeidae
  • Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea
  • Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea
  • Great Egret, Ardea alba
  • Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
  • Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides
  • Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis
  • Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
  • Little Bittern, Ixobrychus minutus
  • Great Bittern, Botaurus stellaris Rare/Accidental
• Ciconiidae
  • Black Stork, Ciconia nigra
  • White Stork, Ciconia ciconia
• Threskiornithidae
  • Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
  • Eurasian Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia

Phoenicopteriformes:

• Phoenicopteridae
  • Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus

Anseriformes:

• Anatidae
  • Mute Swan, Cygnus olor
  • Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus
  • Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus
  • Bean Goose, Anser fabalis Rare/Accidental
  • Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
  • Greylag Goose, Anser anser
  • Brent Goose, Branta bernicla Rare/Accidental
  • Red-breasted Goose, Branta ruficollis Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
  • Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus
  • Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
  • Common Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
  • Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope
  • Gadwall, Anas strepera
  • Common Teal, Anas crecca
  • Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
  • Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
  • Garganey, Anas querquedula
  • Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata
  • Marbled Teal, Marmaronetta angustirostris Extirpated Vulnerable
  • Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina
  • Common Pochard, Aythya ferina
  • Ferruginous Duck, Aythya nyroca Near-threatened
  • Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula
  • Greater Scaup, Aythya marila
  • Common Scoter, Melanitta nigra
  • Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
  • Smew, Mergellus albellus
  • Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator
  • Common Merganser, Mergus merganser
  • White-headed Duck, Oxyura leucocephala Endangered

Falconiformes:

• Pandionidae
  • Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
• Accipitridae
  • European Honey Buzzard, Pernis apivorus
  • Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus caeruleus
  • Red Kite, Milvus milvus
  • Black Kite, Milvus migrans
  • White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla Near-threatened
  • Lammergeier, Gypaetus barbatus
  • Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus
  • Griffon Vulture, Gyps fulvus
  • Black Vulture, Aegypius monachus Near-threatened
  • Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus
  • Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus
  • Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus
  • Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus Near-threatened
  • Montagu's Harrier, Circus pygargus
  • Levant Sparrowhawk, Accipiter brevipes
  • Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
  • Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
  • Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo
  • Long-legged Buzzard, Buteo rufinus
  • Rough-legged Buzzard, Buteo lagopus
  • Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aquila pomarina
  • Greater Spotted Eagle, Aquila clanga Vulnerable
  • Eastern Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca Vulnerable
  • Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
  • Bonelli's Eagle, Aquila fasciatus
  • Booted Eagle, Aquila pennatus
• Falconidae
  • Lesser Kestrel, Falco naumanni Vulnerable
  • Eurasian Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
  • Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus
  • Eleonora's Falcon, Falco eleonorae
  • Sooty Falcon, Falco concolor
  • Merlin, Falco columbarius
  • Eurasian Hobby, Falco subbuteo Extirpated
  • Lanner Falcon, Falco biarmicus
  • Saker Falcon, Falco cherrug
  • Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus

Galliformes:

• Phasianidae
  • Chukar, Alectoris chukar
  • Black Francolin, Francolinus francolinus
  • Grey Partridge, Perdix perdix
  • Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix
  • Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus

Gruiformes:

• Gruidae
  • Demoiselle Crane, Anthropoides virgo
  • Common Crane, Grus grus
• Rallidae
  • Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus
  • Corncrake, Crex crex Vulnerable
  • Little Crake, Porzana parva
  • Baillon's Crake, Porzana pusilla
  • Spotted Crake, Porzana porzana
  • Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
  • Allen's Gallinule, Porphyrio alleni
  • Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
  • Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra
• Otidae
  • Great Bustard, Otis tarda Vulnerable
  • Houbara Bustard, Chlamydotis undulata
  • Little Bustard, Tetrax tetrax Near-threatened

Charadriiformes:

• Haematopodidae
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
• Recurvirostridae
  • Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus
  • Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta
• Burhinidae
  • Stone Curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus
• Glareolidae
  • Cream-coloured Courser, Cursorius cursor
  • Collared Pratincole, Glareola pratincola
  • Oriental Pratincole, Glareola maldivarum
  • Black-winged Pratincole, Glareola nordmanni Data deficient
• Charadriidae
  • Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
  • Spur-winged Plover, Vanellus spinosus
  • White-tailed Lapwing, Vanellus leucurus
  • Eurasian Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria
  • Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola
  • Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula
  • Little Ringed Plover, Charadrius dubius
  • Kentish Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
  • Greater Sandplover, Charadrius leschenaultii
  • Caspian Plover, Charadrius asiaticus
  • Eurasian Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus
• Scolopacidae
  • Eurasian Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola
  • Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus
  • Great Snipe, Gallinago media Near-threatened
  • Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago
  • Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa
  • Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica
  • Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
  • Slender-billed Curlew, Numenius tenuirostris Critically endangered
  • Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata
  • Spotted Redshank, Tringa erythropus
  • Common Redshank, Tringa totanus
  • Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
  • Common Greenshank, Tringa nebularia
  • Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
  • Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola
  • Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus
  • Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
  • Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres
  • Red Knot, Calidris canutus
  • Sanderling, Calidris alba
  • Little Stint, Calidris minuta
  • Temminck's Stint, Calidris temminckii
  • Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
  • Dunlin, Calidris alpina
  • Broad-billed Sandpiper, Limicola falcinellus
  • Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
  • Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
• Stercorariidae
  • Arctic Skua, Stercorarius parasiticus
• Laridae
  • Common Gull, Larus canus
  • Audouin's Gull, Larus audouinii Near-threatened
  • Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus
  • Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus
  • Yellow-legged Gull, Larus michahellis
  • Caspian Gull, Larus cachinnans
  • Armenian Gull, Larus armenicus
  • Great Black-headed Gull, Larus ichthyaetus
  • Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus
  • Slender-billed Gull, Larus genei
  • Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus
  • Little Gull, Larus minutus
  • Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
• Sternidae
  • Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia
  • Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis
  • Common Tern, Sterna hirundo
  • Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea
  • Little Tern, Sternula albifrons
  • Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybridus
  • White-winged Black Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Black Tern, Chlidonias niger

Pteroclidiformes:

• Pteroclidae
  • Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata
  • Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Pterocles orientalis

Columbiformes:

• Columbidae
  • Rock Dove, Columba livia
  • Stock Dove, Columba oenas
  • Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus
  • Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur
  • Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto
  • Laughing Dove, Streptopelia senegalensis

Cuculiformes:

• Cuculidae
  • Great Spotted Cuckoo, Clamator glandarius
  • Common Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
  • Dideric Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius Rare/Accidental

Strigiformes:

• Tytonidae
  • Barn Owl, Tyto alba
• Strigidae
  • European Scops Owl, Otus scops
  • Brown Fish Owl, Ketupa zeylonensis
  • Tawny Owl, Strix aluco
  • Little Owl, Athene noctua
  • Long-eared Owl, Asio otus
  • Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus

Caprimulgiformes:

• Caprimulgidae
  • Eurasian Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus
  • Egyptian Nightjar, Caprimulgus aegyptius

Apodiformes:

• Apodidae
  • Alpine Swift, Tachymarptis melba
  • Common Swift, Apus apus
  • Pallid Swift, Apus pallidus
  • Little Swift, Apus affinis

Coraciiformes:

• Alcedinidae
  • Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
  • White-throated Kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis
  • Pied Kingfisher, Ceryle rudis
• Meropidae
  • Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Merops persicus
  • European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster
• Coraciidae
  • European Roller, Coracias garrulus
• Upupidae
  • Hoopoe, Upupa epops

Piciformes:

• Picidae
  • Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla

Passeriformes:

• Alaudidae
  • Desert Lark, Ammomanes deserti Rare/Accidental
  • Calandra Lark, Melanocorypha calandra
  • Bimaculated Lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata
  • Greater Short-toed Lark, Calandrella brachydactyla
  • Lesser Short-toed Lark, Calandrella rufescens
  • Dupont's Lark, Chersophilus duponti
  • Crested Lark, Galerida cristata
  • Woodlark, Lullula arborea
  • Skylark, Alauda arvensis
• Hirundinidae
  • Sand Martin, Riparia riparia
  • Crag Martin, Hirundo rupestris
  • Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica
  • Red-rumped Swallow, Hirundo daurica
  • House Martin, Delichon urbica
• Motacillidae
  • White Wagtail, Motacilla alba
  • Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola
  • Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla flava
  • Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
  • Richard's Pipit, Anthus richardi
  • Tawny Pipit, Anthus campestris
  • Long-billed Pipit, Anthus similis Rare/Accidental
  • Tree Pipit, Anthus trivialis
  • Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis
  • Red-throated Pipit, Anthus cervinus
  • Water Pipit, Anthus spinoletta
• Regulidae
  • Goldcrest, Regulus regulus
  • Common Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus Rare/Accidental
• Bombycillidae
  • Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus
• Cinclidae
  • White-throated Dipper, Cinclus cinclus Extirpated
• Troglodytidae
  • Winter Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
• Prunellidae
  • Dunnock, Prunella modularis
• Turdidae
  • Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Monticola saxatilis
  • Blue Rock Thrush, Monticola solitarius
  • Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus
  • Eurasian Blackbird, Turdus merula
  • Eyebrowed Thrush, Turdus obscurus
  • Dusky Thrush, Turdus naumanni
  • Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris
  • Redwing, Turdus iliacus
  • Song Thrush, Turdus philomelos
  • Mistle Thrush, Turdus viscivorus
• Cisticolidae
  • Zitting Cisticola, Cisticola juncidis
  • Graceful Prinia, Prinia gracilis
• Sylviidae
  • Cetti's Warbler, Cettia cetti
  • Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella naevia
  • River Warbler, Locustella fluviatilis
  • Savi's Warbler, Locustella luscinioides
  • Moustached Warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon
  • Aquatic Warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
  • Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
  • Blyth's Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum Rare/Accidental
  • Marsh Warbler, Acrocephalus palustris
  • Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus
  • Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Hippolais pallida
  • Olive-tree Warbler, Hippolais olivetorum
  • Melodious Warbler, Hippolais polyglotta
  • Icterine Warbler, Hippolais icterina
  • Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
  • Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
  • Western Bonelli's Warbler, Phylloscopus bonelli
  • Eastern Bonelli's Warbler, Phylloscopus orientalis
  • Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix
  • Dusky Warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus
  • Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
  • Blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
  • Garden Warbler, Sylvia borin
  • Greater Whitethroat, Sylvia communis
  • Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia curruca
  • Asian Desert Warbler, Sylvia nana
  • African Desert Warbler, Sylvia deserti
  • Barred Warbler, Sylvia nisoria
  • Western Orphean Warbler, Sylvia hortensis
  • Eastern Orphean Warbler, Sylvia crassirostris
  • Rüppell's Warbler, Sylvia rueppelli
  • Subalpine Warbler, Sylvia cantillans
  • Sardinian Warbler, Sylvia melanocephala
  • Cyprus Warbler, Sylvia melanothorax
  • Spectacled Warbler, Sylvia conspicillata
• Muscicapidae
  • Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata
  • European Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca
  • Collared Flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis
  • Semi-collared Flycatcher, Ficedula semitorquata
  • Red-breasted Flycatcher, Ficedula parva
  • European Robin, Erithacus rubecula
  • Thrush Nightingale, Luscinia luscinia
  • Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
  • Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
  • Red-flanked Bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus Rare/Accidental
  • White-throated Robin, Irania gutturalis
  • Rufous-tailed Bush Robin, Cercotrichas galactotes
  • Black Redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
  • Common Redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
  • Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
  • European Stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
  • White-crowned Black Wheatear, Oenanthe leucopyga Rare/Accidental
  • Hooded Wheatear, Oenanthe monacha Rare/Accidental
  • Northern Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
  • Finsch's Wheatear, Oenanthe finschii
  • Pied Wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka
  • Cyprus Wheatear, Oenanthe cypriaca
  • Black-eared Wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica
  • Desert Wheatear, Oenanthe deserti
  • Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina
  • Siberian Stonechat, Saxicola maura
• Paradoxornithidae
  • Bearded Reedling, Panurus biarmicus
• Paridae
  • Coal Tit, Periparus ater
  • Great Tit, Parus major
• Tichodromidae
  • Wallcreeper, Tichodroma muraria
• Certhiidae
  • Common Treecreeper, Certhia familiaris
  • Short-toed Treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla
• Remizidae
  • Eurasian Penduline Tit, Remiz pendulinus
• Oriolidae
  • Eurasian Golden Oriole, Oriolus oriolus
• Laniidae
  • Red-backed Shrike, Lanius collurio
  • Northern Shrike, Lanius excubitor
  • Lesser Grey Shrike, Lanius minor
  • Masked Shrike, Lanius nubicus
  • Woodchat Shrike, Lanius senator
• Corvidae
  • Eurasian Jay, Garrulus glandarius
  • Magpie, Pica pica
  • Alpine Chough, Pyrrhocorax graculus
  • Eurasian Jackdaw, Corvus monedula
  • Rook, Corvus frugilegus
  • Carrion Crow, Corvus corone
  • Common Raven, Corvus corax
  • Hooded Crow, Corvus cornix
• Sturnidae
  • Rosy Starling, Pastor roseus
  • European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris
• Emberizidae
  • Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella
  • Pine Bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos
  • Rock Bunting, Emberiza cia
  • Cinereous Bunting, Emberiza cineracea Near-threatened
  • Ortolan Bunting, Emberiza hortulana
  • Cretzschmar's Bunting, Emberiza caesia
  • Little Bunting, Emberiza pusilla
  • Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola
  • Black-headed Bunting, Emberiza melanocephala
  • Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
  • Corn Bunting, Emberiza calandra
• Fringillidae
  • Common Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
  • Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
  • Common Rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus
  • Common Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
  • European Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris
  • Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea Rare/Accidental
  • Eurasian Siskin, Carduelis spinus
  • European Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
  • Eurasian Linnet, Carduelis cannabina
  • Fire-fronted Serin, Serinus pusillus
  • European Serin, Serinus serinus
  • Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes
  • Trumpeter Finch, Rhodopechys githaginea
• Passeridae
  • House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
  • Spanish Sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis
  • Dead Sea Sparrow, Passer moabiticus
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus
  • Rock Sparrow, Petronia petronia