List of birds of Cyprus
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Cyprus is an island at the eastern end of the Mediterranean. It has recorded 373 bird species as listed below.
- Podicipedidae
- Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena
- Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus
- Slavonian Grebe, Podiceps auritus
- Black-necked Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
- Procellariidae
- Cory's Shearwater, Calonectris diomedea
- Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus
- Yelkouan Shearwater, Puffinus yelkouan
- Hydrobatidae
- European Storm-petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus
- 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
- 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
- Phoenicopteridae
- Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus
- 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
- 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
- Pandionidae
- Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
- Accipitridae
- 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
- Phasianidae
- Chukar, Alectoris chukar
- Black Francolin, Francolinus francolinus
- Grey Partridge, Perdix perdix
- Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix
- Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
- 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
- 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
- Pteroclidae
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Pterocles orientalis
- 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
- Cuculidae
- Great Spotted Cuckoo, Clamator glandarius
- Common Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
- Dideric Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius Rare/Accidental
- 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
- Caprimulgidae
- Eurasian Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus
- Egyptian Nightjar, Caprimulgus aegyptius
- Apodidae
- Alpine Swift, Tachymarptis melba
- Common Swift, Apus apus
- Pallid Swift, Apus pallidus
- Little Swift, Apus affinis
- 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
- Picidae
- Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
[edit] References
- Splitting headaches? Recent taxonomic changes affecting the British and Western Palaearctic lists - Martin Collinson, British Birds vol 99 (June 2006), 306-323
