Cyprus Species List

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Cyprus has two endemic species, Cyprus Wheater Oenanthe cypriaca and Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax. 

In addition there are five endemic subspecies, Cyprus Scops Owl Otus scops cyprius, Coal Tit Parus ater cypriotes, Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla dorotheae, Jay Garrulus glandarius glaszneri and Crossbill Loxia curvirostra guillemardi.

The Cyprus list currently stands at 379 species. For details of recent additions to the Cyprus list see the new additions to the Cyprus bird list section the website.

A Cyprus checklist will be available shortly.

An account of each species seen in Cyprus in the process of being prepared. This section includes the species status, a short introduction, full details of all records for that species if there are less than 15 records, together, if available, photographs taken of that species in Cyprus.

To find the account relating to a specific species, select the species from the Cyprus species list below (details of rarities are only available at present):

For recent photographs of rarities or sub-rarities see the rarity bird photographs page. For photographs of the Cyprus endemics and endemic sub-species see the endemic photographs page. Other photographs can be found through the photograph list for those that are currently available.

A separate list of sub-species, where more than one sub-species occurs in Cyprus is shown at the end of the this table and these species are identified by a #.

The species marked with a * require field notes and those marked with two ** require field notes for autumn sightings only.