Cyprus bird checklist
378 bird species in 70 families have been recorded in Cyprus, according to eBird; about 305 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Cyprus right now
1Meadow Pipit
2House Sparrow
3Green-winged Teal
4Northern Shoveler
5Northern Pintail
6Hooded Crow
7Whiskered Tern
8Barn Swallow
9Western Marsh Harrier
10Squacco Heron
Cyprus bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Graylag Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Red-breasted Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Spur-winged Goose
- Muscovy Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
- White-headed Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Northern Bobwhite
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Gray Partridge
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Red Junglefowl
- Black Francolin
- Common Quail
- Harlequin Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Namaqua Dove
Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Dideric Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Lesser Moorhen
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Demoiselle Crane
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Eurasian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Cream-colored Courser
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Audouin's Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- White-eyed Gull
- Common Gull
- Caspian Gull
- European Herring Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Armenian Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Scopoli's Shearwater
- Yelkouan Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
- Brown Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- European Shag
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Little Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Eurasian Griffon
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Levant Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Cyprus Scops-Owl
- Little Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Eleonora's Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Crimson Rosella
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Monk Parakeet
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Masked Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Rook
- Hooded Crow
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Bar-tailed Lark
- Wood Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Cisticolas and Allies
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Olive-tree Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- River Warbler
- Savi's Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Cetti's Warbler
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- African Desert Warbler
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Menetries's Warbler
- Rüppell's Warbler
- Cyprus Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Spectacled Warbler
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Treecreepers
- Short-toed Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Common Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Hooded Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Cyprus Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- White-crowned Wheatear
- Finsch's Wheatear
- Mourning Wheatear
- Kurdish Wheatear
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- Java Sparrow
Accentors
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Dead Sea Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- Pale Rockfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Crimson-winged Finch
- Trumpeter Finch
- Desert Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Eurasian Linnet
- Red Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Fire-fronted Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Cinereous Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Cretzschmar's Bunting
- Reed Bunting
Most common birds in Cyprus
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Cyprus’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green-winged TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common HoopoeUpupa epops
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Largest bird families in Cyprus
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies25
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl23
- Old World Flycatchers22
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers20
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites17
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies12
- Sylviid Warblers and Allies11
- Plovers and Lapwings11
Reported in the last 30 days
199 species reported to eBird in Cyprus in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Cyprus Scops-Owl, Meadow Pipit, Common Hoopoe, Western Marsh Harrier, Whiskered Tern, Squacco Heron, Laughing Dove, House Sparrow, Hooded Crow, Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Willow Warbler, Common Redstart, Eurasian Hobby, Ferruginous Duck, Eurasian Kestrel, Eurasian Blackcap, Common Chiffchaff, European Stonechat, Spotted Flycatcher, Common Wood-Pigeon, Barn Swallow, Common Reed Warbler, Eurasian Coot, Mallard, Common Kingfisher, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Eleonora's Falcon, Gray Wagtail, White Wagtail, Gray Heron, Sardinian Warbler, Spur-winged Lapwing, Common Redshank, Western Cattle-Egret, Eurasian Moorhen, Black Francolin, European Goldfinch, Western Yellow Wagtail, …
Get to know some of them
Common Wood-Pigeon
Eurasian Blackcap
Common Chiffchaff
Eurasian Coot
Mallard
White Wagtail
Western Cattle-Egret
Eurasian Kestrel
European Stonechat
Gray Heron
Laughing Dove
Great Cormorant
Western Yellow Wagtail
Eurasian Moorhen