Avibase Page 1of 15 Col Location Date Start time Duration Distance Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World 1 Country or region: Cyprus 2 Number of species: 410 3 Number of endemics: 0 4 Number of breeding endemics: 2 5 Number of globally threatened species: 22 6 Number of extinct species: 0 7 Number of introduced species: 0 8 Date last reviewed: 2019-01-15 9 10 Recommended citation: Lepage, D. 2019. Checklist of the birds of Cyprus. Avibase, the world bird database. Retrieved from .https://avibase.bsc- eoc.org/checklist.jsp?lang=EN&region=cy&list=clements&format=1 [24/03/2019]. Make your observations count! Submit your data to ebird.org - Legend: [x] accidental [ex] extirpated [EX] extinct [EW] extinct in the wild [E] endemic [e] endemic (country/region) Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae Graylag Goose Anser anser Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Rare/AccidentalVuln erable Brant Branta bernicla Rare/Accidental Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Rare/AccidentalVuln erable Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rare/Accidental Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Rare/Accidental Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Rare/Accidental Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Rare/Accidental Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Garganey Spatula querquedula Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Gadwall Mareca strepera Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern Pintail Anas acuta Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris Rare/AccidentalVuln erable Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Common Pochard Aythya ferina Vulnerable Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Near-threatened Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Avibase Page 2of 15 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Greater Scaup Aythya marila Rare/Accidental Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Rare/Accidental Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Rare/Accidental Smew Mergellus albellus Rare/Accidental Common Merganser Mergus merganser Rare/Accidental Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Rare/Accidental White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala Rare/AccidentalEnda ngered GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Chukar Alectoris chukar Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Rare/AccidentalVuln erable Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Rare/Accidental Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Rock Pigeon Columba livia Stock Dove Columba oenas Rare/Accidental Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur Vulnerable Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis Rare/Accidental Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Rare/Accidental Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Rare/Accidental PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata Rare/Accidental Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis Rare/Accidental OTIDIFORMES: Otididae Great Bustard Otis tarda Rare/AccidentalVuln erable Avibase Page 3of 15 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii Rare/AccidentalVuln erable Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Rare/Accidental Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae Alpine Swift Apus melba Common Swift Apus apus Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Little Swift Apus affinis GRUIFORMES: Rallidae Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Corn Crake Crex crex Rare/Accidental Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Rare/Accidental Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus Rare/Accidental Little Crake Zapornia parva Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla Rare/Accidental GRUIFORMES: Gruidae Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo Common Crane Grus grus CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Avibase Page 4of 15 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Rare/Accidental Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Near-threatened Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Rare/AccidentalCritic ally endangered White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus Rare/Accidental Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Rare/Accidental Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Rare/AccidentalCritic ally endangered Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Near-threatened Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Near-threatened Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Red Knot Calidris canutus Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Ruff Calidris pugnax Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Rare/Accidental Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Near-threatened Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Rare/Accidental Little Stint Calidris minuta Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Rare/Accidental Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Snipe Gallinago media Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Rare/Accidental Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Rare/Accidental Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Rare/Accidental Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Avibase Page 5of 15 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Common Redshank Tringa totanus CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Rare/Accidental Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Rare/Accidental Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Rare/Accidental CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Rare/AccidentalVuln erable Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Rare/Accidental Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus Rare/Accidental Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Rare/Accidental Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii Mew Gull Larus canus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rare/Accidental Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Armenian Gull Larus armenicus Near-threatened Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Rare/Accidental Little Tern Sternula albifrons Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Rare/Accidental Black Tern Chlidonias niger White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Common Tern Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Rare/Accidental Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Avibase Page 6of 15 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Rare/Accidental Arctic Loon Gavia arctica Rare/Accidental PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Rare/Accidental PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan Vulnerable CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae Black Stork Ciconia nigra White Stork Ciconia ciconia SULIFORMES: Sulidae Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Rare/Accidental SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmeus Rare/Accidental Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Rare/AccidentalNear -threatened PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Gray Heron Ardea cinerea Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Great Egret Ardea alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis Rare/Accidental Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Striated Heron Butorides striata Rare/Accidental Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae Avibase Page 7of 15 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Glossy