cyprus endemic birds

Cyprus hosts three endemic bird species that breed here and nowhere else in the world: the Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca, the Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax and the Cyprus Scops Owl Otus cyprius.

Endemic Bird Areas are the most important places for habitat-based conservation of birds. Being an island, the third largest island in the Mediterranean, Cyprus has a high degree of endemism of both flora and fauna, especially reptiles and birds. As a result, BirdLife International has identified Cyprus as a unique Endemic Bird Area (EBA) in Europe.