Falcons in Cyprus
Our list for Cyprus has 5 falcons recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 2 summer visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Cyprus in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonoraeSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorCommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cmBody length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made