Rare Birds in Cyprus
Our list for Cyprus has 17 rare birds recorded regularly there: 12 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
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 17, most common first
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Apr
Hooded WheatearOenanthe monachaPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioidesPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantRare52–58 cmRegularly Dec
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisPassage migrantRare69–81 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Common GullLarus canusScarceRare40–46 cm
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasScarceRare32–34 cm
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaPassage migrantRare42–45 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantRare34–43 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataScarceRare66–84 cm
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly May
DunnockPrunella modularisScarceRare13–15 cm
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantRare38–42 cmRegularly Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusScarceRare40–45 cmRegularly Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Savi's Warbler 13–14 cm
- Dunnock 13–15 cm
- Hooded Wheatear 16–18 cm
- Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush 16–19 cm
- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Black Tern 22–26 cm
- Stock Dove 32–34 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Eurasian Oystercatcher 40–45 cm
- Common Gull 40–46 cm
- Avocet 42–45 cm
- Arctic Jaeger 41–46 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Eurasian Bittern 69–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
Body 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