Sylviid Warblers in Cyprus
Our list for Cyprus has 6 sylviid warblers recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 winter visitor and 4 passage migrants
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 6, most common first
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillansPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lesser Whitethroat 11–13 cm
- Subalpine Warbler 11–13 cm
- Sardinian Warbler 13–14 cm
- Blackcap 13–15 cm
- Whitethroat 13–15 cm
- Garden Warbler 14–15 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