🇨🇾What animals live in Cyprus?

603,399 animal records from Cyprus cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

• 603,399 records
• 1,200+ species
• 0 classes

Most-recorded animals in Cyprus

	Animal	Group	Records
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	14,225
	Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	Aves Sylviidae	13,294
	Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Aves Corvidae	13,258
	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	12,790
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	12,374
	Crested Lark Galerida cristata	Aves Alaudidae	11,064
	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Aves Columbidae	10,383
	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Aves Fringillidae	8,561
	Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca	Aves Muscicapidae	8,494
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	7,867
	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Aves Fringillidae	7,809
	Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis	Aves Cisticolidae	7,646
	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Aves Columbidae	7,283
	Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti	Aves Cettiidae	7,217
	Chukar Alectoris chukar	Aves Phasianidae	7,026
	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Aves Corvidae	6,946
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	6,893
	European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola	Aves Muscicapidae	6,568
	Common Swift Apus apus	Aves Apodidae	6,175
	Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	Aves Charadriidae	6,088
	Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	Aves Phasianidae	5,947
	Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	Aves Laridae	5,883
	Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Aves Ardeidae	5,809
	Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava	Aves Motacillidae	5,789
	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	5,551
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	5,456
	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Aves Phylloscopidae	5,323
	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Aves Rallidae	5,264
	Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis	Aves Passeridae	5,230
	Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum	Aves Hirundinidae	5,117
	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	5,106
	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Aves Sylviidae	4,960
	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Aves Corvidae	4,950
	Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops	Aves Upupidae	4,946
	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Aves Podicipedidae	4,821
	Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe	Aves Muscicapidae	4,817
	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	4,603
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	4,571
	corn bunting Emberiza calandra	Aves Emberizidae	4,521
	Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis	Aves Columbidae	4,476
	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	4,391
	Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Aves Recurvirostridae	4,375
	European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	Aves Meropidae	4,365
	Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	Aves Phoenicopteridae	4,023
	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Aves Fringillidae	3,824
	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Aves Motacillidae	3,716
	Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax	Aves Sylviidae	3,625
	Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	Aves Accipitridae	3,623
	Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	Aves Ardeidae	3,615
	European Serin Serinus serinus	Aves Fringillidae	3,484
	Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	Aves Scolopacidae	3,478
	Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	Aves Laniidae	3,472
	Ruff Calidris pugnax	Aves Scolopacidae	3,435
	Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca	Aves Sylviidae	3,372
	Whinchat Saxicola rubetra	Aves Muscicapidae	3,118
	Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Aves Scolopacidae	3,106
	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Aves Anatidae	3,101
	Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros	Aves Muscicapidae	3,064
	Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida	Aves Acrocephalidae	2,987
	Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	Aves Ardeidae	2,973