BIRDS OF CYPRUS CHECKLIST (2019)
TABLE OF MONTHLY SIGHTINGS & YEARLY OCCURRENCES 2014 - 2018 The bird names are recommended by HBW/BirdLife International. The taxonomic order follows HBW/BirdLife International v3 November 2018
Abbreviations used: RB Resident Breeder MB Migrant Breeder OB Occasional Breeder FB Former Breeder AB Attempted Breeding HB Has bred, no more than five times PM Passage Migrant WV Winter Visitor AV Accidental/Occasional Visitor E Escaped from captivity
Abundance: 1 Abundant/widespread 2 Common 3 Localised/Uncommon 4 Scarce 5 Rare 16
Present in that year
18 Present in that month of that year Field notes may be requested to support any record, especially those of species seen in unusual circumstances, exceptional numbers or outside their normal seasons of occurrence. * Field Notes required SPECIES MONTH YEAR STATUS
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix Ορτύκι
Chukar
Alectoris chukar Περτίτζι
Black Francolin
Francolinus francolinus Φραγκολίνα
Ruddy Duck*
Oxyura jamaicensis Αμερικανική Κεφαλόπαπια
White-headed Duck*
Oxyura leucocephala Κεφαλόπαπια
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor Κύκνος
Whooper Swan*
Cygnus cygnus Αγριόκυκνος
Bewick's Swan*
Cygnus columbianus Νανόκυκνος
Red-breasted Goose*
Branta ruficollis Κοκκινόσιηνα
Greylag Goose
Anser anser Σταχτόσιηνα
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons Αρκόσιηνα
Lesser White-fronted Goose*
Anser erythropus Νανόσιηνα
Common Scoter*
Melanitta nigra Μαυρόπαπια
Common Goldeneye*
Bucephala clangula Βουκεφάλα
Smew*
Mergellus albellus Νανοπρίστης
Goosander*
Mergus merganser Χηνοπρίστης
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator Θαλασσοπρίστης
Egyptian Goose*
Alopochen aegyptiaca Αλωπόσιηνα
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Last record 2011
Last record 2012 Last record 1995 All records in 2002
Recorded 2003 - 04 Recorded in 1957 Last record 2002 Last record 2006
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PM WV MB 2 4 3 RB 2 RB 2 E? AV? 2 records WV PM 5 ? WV 5 AV 2 records AV 3 records AV 8+ records WV 5 WV 4 AV 1 record AV 1 record AV 7 records AV 4 records AV 6 records WV 5 AV 4 records