Limassol District
12020 Troodos Forest
D NATIONAL CODE: 12020 LOCATION: 34° 55.804’N 32° 52.878’E DISTRICT: Limassol, Nicosia IBA CRITERIA: A2, B2, B3, C6 TOTAL AREA: 9398 ha TERRESTRIAL AREA: 9398 ha MARINE AREA: 0 ha
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Important Bird Areas of Cyprus
ominated by the 1,951m Chionistra peak with its distinctive Black Pine (Pinus nigra) Forest, this is the highest elevation IBA in Cyprus, with a rich community of forest birds. Calabrian Pine (Pinus brutia) dominates on the lower slopes of the Endemic Bird Area site important for Cyprus Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca), Cyprus Warbler (Sylvia melanothorax), Cyprus Coal Tit (Parus ater cypriotes), Cyprus Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla dorothea), Woodlark (Lullula arborea) and Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus). Non-qualifying breeders worth noting are Cyprus Scops Owl (Otus scops cyprius), Cyprus Jay (Garrulus glandarius glaszneri), Cretzschmar’s Bunting (Emberiza caesia), European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), Bonelli’s Eagle (Aquila fasciata), Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) and Blackbird (Turdus merula). ‘Troodos Forest’ IBA is also the only breeding site for the Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) on the island.