CY026
Xylourikos Valley


Site description (2012 baseline):

Site location and context
This new IBA is a small forest site in the Troodos range that is of importance for Woodlark (Lullula arborea) and Cyprus Coal Tit (Parus ater cypriotes) in particular, but also holds good numbers of Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus), the two endemics (Oenanthe cypriaca) and (Sylvia melanothorax) and the two buntings, Cretzschmar’s Bunting (Emberiza caesia) and Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Xylourikos Valley (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/xylourikos-valley-iba-cyprus on 23/11/2024.