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Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	18 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	14,400 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	1,140,000 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	105000-211000 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2018
Population trend	increasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	1.87 years	-	-	-

Population justification: This species breeds only in Cyprus, where the total population size is estimated at 100,000-200,000 mature individuals, with 50,000-100,000 breeding pairs (BirdLife International 2021). The population is considered to have undergone a small increase over three generations (10 years) (BirdLife International 2021).

Trend justification:    .

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Cyprus	extant	native		yes
Egypt	extant	native
Ethiopia	extant	native
Israel	extant	native
Jordan	extant	native				yes
Lebanon	extant	vagrant				yes
Oman	extant	vagrant				yes
Saudi Arabia	extant	native				yes
South Sudan	extant	native			yes
Sudan	extant	native			yes
Syria	extant	native				yes
Türkiye	extant	native

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Cyprus	Adelphoi Forest - Papoutsa
Cyprus	Akamas and Agia Aikaterini – Agia Paraskevi Gorges
Cyprus	Atsas-Agios Theodoros Area
Cyprus	Cape Greco
Cyprus	Cha Potami River
Cyprus	Diarizos Valley
Cyprus	Ezousa Valley and Cliffs
Cyprus	Karpasia Peninsula - Kleides Islands
Cyprus	Kormakitis Peninsula
Cyprus	Koshi-Pallourokampos and Troulloi Plain
Cyprus	Mahairas Forest - Tzionia
Cyprus	Pafos Forest
Cyprus	Paramali River and Plateau
Cyprus	Pentadaktylos Mountains
Cyprus	Pentashoinos River
Cyprus	Saramas Valley
Cyprus	Troodos Forest
Cyprus	Vouni Panagias
Cyprus	Xeros Valley and Hanoutaris Cliffs
Cyprus	Xylourikos Valley

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	suitable	breeding
Forest	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Grassland	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation	suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Altitude	0 - 1880 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	subsistence, national

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/cyprus-wheatear-oenanthe-cypriaca on 25/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 25/11/2024.