- Oenanthe cypriaca
Identification
Distribution
This wheatear is an endemic breeder in Cyprus where it is very common from about the beginning of April to mid-October.
Taxonomy
Habitat
It seems to occur in all sorts of habitats from sea-level to high in the Troodos Mountains. It has a thin piercing song that soon becomes familiar as you walk through the Troodos Forest.
Behaviour
Unlike other wheatears, it is if anything commoner in woods than in open country. In the Troodos it behaves very like a flycatcher or redstart. I have also seen migrant Pied Wheatears on Cyprus - beware of confusion if on the coast during migration periods
Originally posted by Surreybirder
