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Troodos Mountains

Province of Limassol  >  Cyprus

The village of Troodos in the Troodos Mountains is an excellent base for spotting some mountain birds and various Cypriot endemic subspecies.

Ajouté* par Klaas de Jong
Dernière actualisation 27 novembre 2025

Description

The area is largely covered with endemic Cyprus cedars and golden oaks, but various, sometimes paved, walking paths have been constructed between the trees. Year-round you can find the Cyprus subspecies of Geai des chênes, Mésange noire, Bec-croisé des sapins and Grimpereau des jardins. In addition, you will find birds that are scarce elsewhere on the island, such as Merle noir, Troglodyte mignon and with a bit of luck a Vautour fauve flying over. In various places you also have a good chance of Pie-grièche masquée, Monticole de roche, Monticole bleu and Petit-duc de Chypre. Good viewpoints for several of these species are marked with a star on the map.

Détails

Accès

The village of Troodos is situated high in the Troodos Mountains and is easily reached by car via a winding road that winds past a variety of villages nestled along the slopes, about an hour's drive from the south coast. Press P on the map for directions to a parking area. Once there, it's easily walkable. Be aware that temperatures this high in the mountains can be much lower than at sea level. Snow covers the area well into April, and temperatures rarely rise above freezing.

The marked walking paths are all suitable for birding and in the village you already often see and hear various birds. Along the trails the Cyprus subspecies 'cypriotes' of the Mésange noire is very numerous and the Cyprus subspecies 'dorotheae' of the Grimpereau des jardins is also hard to miss. The Cyprus subspecies 'glazneri' of the Geai des chênes never stays out of sight for long. With a bit of luck or a little more time/effort and knowledge of the sound, the Cyprus subspecies 'guillemardi' of the Bec-croisé des sapins can also be found.

Terrain et Habitat

Forêt , Montagnes

Conditions

Rocailleux , Montagneux

Boucle

Oui

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Saison idéale pour observer

Printemps , Automne

Meilleure période pour une visite

Migration printanière , Printemps , Migration automnale

Itinéraire

Route pavée , Route non pavée , Sentier étroit , Sentier large

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied , Voiture

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

Informations supplémentaires

Under the roof of the building next to the central car park in Troodos are several nests of Martinet pâle. Note: a Martinet noir might also be flying among them!

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