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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.

Tillagd* av Klaas de Jong
Senast uppdaterad 27 november 2025

Beskrivning

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 nötskrika, svartmes, Mindre korsnäbb and trädgårdsträdkrypare. In addition, you will find birds that are scarce elsewhere on the island, such as koltrast, gärdsmyg and with a bit of luck a gåsgam flying over. In various places you also have a good chance of masktörnskata, stentrast, blåtrast and cyperndvärguv. Good viewpoints for several of these species are marked with a star on the map.

Detaljer

Tillgänglighet

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 svartmes is very numerous and the Cyprus subspecies 'dorotheae' of the trädgårdsträdkrypare is also hard to miss. The Cyprus subspecies 'glazneri' of the nötskrika 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 Mindre korsnäbb can also be found.

Terräng och habitat

Skog , Berg

Förhållanden

Klippigt , Bergigt

Rundtur

Ja

Tubkikare behövs?

Kan vara användbart

Bästa säsong för skådning

Vår , Höst

Bästa tid för ett besök

Vårsträck , Vår , Höststräck

Rutt

Asfalterad väg , Grusväg , Smal stig , Bred stig

Hur ansträngande vandring

Lätt vandring

Nås

Till fots , Bil

Fågeltorn / plattform

Nej

Extra information

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

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