Cyprus Warbler

• The black spotting on the male's breast is unique among the warblers of its genus and makes it the only one identifiable at a glance even in poor light.
• It is endemic to Cyprus as a breeder, and its entire world population depends on the Mediterranean scrub of a single island.
• It is one of the main victims of illegal trapping with limesticks and nets in Cyprus: the birds caught are sold as ambelopoulia, a banned traditional dish whose trade still moves millions of euros.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Mediterranean scrub, maquis and bushy slopes of Cyprus; winters in the Levant and north-east Africa

Sexual maturity

12 months

Gestation / incubation

13 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

4 eggs

Sources consulted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_warbler

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.