Birds

The Little Owl is Athena’s bird, called Koukouvaya in Greek. It is this bird that can be heard calli...

Feathers from a Goldfinch. Longest feather shown is 6 cm. Called Carderina in Greek, this bird is fo...

The Hoopoe is a migratory bird that spends its summers in Kythera and its winters in Africa. This bi...

Wing of an unidentified bird. Found on Paliopoli beach.

Barn Owl feathers, found in Kypriotianika. Longest feather shown is 22 cm. Called 'Tuto' in Greek, t...

Gold Crest, found in Fratsia. Longest feather shown is 4.5 cm. An active little bird that flits arou...

Peacock tail feather, 120 cm long. Found near Agia Pelagia, 2003. Introduced as ornamental birds, t...

Feather from a peacock, found near Agia Pelagia. Gift of Inge de Leeuw, Tom Schreuder, Sem Schreuder...

Peacock feathers, 40 cm long. Found in the hills above Agia Pelagia, 2003. Gift of Tom Schreuder, Se...

This big red feather is probably from a peacock. 36 cm long. Gift of Tom Schreuder, Sem Schreuder, I...

Feathers from an unidentified bird found in Fratsia. Longest feather pictured is 9 cm.

Called 'Kokkinolaimis' in Greek, the little robin arrives on Kythera in the autumn and departs again...

Feathers from a Great Tit, found in Fratsia. Called 'Kalogeros' in Greek, this bird is very common i...

Feathers from an unidentified bird found in Avelemonas. Longest feather pictured is 20 cm.

Feathers from an unidentified bird found in Fratsia, 1990. Longest feather pictured is 14 cm.

Grey Heron feathers, found on Agia Pelagia beach, 2002. Longest feather pictured is 14 cm.

Unidentified bird skull, 4.5 cm long. Photograph ©Peter Tzannes, 2003

Around five species of gulls have been spotted on Kythera. The exact identity of this specimen is no...

Skull of Scops Owl, Otus scops If the cicada provides Kythera with music by day, the Scops Owl p...

Skull of Little Owl, Athene noctua The most common owl in Greece, this little raptor is also know...