Fauna of Nisyros 

The geographical location of Nisyros combined with the volcano and the particular vegetation of the island, explain the presence of the Μοnachus – monachus seal on the shores of the island, as well as its rich avifauna.

SCIENTIFIC NAME		COMMON NAME	LOCAL NAME	PHOTO
CALONECTRIS DIOMEDIA	Scopoli’s Shearwater	Cory’s Shearwater ARTEMIS	KEFOS
PUFFINUS YELKOUAN	Yelkouan Shearwater	MYCHOS
PHALACROCORAX CARBO	Great Cormorant	CORMORANT	KALIKATSOU
PHALACROCORAX ARISTOTELIS	European Shag	Common/Green Cormorant THALASSOKORAKAS	KALIKATSOU
ARDEOLA RALLOIDES	Common Squacco Heron	KRIPTOTSIKNIAS
ARDEA CINAREA	Grey Heron	STAXTOTSIKNIAS
EGRETTA GARZETTA	Little Egret	LEYKATSIKNIAS
ARDEA CICONIA	European White Stork	STORK	DOUPLO
CIRCUS (FALCO)AERUGINOSUS	European Marsh-Harrier	KALAMOKIRKOS
BUTEO(FALCO) RUFINUS	Longlegged Buzzard	LONG-LEGGED BUZZARD	PERDIKOFAS
HIERAAETUS (AQUILA)FASCIATUS	Bonelli’s Eagle	BONELLI’ S EAGLE	VITSILAS
CIRCAETUS(FALCO) GALLICUS	Short-toed Snake Eagle	SNAKE EAGLE	PERDIKOLOS
FALCO TINNUNCULUS	Eurasian Kestrel	KESTREL	AEROGAMIS
FALCO ELEONORAE	Eleonora’s Falcon	BLACK PEREGRINE	AEROGAMIS
FALCO PEREGRINUS	North European Peregrine Falcon	PEREGRINE	GERAKI (FALCON)
ALECTORIS (PERDIX) CHUKAR	Chukar Partridge	ISLAND FRANCOLIN	PERDIKA
ICHTHYAETUS(LARUS) AUDOUINII	Audouini’s Gull	AEGEAN GULL	GLAROS (GULL)
LARUS FUSCUS	Lesser Black-backed Gull	BLACK GULL	GLARONI
LARUS ARGENTATUS	European Herring Gull	SILVER GULL	GLAROS (GULL)
COLUMBA LIVIA	Rock Dove Pigeon	WILD DOVE	WILD DOVE
STREPTOPELIA TURTUR	Eurasian Turtle Dove	TURTLE DOVE	TURTLE DOVE (TRYGONI)
COLUMBA PALUMBUS	European Wood-Pigeon	WOODPIGEON	WOODPIGEON (FASSA)
STREPTOPELIA DECAOCTO	Eurasian Collared Turtle Dove	COLLARED DOVE	COLLARED DOVE (DEKAOHTOURA)
CUCULUS CANORUS	Grey Eurasian Cuckoo	CUCKOO	CUCKOO (KOUKOS)
OTUS (STRIX) SCOPS	Eurasian Scops-Owl	SCOPS OWL	KLOUPI
ACTITIS (TRINGA) HYPOLEUCOS	Eurasian Sandpiper	Sandpiper,	POTAMOTRYNGAS
ATHENE NOCTUA	Northern Little Owl	LITTLE OWL	OWL (KOYKOUVAYA)
APUS(HIRUNDO) APUS	Eurasian Common Swift	SWIFT STACHTARA	HELIDONI MEGALO
APUS PALLIDUS(MURINUS)	Pale Brown Swift	PALE SWIFT OCHROSTACHTARA	HELIDONI MEGALO
APUS (HIRUNDO)MELBA	White-bellied Swift	ALPINE SWIFT VOUNOSTACHTARA	HELIDONI MEGALO
MEROPS APIASTER	Eurasian (Golden)Bee-eater	EUROPEAN BEE EATER	EUROPEAN BEE EATER (MELISSOFAGOS)
CORACIAS GARRULUS	European (Blue)Roller	BLUE ROLLER CHALKOCOUROUNA	KARAKAXA
UPUPA EPOPS	Eurasian Common Hoopoe	HOOPOE	HOOPOE (TSALAPETEINOS)
CALANDRELLA (CINEREA) (ALAUDA)BRACHYDACTYLA	Greater Short-Toed Lark	GREATER LARK MIKROGALIANTRA	GALIANTRA
RIPARIA (HIRUNDO)RIPARIA	European Collared Sand Martin	SAND SWALLOW OCHTHOHELIDONO	SWALLOW (HELIDONI)
HIRUNDO RUSTICA(ERYTHROGASTER)	European Chimney Swallow	BARN SWALLOW	SWALLOW (HELIDONI)
CECROPIS (HIRUNDO) DAURICA	Golden-Rumped Swallow	TREE SWALLOW	SWALLOW (HELIDONI)
DELICHON (HIRUNDO) URBICA	European House Martin	DOMESTIC SWALLOW	SWALLOW (HELIDONI)
ALAUDA (ANTHUS) TRIVIALIS	Eurasian Tree Pipit	TREE PIPIT DENTROKELADA
ALAUDA (ANTHUS) PRATENSIS	Eurasian Meadow Pipit	MEADOW PIPIT LIVADOKELADA
MOTACILLA FLAVA	Western Yellow Wagtail	YELLOW CAPE WAGTAIL	SOUSOURADA
MOTACILLA ALBA(LUGUBRIS)	European White Wagtail	WHITE CAPE WAGTAIL	SOUSOURADA
TROGLODYTES (MOTACILLA) TROGLODYTES	Eurasian Wren	WREN TRYPOFRACHTIS
ERITHACUS(MOTACILLA) RUBECULA	European Robin	ROBIN	ROBIN (KOKKINOLAIMIS)
PRUNELLA(MOTACILLA) MODULARIS	European Dunnock	HEDGESPARROW THAMNOPSALTIS
SAXICOLA (MOTACILLA) RUBERTRA	European Whinchat	WHINCHAT
OENANTHE(MOTACILLA) OENANTHE	Eurasian Common Wheatear	WHEATEAR STACHTOPETROKLIS
OENANTHE (MOTACILLA) HISPANICA	Western Black-eared Wheatear	BLACKEARED WHEATEAR ASPROKOLA
OENANTHE(SAXICOLA)ISABELLINA	Isabelline Wheatear	Isabelline Chat AMMOPETROKLIS
TURDUS (MONTICOLA) SOLITARIUS	Blue Rock Thrush	BLUE-ROCK THRUSH	KOTSIFI
TURDUS MERULA	Eurasian Common Blackbird	BLACKBIRD	KOTSIFI
TURDUS PHILOMELOS	European Common Song Thrush	SONG THRUSH	KICHLA
SYLVIA (MOTACILLA) CANTILLANS	Eastern or Western Subalpine Warbler	WARBLER KOKKINOTSIROVAKOS
SYLVIA (MOTACILLA) MELANOCEPHALA	Sardinian Warbler	SARDINIAN WARBLER MAVROTSIROVAKOS
SYLVIA RUEPPELLI	Rueppell’s Warbler	RUPPELL WARBLER MOUSTAKOTSIROVAKOS
SYLVIA HORTENSIS (BORIN)	Garden Warbler	GARDEN WARBLER DENTROTSIROVAKOS
SYLVIA COMMUNIS	European Common Greater Whitethroat	GREATER WHITETHROAT THAMNOTSIROVAKOS
SYLVIA (MOTACILLA) ATRICAPILLA	European Blackcap Warbler	ISLAND BLACK CAP
SYLVIA (PHYLLOSCOPUS) COLLYBITA	European Brown Leaf-Warbler	CHIFF CHAFF DENTROPHYLLOSCOPOS	KITRINOPOULAKI
PHYLLOSCOPUS (MOTACILLA) TROCHILUS	European Willow Warbler	WILLOW WARBLER THAMNOPHYLLOSCOPOS	KITRINOPOULAKI
SYLVIA (REGULUS) IGNICAPILLA	Eurasian Common Firecrest	FIRECREST VASILISKOS
MUSCICAPA (MOTACILLA) STRIATA	European Spotted Flycatcher	FLYCATCHER MYGOHAFTIS
PARUS CAERULEUS	European Common Blue Tit	BLUE TIT GALAZOPAPADITSA
ORIOLUS (CORACIAS) ORIOLUS	Eurasian Golden-Oriole	GOLDEN ORIOLE	KITRINOPOYLI
LANIUS COLLURIO	Common Redbacked Shrike	RED – BACKED SHRIKE
LANIUS SENATOR	Woodchat Shrike	WOODCHAT KOKKINOKEFALAS
CORVUS (GARRULUS) GLANDARIUS	Eurasian Common Acorn Jay	JAY	JAY (KISSA)
CORVUS (COLEUS) MONEDULA	Eurasian Common Jackdaw	JACKDAW (CROW)	JACKDAW (KARGIA)
CORVUS CORONE	West European Carrion Crow	CARRION CROW	CARRION CROW (KOUROUNA)
CORVUS CORAX	Common Raven	RAVEN (CROW)	CROW (KORAKAS)
PASSER (FRINGILLA) DOMESTICUS	European Common House Sparrow	HOUSE SPARROW	SPOURGITI (SPARROW)
FRINGILLA COELEBS	European Common Chaffinch	CHAFFINCH	CHAFFINCH
CARDUELIS CHLORIS	European Common Greenfinch	GREENFINCH	FLORI
CARDUELIS (FRINGILLA) CARDUELIS	Eurasian Goldfinch	GOLDFINCH RED SISKIN	RED SISKIN (KARDERINA)
*CARPODACUS ERITHRINUS* RHODOSPIZA (FRINGILLA) OBSOLETUS	Black-Billed Desert Finch	DESERTFINCH RODOSPIZA
COCCOTHRAUSTES COCCOTHRAUSTES	Short-Tailed Hawfinch	HAWFINCH HONDROMYTIS
EMBERIZA (GLYCISPINA) CAESIA	Blue-Headed Ortolan Bunting	BLUE HEADED ORTOLAN BUNTING
EMBERIZA (GRANATIVORA) MELANOCEPHALA	Black-Headed Bunting	BLACK HEADED BUNTING AMPELOURGOS
EMBERIZA (GLYCISPINA) HORTULANA	Ortolan Bunting	ORTOLAN BUNTING
STRIX ALUCO	Eurasian Tawny Wood Owl	TAWNY OWL HOUHOURISTIS	MEGALI KOUKOUVAYA
CHARADRIUS (ANARHYNCHUS) ALEXANDRINUS	Eurasian Kentish Plover	SNOWY PLOVER
GRUS (ARDEA) GRUS	European Common Crane	CRANE
TURDUS (MONTICOLA) SAXATILIS	European Common Crane	ROCK THRUSH	KOTSIFI
ALCEDO (GRACULA) ATTHIS	European Kingfisher	KINGFISHER	KINGFISHER (ALKYONI)
PHOENICURUS (MOTACILLA) OCHRUROS	Black Redstart	BLACK REDSTART	KOKKINOKOLOS
ΤΥΤΟ (STRIX) ALBA	Western Common Barn Owl	BARN OWL	ASPRI KOUKOUVAYA
AQUILA HELIACA	Eastern Imperial Eagle	IMPERIAL EAGLE	VITSILAS

WHERE MAIN AVIFAUNA SPECIES ARE LIKELY TO BE OBSERVED

Common Name	Primary area of expansion	No. of Photograph
Bonelli’ s eagle	Siones, Emporeio, Lyes
Long-legged buzzard	Paliokastro, Evangelistra, Mandraki, G
Black peregrine	N, G, S ,P,Pe
Thalassokorakas	SW Coast Ν ,G
Aegean gull	P, Pe
Mychos	N ,G ,P,Pe
Artemis	P, Pe
Chalkocourouna	Paliokastro, Evangelistra, Lyes, Argos
Blue-rock thrush	Siones, Lyes
Island francolin	Siones, Paliokastro, Evangelistra, Lakki, Lyes
Kingfisher (Alkyoni)	Coast: Ν ,G
Peregrine	Siones, Ag. Eirini
Kokkinokefalas	Lakki, Paloi
Common barn-owl	Mandraki
European bee eater	Paloi, Evangelistra
ΤσαλαπετεινÏŒς	Ν , G

VIII. REPTILES

According to research carried out to date, reptile species in Nisyros are as follows:

LIZARDS

Of the above mentioned species, only the cat snake is venomous, however rear-fanged and therefore unable to harm humans. It uses venom to anaesthetize its prey as it is swallowed.

Scientific Name	Common Name	Local Name
ΑGAMA STELIO	‘LITTLE CROCODILE’	KOURKOUTAVLOS
OPHISOPS ELEGANS	OPHISOPS	OPHISOPS
LACERTA OERTZENI	RHODES LIZARD	RHODES LIZARD
CHALKIDES OCEIIATUS	LIAKONI	LIAKONI

SNAKES

Scientific Name	Common Name	Local Name
COLUBER JUGULARIS	LARGE WHIP- SNAKE OF RHODES	LARGE WHIP- SNAKE OF RHODES
BALKAN RACER	BALKAN RACER	ΔΕΝΤΡΟΓΑΛΙΑ
TELESCOPUS FALLAX	EUROPEAN CAT SNAKE	EUROPEAN CAT SNAKE