With over 360 species of birds found in Cyprus, one can conclude that bird watching on this Island is beneficial. However, only 46 of these are native of Cyprus. Out of the total number two endemic species include the Cyprus Warbler and the Cyprus Pied Wheatear. In addition there are four endemic subspecies including Cyprus Scops Owl, Coal Tit, Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia and Jay Garrulus.

Regarding bird migration, Cyprus is on a north-south migration route and there are many birds in travel, some in vast flocks and some in small clusters. March to May is the period of Northward migration and August to October the Southward.

The Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, a relatively rare (mostly spring migrants) bird in Cyprus is endangered.

Most Cypriots fear snakes as being dangerous and capable of killing man. This is true to some extent yet in Cyprus only one snake, the Blunt-nosed Viper, is dangerous to man, although a few of Colubridae are venomous, but generally harmless. The number of fatal snakebites is very small. In Cyprus more people die from bee stings than from snake bites.

Some of the endemic Snakes of Cyprus include: Typhlos vermicularis, Coluber jugularis, Malopon Monspessulianus, and the Viper lebetina lebetina.

There are 2 species of amphibian, a very common sub-species of the European Tree Frog and the slightly rarer Spotted Toad. These feed on insects and are harmless to man. There are 11 lizards' species and 3 turtles inhabiting the island.

Relatively there are a few species of mammals in Cyprus. The largest one is the Cyprus Moufflon, an endemic wild sheep, found in the Paphos forests. Even though this mammal is highly protected it is still poached. Other species include various types of rodent, hares, foxes, hedgehogs and bats.

Over all there are many animals, birds and reptiles to see in Cyprus.