Flora : Amaryllidaceae : Allium roseum ( Red Data Book )

Flora of Cyprus
Scientific Name : Allium roseum
Family Name : Amaryllidaceae
Status : Indigenous (IN)
Endemism : not endemic
Red Data Book category Vulnerable (VU) IUCN criteria: D1 D2
Altitudinal range : 450–500 m
Flowering : March - April - May
Colour : Pink

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Bird : Ficedula albicollis ( Collared Flycatcher - Κρικομυγοχάφτης )

Bird of Cyprus : Ficedula albicollis ( Collared Flycatcher - Κρικομυγοχάφτης )
Size : 12 - 13 cm
Wingspan : 15 - 17 cm
Eggs : 4 - 7
Feeding : Arthropods

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Bird : Luscinia megarhynchos ( Common Nightingale - Αηδόνι )

Bird of Cyprus : Luscinia megarhynchos ( Common Nightingale - Αηδόνι )
Size : 15 - 16 cm 
Wingspan : 22 - 25 cm
Eggs : 3 - 6
Feeding : beetles and ants

April - Akrotiri Limassol

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Flora : Iridaceae : Crocus cyprius ( Red Data Book - Endemic )

Flora of Cyprus
Scientific Name :  Crocus cyprius
Family Name : Iridaceae
Status : Indigenous (IN)
Endemism : endemic
Red Data Book category : Vulnerable (VU) IUCN criteria: D2
Altitudinal range : 1075–1950 m
Flowering : February - March - April
Colour : White ( Purple )

Troodos - April 

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Flora : Liliaceae : Tulipa akamasica ( Red Data Book - Endemic )

Flora of Cyprus
Family Name : Liliaceae
Scientific Name : Tulipa akamasica
Status : Indigenous (IN)
Endemism : endemic
Size : 9 - 30 cm
Colour : Red
Flowering : March - April
Red Data Book category : Critically Endangered (CR) IUCN criteria: B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)
Altitudinal range : 350 m

Akamas - April

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