The fauna of Lesvos

The fauna of the island is as rich as the flora, combining animals of East and West. The carnivores found in olive groves are the fox (fox vulpres), the ferret or urchin (Tuesday foina) and the weasel or mouse (Μustela nivalis). The most important mammal of Lesvos is the Persian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) or galia as the locals call it, which lives on the coasts of Asia Minor and is not found anywhere else in Europe except Lesvos. Other species that exist on the island are the otter, the hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) and the hare (Lepus capensis). In Lesvos there are also amphibians, arboretum, pilovatis and green toad, while the island is rich in reptiles (greyhound, river turtle, swamp turtle, crocodile, tranosaurs, officiate,bull gourd, snake lizard, contaminant, black zamenis, arboreal, paper airplane, ottoman viper, mosaic snake, house snake, λαφιάτης, honeysuckle, desert snake, blind, rotten).

The fauna of the island is as rich as the flora, combining animals of East and West. The carnivores found in olive groves are the fox (fox vulpres), the ferret or urchin (Tuesday foina) and the weasel or mouse (Μustela nivalis). The most important mammal of Lesvos is the Persian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) or galia as the locals call it, which lives on the coasts of Asia Minor and is not found anywhere else in Europe except Lesvos. Other species that exist on the island are the otter, the hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) and the hare (Lepus capensis). In Lesvos there are also amphibians, arboretum, pilovatis and green toad, while the island is rich in reptiles (greyhound, river turtle, swamp turtle, crocodile, tranosaurs, officiate,bull gourd, snake lizard, contaminant, black zamenis, arboreal, paper airplane, ottoman viper, mosaic snake, house snake, λαφιάτης, honeysuckle, desert snake, blind, rotten).

Ideal place for bird watching, Lesvos is the island with the richest bird fauna in the Aegean. The great variety of its habitats, but also its location, right in the middle of the bird migration routes in the Eastern Mediterranean, give the opportunity to more than 300 species of birds to pass, to spend the winter or nest on the island.
Important areas for bird watching are the area of ​​Olympus, the Beauty, the Gulf of Gera, the Prinovouni, the area of ​​Akrasi, the area around Vatera, Lepetymnos area, Agiasos, the Sigri, Eressos, The stone, Skala Polychnitou, Agra, Potamia etc..
The Turkish cannon (Sitta Krueperi) is one of the rarest species, which, from all over Europe, chose to live only in the pines, in the area of ​​Olympus, of Achladeri and Akrasiou. The myrrh (Emberiza cineracea) one can observe it in Eressos, on Mount Olympus and Agra. Other rare species that nest on the island are the mustache snail, the liostritsida, the pale, ο παρδαλοπετροκλής, the koufaidoni, the pied head, the locksmith, the rock pan, the dark-skinned, the eagle owl, το σαΐνι, the partridge. The brown goose (Tadorna ferruginea) is rare in Greece and nests in the area of ​​Achladeri. also, on the island he meets a few pairs of black storks (Ciconia nigra). There are also white storks in Lesvos (Ciconia ciconia). Rare waterfowl nest in the bay of Kalloni, such as the cane, the avocado, the petroleum, the small egret, the kingfisher, the water swallow, the cane circus, the river gull, the nano gull etc..

One of the most common birds is the kosifas, the chewing gum and the chiron or starling, living in olive groves, as well as Kalogiannos, the spinner, the two karambasia or papaditses, the wheat, the peak, the troglodyte, the woodpecker, the black hat and in the summer the white-collar. Sylvia melanocerhala is more rare (exclusively in olive groves), Sylvia olivetorum and for a few years now the little walnut. In the mountain olive groves the barking of the island partridge can be heard, the voice of the cuckoo and the chirping of the nightingale in the sycamores with the plane trees. The hoofed man nests in hollows of the olive grove, while the small Prunellamodularis pierces the dry branches.
Winter visitors are the snipe and two other species of chewing gum, hawthorn and red chewing gum, while the huge owl now takes the place of the huge owl.
An impressive group of insects with a great wealth of species in Lesvos are the dragonflies. (Odanata class). To date they have been recorded on the island 45 different kinds. Dragonflies belong to the most ancient family of insects that flew in the air.
End, It is worth mentioning that in Lesvos more than 530 bee species. The list goes on and on as research continues. This impressive bee diversity is related, of course, with the great whokilos of plants and habitats available on the island.