With a wide variety of vegetation from thick forest through to maquis and open plains to sheer cliffs, Skyros is home to a wide variety of birdlife whether they be permanent residents or migratory visitors.

Amongst these are: Eleonora’s Falcon, Cinerous Bunting, Cretzschmar’s Bunting, Audouin’s Gull, Cory’s Shearwater, Yelkouan Shearwater, Shag, little Owl, Bee-Eater, Semi-coloured Flycatcher, Hoopoe and Winchat.