This page includes a list of all known species recorded over the Maltese Islands*.
Birds are classified in the following categories and do not follow any particular taxanomy order. Click on the links below or scroll along the list as you wish.
Sightings classification
Sightings are classified in the following qualifier categories and are subjective to the author of the page. However the description gives a very good indication of the occurrence related with each species.
Hypothetical
Introduced
Vagrant
Very rare
Rare
Very Scarce
Scarce
Fairly common
Common
no evidence to confirm if the bird was either a record or imported
a species that was locally introduced into the wild
appeared beyond the migrating/normal habitat range (<20 records)
very few sightings that may be seen over a large number of years
very few sightings that may be seen over a few years
seen in very few sightings during the year or migration period
seen in small quantities during the year or migration period
seen in good quantities during the year or migration period
seen in substantial quantities during the year or migration period
x Source 1
x Source 2
x Source 3
BOTMI
BLM
BOM
- Birds of the Maltese Islands [1]
- Birdlife Malta [2]
- Birds of Malta [3]
[1] ''Nature Guide Series BIRDS of the Maltese Islands'' by Natalino Fenech, ISBN: 978-99957-67-36-5
& ''A Complete Guide to the Birds of Malta'' by Natalino Fenech, ISBN: 978-99932-7-310-3
[2] 'Birdlife Malta', "'https://birdlifemalta.org/information/birds-of-malta/''
[3] 'Birds of Malta' facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/birdsofmaltagroup
N.B. Sightings under 'BOM' will be only referred for species not published in [1] & [2]
Swans, Geese & Ducks
English name
Maltese name
Scientific binomen
Qualifier
Source
BOTMI
BLM
BOM
Barnacle Goose
Bar-headed Goose
Pink-footed Goose
Egyptian Goose
Common Eider
Common Scoter
Smew
Goosander
Greater Scaup
Falcated Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Baikal Teal
White-headed Duck
Ċinju
Wiżża tal-Koċċli
Wiżża Ħamra
Wiżża tal-Indja
Wiżża Saqajha Roża
Wiżża Griża
Wiżża tal-Ful
Wiżża tal-Maskra Bajda
Wiżża tal-Eġittu
Ajder
Borka Sewda
Brajmla tal-Għajn
Serra Bajda
Serra Prima
Serra
Kuluvert tas-Salib
Kuluvert Aħmar
Brajmla tat-Toppu Aħmar
Brajmla
Brajmla t'Għajna Bajda
Brajmla tat-Toppu
Brajmla Rasha Sewda
Sarsella Ħamra
Palettuna
Silfjun Asjatiku
Kuluvert Griż
Silfjun Ewropew
Kuluvert
Silfjun
Sarsella
Sarsella tal-Ġewnaħ Ikħal
Brajmla tas-Siberja
Sarsella Mnaqqxa
Brajmla Rasha Bajda
Cygnus olor
Branta leucopsis
Branta ruficollis
Anser indicus
Anser brachyrhynchus
Anser anser
Anser fabalis
Anser albifrons
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Somateria mollissima
Melanitta nigra
Bucephala clangula
Mergellus albellus
Mergus merganser
Mergus serrator
Tadorna tadorna
Tadorna ferruginea
Netta rufina
Aythya ferina
Aythya nyroca
Aythya fuligula
Aythya marila
Spatula querquedula
Spatula clypeata
Mareca falcata
Mareca strepera
Mareca penelope
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas acuta
Anas crecca
Anas discors
Sibirionetta formosa
Marmaronetta angustirostris
Oxyura leucocephala
Very rare
Hypothetical
Vagrant
Hypothetical
Hypothetical
Very rare
Very rare
Very rare
Hypothetical
Hypothetical
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Very scarce
Fairly common
Vagrant
Vagrant
Scarce
Scarce
Very rare
Vagrant
Fairly common
Fairly common
Hypothetical
Very Scarce
Scarce
Very scarce
Scarce
Fairly common
Hypothetical
Hypothetical
Very rare
Vagrant
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Loons
Red-throated Loon
Black-throated Loon
Bugħaddas tal-Maltemp
Bugħaddas Iswed tal-Maltemp
Gavia stellata
Gavia arctica
Vagrant
Vagrant
x
x
x
Auks
Purċinell tal-Baħar
Mus tal-Baħar
Pulċinell Żgħir
Mus Munqaru Rqiq
Fratercula arctica
Alca torda
Alle alle
Uria aalge
Very rare
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Gannets
Sula
Sula Kannellija
Cormorants
Margun Żgħir
Margun tat-Toppu
Margun
Morus bassanus
Sula leucogaster
Scarce
Vagrant
x
x
x
Microcarbo pygmaeus
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Phalacrocorax carbo
Vagrant
Vagrant
Fairly common
x
x
x
x
x
x
Skuas
Skua Denbha Twil
Skua tal-Artiku
Skua ta' Denbha
Skua Kbira
Stercorarius longicaudus
Stercorarius parasiticus
Stercorarius pomarinus
Stercorarius skua
Vagrant
Very scarce
Very scarce
Very scarce
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Gulls & Terns
Sabine's Gull
Laughing Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Roseate Tern
Arctic Tern
Royal Tern
Gawwija tal-Ingilterra
Gawwija tat-Tandra
Gawwija Munqarha Rqiq
Gawwija ta' Bonaparti
Gawwija Rasha Kannella
Gawwija Żgħira
Gawwija Amerikana
Gawwija tal-Kanada
Gawwija Rasha Sewda
Gawwija tal-Gżejjer
Gawwija Imperjali
Gawwija Sekonda
Gawwija Daharha Iswed
Gawwija Prima Saqajha Roża
Gawwija Prima
Gawwija tal-Kaspju
Gawwija Bajda
Gawwija Baħrija
Ċirlewwa Żgħira
Ċirlewwa Munqarha Oħxon
Ċirlewwa prima
Ċirlewwa bil-Mustaċċi
Ċirlewwa tal-Ġewnaħ Abjad
Ċirlewwa Sewda
Ċirlewwa Roża
Ċirlewwa tal-Baħar
Ċirlewwa tal-Artiku
Ċirlewwa tal-Libja
Ċirlewwa tax-Xitwa
Ċirlewwa Rjali
Rissa tridactyla
Xema sabini
Chroicocephalus genei
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Leucophaeus atricilla
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Ichthyaetus audouinii
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Larus canus
Larus fuscus
Larus argentatus
Larus michahellis
Larus cachinnans
Larus hyperboreus
Larus marinus
Sternula albifrons
Gelochelidon nilotica
Hydroprogne caspia
Chlidonias hybrida
Chlidonias leucopterus
Chlidonias niger
Sterna dougallii
Sterna hirundo
Sterna paradisaea
Thalasseus bengalensis
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Sterna maxima albididorsalis
Rare
Hypothetical
Scarce
Vagrant
Common
Very scarce
Hypothetical
Vagrant
Common
Scarce
Vagrant
Rare
Fairly common
Vagrant
Common
Very scarce
Vagrant
Hypothetical
Very rare
Very scarce
Very rare
Very rare
Very rare
Fairly common
Vagrant
Very rare
Vagrant
Vagrant
Common
Hypothetical
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Petrels & Shearwaters
Leach's Storm Petrel
Swinhoe's Storm Petrel
Sooty Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Balearic Shearwater
Kanġu ta' Filfla
Kanġu tal-Atlantiku
Kanġu ta' Lvant
Ċiefa
Ċiefa Kbira
Garnija Sewda
Ċiefa tal-Atlantiku
Garnija tal-Atlantiku
Garnija Balearika
Garnija tal-Mediterran
Hydrobates pelagicus melitensis
Hydrobates leucorhous
Oceanodroma monorhis
Calonectris diomedea
Calonectris borealis
Puffinus grisea
Ardenna gravis
Puffinus puffinus
Puffinus mauretanicus
Puffinus yelkouan
Common
Vagrant
Vagrant
Common
Vagrant
Vagrant
Hypothetical
Vagrant
Vagrant
Common
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Flamingos
Fjamingu
Phoenicopterus roseus
Scarce
x
x
Pelicans
Pellikan
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Vagrant
x
x
Spoonbills & Ibises
Paletta
Velleran Qargħi
Velleran
Platalea leucorodia
Geronticus eremita
Plegadis falcinellus
Very scarce
Vagrant
Very scarce
x
x
x
x
x
Grebes
Blonġun Żgħir
Blonġun Aħmar
Blonġun Prim
Blonġun Sekond
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Podiceps grisegena
Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps nigricollis
Very scarce
Hypothetical
Scarce
Fairly common
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x
x
x
x
x
x
Oystercatchers
Gallina tal-Baħar
Haematopus ostralegus
Very scarce
x
x
Avocets & Stilts
Xifa
Fras-Servjent
Recurvirostra avosetta
Himantopus himantopus
Very scarce
Fairly common
x
x
x
x
Bitterns, Herons & Egrets
Dwarf Bittern
Western Reef Heron
Kappun
Russett tas-Siġar
Russett Nanu
Kwakka
Agrett Isfar
Agrett tax-Xatt
Russett Griż
Russett Aħmar
Russett Abjad
Agrett tal-Bhejjem
Agrett Abjad
Botaurus stellaris
Ixobrychus minutus
Ixobrychus sturmii
Nycticorax nycticorax
Ardeola ralloides
Egretta gularis gularis
Ardea cinerea
Ardea purpurea
Ardea alba
Bubulcus ibis
Egretta garzetta
Very scarce
Scarce
Vagrant
Fairly common
Scarce
Vagrant
Common
Fairly common
Very scarce
Scarce
Common
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x
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Whimbrels, Curlews, Sandpipers & Snipes
Slender-billed Curlew
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Red-necked Phalarope
Grey Phalarope
Gurlin Żgħir
Gurlin
Gurlin Munqaru Rqiq
Girwiel Denbu bl-Istrixxi
Girwiel Prim
Monakella Imperjali
Girwiel Saqajha Qosra
Girwiel
Begazzina ta' Munqarha
Begazzina Ħamra
Tertuxa Griża
Pispisella Bajda
Begazzina tat-Tizz
Begazzina tan-Nord
Tertuxa
Girwiel Amerikan
Begazzina Amerikana
Pluverott ta' Denbu
Begazzina tal-Punent
Girwiel Munqaru Twil
Begazzina tax-Xifa
Begazzina tar-Rokka
Swejda
Ċewċewwa Amerikana
Ċuvett
Ċewċewwa
Ċewċewwa Kbira
Pluverott
Pespus tal-Baħar
Ċewċewwa żgħira
Baruża
Baruża Griża
Gallina
Bekkaċċ ta' Mejju
Bekkaċċ
Ċinkonja
Numenius phaeopus
Numenius arquata
Numenius tenuirostris
Limosa lapponica
Limosa limosa
Arenaria interpres
Calidris canutus
Calidris pugnax
Calidris falcinellus
Calidris ferruginea
Calidris temminckii
Calidris alba
Calidris alpina
Calidris maritima
Calidris minuta
Calidris subruficollis
Calidris melanotos
Bartramia longicauda
Actitis macularius
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Xenus cinereus
Actitis hypoleucos
Tringa ochropus
Tringa flavipes
Tringa erythropus
Tringa nebularia
Tringa melanoleuca
Tringa totanus
Tringa glareola
Tringa stagnatilis
Phalaropus lobatus
Phalaropus fulicarius
Scolopax rusticola
Gallinago media
Gallinago gallinago
Lymnocryptes minimus
Scarce
Very scarce
Vagrant
Rare
Very scarce
Very scarce
Very rare
Fairly common
Vagrant
Scarce
Very Scarce
Very scarce
Fairly common
Vagrant
Fairly common
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Common
Scarce
Hypothetical
Rare
Scarce
Hypothetical
Very scarce
Fairly common
Very scarce
Vagrant
Vagrant
Fairly common
Rare
Fairly common
Scarce
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Plovers
Spur-winged Lapwing
Sociable Lapwing
White-tailed Lapwing
Greater Sand Plover
Pluviera Griża
Pluviera
Pluviera Żgħira
Birwina
Monakella Prima
Monakella
Venewwa tal-Ixpruni
Venewwa tal-Qtajja'
Venewwa Denbha Abjad
Venewwa
Birwina tal-Asja
Birwina tad-Deżert
Monakella Saqajha Suwed
Pluvialis squatarola
Pluvialis apricaria
Pluvialis fulva
Charadrius morinellus
Charadrius hiaticula
Charadrius dubius
Vanellus spinosus
Vanellus gregarius
Vanellus leucurus
Vanellus vanellus
Charadrius asiaticus
Charadrius leschenaultii
Charadrius alexandrinus
Very scarce
Fairly common
Vagrant
Scarce
Fairly common
Fairly common
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Scarce
Vagrant
Vagrant
Very scarce
x
x
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Rails, Crakes & Coots
Striped Crake
Western Swamphen
Purple Gallinule
Red-knobbed Coot
Gallozz tax-Xitwa
Gallozz Aħmar
Gallozz tat-Tikki
Gallozz Żgħir
Gallozz tal-Faxxi
Gallozz Afrikan
Faġan tal-Baħar
Faġan tal-Baħar Afrikan
Faġan tal-Baħar Amerikan
Gallozz Iswed
Tiġieġa tat-Toppu
Tiġieġa tal-Baħar
Rallus aquaticus
Crex crex
Porzana porzana
Zapornia parva
Zapornia pusilla
Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
Porphyrio porphyrio
Porphyrio alleni
Porphyrio martinica
Gallinula chloropus
Fulica cristata
Fulica atra
Scarce
Rare
Scarce
Very scarce
Rare
Vagrant
Vagrant
Very rare
Hypothetical
Common
Vagrant
Scarce
x
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Pigeons & Doves
Oriental Turtle Dove
Tudun tal-Ġebel
Tudun tas-Siġar
Tudun
Gamiema
Gamiema tal-Orjent
Gamiema tal-Kullar
Ħamiema tal-Barr
Gamiema tal-Ilwien
Columba livia
Columba oenas
Columba palumbus
Streptopelia turtur
Streptopelia orientalis
Streptopelia decaocto
Streptopelia roseogrisea
Spilopelia senegalensis
Fairly common
Very rare
Very scarce
Fairly common
Vagrant
Fairly common
Introduced
Rare
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Sandgrouse
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Spotted Sandgrouse
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Ganga
Ganga Mtektka
Ganga ta' Spanja
Pterocles alchata
Pterocles senegallus
Pterocles orientalis
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
x
x
x
x
x
Pheasants, Fowls & Allies
Chukar Partridge
Summiena
Ċukar
Coturnix coturnix
Alectoris chukar
Fairly common
Introduced
x
x
x
x
Bustards
Pitarra
Pitarrun
Għubara
Tetrax tetrax
Otis tarda
Chlamydotis undulata
Very rare
Vagrant
Vagrant
x
x
x
x
x
x
Stone-Curlews
Tellerita
Burhinus oedicnemus
Scarce
x
x
Coursers & Pratincoles
Nankina
Perniċotta
Cursorius cursor
Glareola pratincola
Very rare
Very rare
x
x
x
x
Nightjars
Buqrajq Aħmar
Buqrajq
Buqrajq Abjad
Buqrajq Amerikan
Caprimulgus ruficollis
Caprimulgus europaeus
Caprimulgus aegyptius
Chordeiles minor
Vagrant
Fairly common
Very rare
Vagrant
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Cuckoos
Clamator glandarius
Coccyzus americanus
Cuculus canorus
Sultan il-Gamiem tat-Toppu
Kuku' Munqaru Isfar
Sultan il-Gamiem
Very scarce
Vagrant
Fairly common
x
x
x
x
x
Cranes
Demoiselle Crane
Damiġella
Grawwa
Grus virgo
Grus grus
Vagrant
Scarce
x
x
x
x
Storks
Ċikonja Sewda
Ċikonja Bajda
Ciconia nigra
Ciconia ciconia
Very scarce
Very scarce
x
x
x
x
Osprey
Arpa
Pandion haliaetus
Scarce
x
x
Kites, Buzzards, Hawks, Eagles & Vultures
Brahminy Kite
Black-winged Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Rough-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard
Greater Spotted Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Golden Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
White-tailed Eagle
Hooded Vulture
Griffon Vulture
Astun Aħmar
Astun Iswed
Astun Rasu Bajda
Astun Abjad
Astun Amerikan
Kuċċarda
Kuċċarda Orjentali
Kuċċarda tal-Kalzetti
Kuċċarda Prima
Kuċċarda Prima Ħamranija
Kuċċarda Saqajha Twal
Bagħdan Aħmar
Bagħdan Ikħal
Bagħdan Abjad
Bagħdan Irmiedi
Sparvier tal-Lvant
Sparvier
Ajkla Bajda
Ajkla tat-Tikki
Ajkla tar-Russja
Ajkla tal-Isteppa
Ajkla Imperjali
Ajkla Rjali
Ajkla tal-Mediterran
Ajkla tal-Kalzetti
Ajkla tad-Denb Abjad
Avultun Abjad
Avultun tal-Barnuża
Avultun Prim
Milvus milvus
Milvus migrans
Haliastur Indus
Elanus caeruleus
Elanoides forficatus
Pernis apivorus
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Buteo lagopus
Buteo buteo
Buteo buteo vulpinus
Buteo rufinus
Circus aeruginosus
Circus cyaneus
Circus macrourus
Circus pygargus
Accipiter brevipes
Accipiter nisus
Circaetus gallicus
Clanga pomarina
Clanga clanga
Aquila nipalensis
Aquila heliaca
Aquila chrysaetos
Aquila fasciata
Hieraaetus pennatus
Haliaeetus albicilla
Neophron percnopterus
Necrosyrtes monachus
Gyps fulvus
Very rare
Scarce
Hypothetical
Vagrant
Hypothetical
Fairly common
Vagrant
Vagrant
Very scarce
Very rare
Vagrant
Fairly common
Rare
Scarce
Fairly common
Very rare
Scarce
Very scarce
Rare
Vagrant
Hypothetical
Vagrant
Vagrant
Hypothetical
Very scarce
Vagrant
Rare
Hypothetical
Vagrant
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Falcons
American Kestrel
Amur Falcon
Lanner
--> ssp. Barbary Falcon
Spanjulett Sekond
Spanjulett Sekond
Spanjulett Amerikan
Żumbrell
Seqer t'Amur
Żumbrell Għarbi
Bies tar-Reġina
Seqer ta' Denbu
Seqer tal-Ħannieqa
Bies Rasu Qastnija
Bies Rasu Bajda
Bies
Bies ta' Barbarja
Falco naumanni
Falco tinnunculus
Falco sparverius
Falco vespertinus
Falco eamurensis
Falco concolor
Falco eleonorae
Falco columbarius
Falco subbuteo
Falco biarmicus
Falco cherrug
Falco peregrinus
Falco peregrinus pelegrinoides
Fairly common
Fairly common
Vagrant
Scarce
Vagrant
Vagrant
Scarce
Very scarce
Fairly common
Vagrant
Very rare
Very scarce
Vagrant
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Barn Owls
Barbaġann
Tyto alba
Rare
x
x
Owls
Kokka tat-Tikki
Kokka tas-Siġar
Kokka tal-Qrun
Kokka tax-Xagħri
Kokka Imperjali
Athene noctua
Otus scops
Asio otus
Asio flammeus
Bubo bubo
Vagrant
Scarce
Very scarce
Fairly common
Hypothetical
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Hoopoes
Daqquqa tat-Toppu
Upopa epops
Fairly common
x
x
Woodpeckers
European Green Woodpecker
Bulebbiet
Bulebbiet Aħdar
Jynx torquilla
Picus viridis
Fairly common
Hypothetical
x
x
x
Bee-Eaters
Qerd in-Naħal Aħdar
Qerd in-Naħal
Merops persicus
Merops apiaster
Very rare
Fairly common
x
x
x
x
Rollers
Farruġ
Coracias garrulus
Scarce
x
x
Kingfishers
Għasfur ta' San Martin
Alcedo atthis
Common
x
x
Orioles
Tajra Safra
Oriolus oriolus
Fairly common
x
x
Crows & Jays
Ċawla Munqarha Aħmar
Sultan iċ-Ċawl
Ċawla Dumnikana
Ċawla
Korvu
Għarb
Ċawlun
Ċawlun Griż
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Garrulus glandarius
Pica pica
Coloeus monedula
Corvus frugilegus
Corvus corax
Corvus corone
Corvus cornix
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Very rare
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Starlings
Sturnella tal-Parrokka
Sturnella Roża
Sturnella
Sturnella Sewda
Sturnell Afrikan
Sturnia pagodarum
Pastor roseus
Sturnus vulgaris
Sturnus unicolor
Lamprotornis superbus
Hypothetical
Rare
Fairly common
Vagrant
Hypothetical
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Shrikes
Brown Shrike
Red-tailed Shrike
Daurian Shrike
Iberian Grey Shrike
Masked Shrike
Kaċċamendula Kannellija
Kaċċamendula Ħamra
Kaċċamendula Denbha Aħmar
Kaċċamendula Iżabellina
Kaċċamendula Griża
Kaċċamendula Balearika
Kaċċamendula Griża Kbira
Kaċċamendula
Kaċċamendula tal-Maskra
Lanius cristatus
Lanius collurio
Lanius phoenicuroides
Lanius isabellinus
Lanius minor
Lanius meridionalis
Lanius excubitor
Lanius senator
Lanius nubicus
Vagrant
Very scarce
Vagrant
Vagrant
Rare
Vagrant
Rare
Fairly common
Vagrant
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Larks
Greater Hoopoe Lark
Thick-billed Lark
Bar-tailed Lark
Bimaculated Lark
Lesser Short-toed Lark
White-winged Lark
Shorelark
Temminck's Lark
Black Lark
Dupont's Lark
Alwetta Bumunqar
Kalandra Bumunqar
Alwetta Qastnija
Kalandra tal-Lvant
Kalandra
Bilbla
Bilbla Sekonda
Ċuqlajta
Kalandra tal-Ġewnaħ Abjad
Alwetta
Ċuqlajta tat-Toppu
Alwetta Safra
Alwetta tal-Qrun
Kalandra Sewda
Kalandra tad-Deżert
Alaemon alaudipes
Rhamphocoris clotbey
Ammomanes cinctura
Melanocorypha bimaculata
Melanocorypha calandra
Calandrella brachydactyla
Alaudala rufescens
Lullula arborea
Alauda leucoptera
Alauda arvensis
Galerida cristata
Eremophila flava
Eremophila bilofa
Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
Chersophilus duponti
Very rare
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Rare
Fairly common
Very rare
Scarce
Vagrant
Fairly common
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Swallows & Martins
Pale Rock Martin
Ħawwiefa
Reġina tal-Ħuttaf
Ħuttafa
Ħawwiefa tal-Blat
Ħawwiefa Griża
Ħawwiefa tax-Xtut
Delichon urbicum
Cecropis daurica
Hirundo rustica
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
Riparia riparia
Fairly common
Scarce
Fairly common
Very rare
Vagrant
Fairly common
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Swifts
Rundun tal-Labar
Rundun ta' Żaqqu Bajda
Rundun tal-Ħawwief
Rundun Żgħir
Rundun Kannelli
Rundun
Hirundapus caudacutus
Tachymarptis melba
Apus Caffer
Apus affinis
Apus pallidus
Apus apus
Vagrant
Scarce
Vagrant
Vagrant
Fairly common
Fairly common
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Thrushes
Siberian Thrush
Tickell's Thrush
Naumann's Thrush
Black-throated Thrush
Malvizzun Dehbi
Malvizz tas-Siberja
Malvizz Irmiedi
Malvizz tas-Sidra Bajda
Malvizz Iswed
Malvizz tan-Nord
Malvizz Qastni
Malvizzun tas-Sidra Sewda
Malvizzun tal-Qtajja'
Malvizz
Żerżur
Malvizzun Prim
Zoothera aurea
Geokichla sibirica
Turdus unicolor
Turdus torquatus
Turdus merula
Turdus obscurus
Turdus anaumanni
Turdus atrogularis
Turdus pilaris
Turdus philomelos
Turdus iliacus
Turdus viscivorus
Vagrant
Vagrant
Hypothetical
Very scarce
Fairly common
Vagrant
Hypothetical
Vagrant
Scarce
Fairly common
Scarce
Very scarce
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Flycatchers
Thrush Nightingale
Siberian Ruby Throat
Red-flanked Bluetail
Siberian Stonechat
Seebohm's Wheatear
Pied Wheatear
Black Wheatear
Atlas Flycatcher
Ġanbublu
Merill
Rożinjol tax-Xagħri
Pitirross
Rożinjol Skur
Rożinjol
Rożinjol Ikħal
Rożinjol tas-Siberja
Ta' Dembu Ikħal
Kudirross Iswed
Kudirross
Kudirross Aħmar
Buċaqq tas-Silla
Buċaqq tas-Lvant
Buċaqq tax-Xitwa
Kuda
Kuda ta' Seebhom
Kuda Iżabellina
Kuda tad-Deżert
Kuda Dumnikana tal-Punent
Kuda Dumnikana
Kuda tal-Lvant
Kuda Sewda
Kuda Rasha Bajda
Żanżarell tat-Tikki
Żanżarell ta' Sidru Aħmar
Żanżarell tal-Lvant
Żanżarell tal-Kullar
Żanżarell Iswed
Żanżarell tal-Atlas
Monticola saxatilis
Monticola solitarius
Cercotrichas galactotes
Erithacus rubecula
Luscinia luscinia
Luscinia megarhynchos
Luscinia svecica
Calliope calliope
Tarsiger cyanurus
Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Phoenicurus moussieri
Saxicola rubetra
Saxicola maurus
Saxicola rubicola
Oenanthe oenanthe
Oenanthe seebohmi
Oenanthe isabellina
Oenanthe deserti
Oenanthe hispanica
Oenanthe melanoleuca
Oenanthe pleschanka
Oenanthe leucura
Oenanthe leucopyga
Muscicapa striata
Ficedula parva
Ficedula semitorquata
Ficedula albicollis
Ficedula hypoleuca
Ficedula speculigera
Very scarce
Common
Rare
Common
Vagrant
Fairly common
Rare
Vagrant
Vagrant
Fairly common
Fairly common
Rare
Fairly common
Vagrant
Fairly common
Fairly common
Vagrant
Scarce
Very rare
Very rare
Fairly common
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Common
Very scarce
Very rare
Fairly common
Fairly common
Vagrant
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Vireos
Red-eyed Vireo
Virju t'Għajnu Ħamra
Vireo olivaceus
Vagrant
x
x
Warblers & allies
Common Grasshopper Warbler
River Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Arctic Warbler
Pallas's Leaf Warbler
Hume's Leaf Warbler
Radde's Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Mountain Chiffchaff
Iberian Chiffchaff
Barred Warbler
Western Orphean Warbler
Eastern Orphean Warbler
African Desert Warbler
Asian Desert Warbler
Tristram's Warbler
Ménétrie's Warbler
Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler
Marmora's Warbler
Booted Warbler
Western Olivaceous Warbler
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Melodious Warbler
Paddyfield Warbler
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Aquatic Warbler
Bagħal tal-Għollieq
Bagħal tal-Imrewħa
Bagħal tal-Ġurati
Bagħal tax-Xmajjar
Bagħal Aħmar
Vjolin tar-Russja
Vjolin tal-Artiku
Vjolin ta' Pallas
Vjolin tal-Faxx
Vjolin ta' Hume
Vjolin ta' Radde
Vjolin Skur
Vjolin Bajdani tal-Lvant
Vjolin Bajdani tal-Punent
Vjolin Ħadrani
Vjolin tal-Muntanji
Vjolin tax-Xitwa
Vjolin tas-Siberja
Vjolin ta' Spanja
Vjolin Pastard
Kapinera
Bekkafik
Bekkafik tal-Istrixxi
Bekkafik t'Għajnu Bajda tal-Punent
Bekkafik t'Għajnu Bajda tal-Lvant
Bufula tas-Saħara
Bufula tad-Deżert
Bufula tat-Tuneżija
Bufula ta' Ménétries
Bufula tal-Pavalor
Bufula Sewda
Bufula ta' Moltoni
Bufula Passajra
Bekkafik Aħmar
Bekkafik Irmiedi
Bufula Ħamra
Bufula Griża
Bufula tax-Xagħri
Bufula tal-Qamar
Bufula tat-Toppu Aħmar
Bekkafik tal-Kalzetti
Bekkafik Griż tal-Punent
Bekkafik Griż
Bekkafik Isfar
Bekkafik tal-Għana
Bagħal Prim
Bagħal tas-Saqwi
Bagħal ta' Blyth
Bagħal tal-Għadajjar
Bagħal tal-Qasab
Bagħal tal-Qamar
Bagħal tas-Simar
Bagħal Qastni
Cettia cetti
Cisticola juncidis
Locustella naevia
Locustella fluviatilis
Locustella luscinioides
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Phylloscopus borealis
Phylloscopus proregulus
Phylloscopus inornatus
Phylloscopus humei
Phylloscopus schwarzi
Phylloscopus fuscatus
Phylloscopus orientalis
Phylloscopus bonelli
Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Phylloscopus sindianus
Phylloscopus collybita
Phylloscopus tristis
Phylloscopus ibericus
Phylloscopus trochilus
Sylvia atricapilla
Sylvia borin
Sylvia nisoria
Sylvia hortensis
Sylvia crassirostris
Sylvia deserti
Sylvia nana
Sylvia deserticola
Sylvia mystacea
Sylvia ruppeli
Sylvia melanocephala
Sylvia subalpina
Sylvia cantillans
Sylvia communis
Sylvia curruca
Sylvia conspicillata
Sylvia sarda
Sylvia undata
Regulus regulus
Regulus ignicapilla
Iduna caligata
Iduna opaca
Iduna pallida
Hippolais icterina
Hippolais polyglotta
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Acrocephalus agricola
Acrocephalus dumetorum
Acrocephalus palustris
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Acrocephalus paludicola
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Acrocephalus melanopogon
Common
Common
Vagrant
Vagrant
Very scarce
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Very scarce
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Scarce
Scarce
Fairly common
Vagrant
Fairly common
Very rare
Vagrant
Fairly common
Fairly common
Fairly common
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Very rare
Common
Vagrant
Common
Fairly common
Very scarce
Scarce
Very rare
Rare
Scarce
Scarce
Vagrant
Very rare
Rare
Fairly common
Vagrant
Scarce
Vagrant
Vagrant
Very rare
Fairly common
Vagrant
Fairly common
Scarce
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Wallcreepers
Wallcreeper
Daqquqa tal-Ġebel
Tichodroma muraria
Vagrant
x
x
Wrens
Bumistur
Troglodytes troglodytes
Rare
x
x
Tits
Primavera Rasha Griża
Primavera
Primavera tat-Tuneżija
Fjorentin
Pendulin
Cyanistes ultramarinus
Cyanistes caeruleus
Cyanistes teneriffae
Parus major
Remiz pendulinus
Hypothetical
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Very rare
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Accentors
Żiemel tal-Alpi
Żiemel
Prunella collaris
Prunella modularis
Very rare
Fairly common
x
x
x
x
Waxwing
Bohemian Waxwing
Sultan l-Isponsuni
Bombycilla garrulus
Vagrant
x
x
Dippers
White-throated Dipper
Għasfur tal-Ixmajjar
Cinclus cinclus
Vagrant
x
x
Wagtails & Pipits
Blyth's Pipit
Eurasian Rock Pipit
Isfar
Isfar tal-Lvant
Zakak Rasu Safra
Zakak tad-Dell
Zakak Abjad
Bilblun Prim
Bilblun ta' Blyth
Bilblun
Diżż tal-Lvant
Diżż
Pespus
Diżż Aħmar
Diżż tal-Blat
Diżż tal-Ilma
Motacilla flava
Motacilla tschutschensis
Motacilla citreola
Motacilla cinerea
Motacilla alba
Anthus richardi
Anthus godlewskii
Anthus campestris
Anthus hodgsoni
Anthus trivialis
Anthus pratensis
Anthus cervinus
Anthus petrosus
Anthus spinoletta
Fairly common
Vagrant
Rare
Scarce
Fairly common
Rare
Hypothetical
Fairly Common
Very rare
Fairly common
Fairly common
Fairly Common
Vagrant
Very scarce
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Finches
Eurasian Bullfinch
Mongolian Finch
Twite
Lesser Redpoll
Mealy Redpoll
Sponsun Selvaġġ
Sponsun
Għasfur taż-Żebbuġ
Bumunqar
Bugeddum
Trumbettier
Trumbettier tal-Mongolja
Verdun
Ġojjin
Ġojjin tat-Tramuntana
Ġojjin Rar
Bagħal ta' Ġojjin
Kruċjat
Gardell
Apparell
Ekru
Fringilla montifringilla
Fringilla coelebs
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Erythrina erythrina
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Bucanetes githagineus
Bucanetes mongolicus
Chloris chloris
Linaria cannabina
Linaria flavirostris
Acanthis cabaret
Acanthis flammea
Loxia curvirostra
Carduelis carduelis
Serinus serinus
Spinus spinus
Very scarce
Fairly common
Fairly common
Very rare
Vagrant
Very scarce
Vagrant
Fairly common
Fairly common
Hypothetical
Hypothetical
Vagrant
Very rare
Very scarce
Scarce
Fairly common
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Snowfinches
White-winged Snowfinch
Għammiel tas-Silġ
Montrifingilla nivalis
Vagrant
x
x
Old World Sparrows
Għasfur tal-Bejt
Ġaħġaħ
Għasfur tal-Bejt Sidirtu Safra
Għammiel tal-Blat
Passer hispaniolensis
Passer montanus
Gymnoris xanthocollis
Petronia petronia
Common
Fairly common
Hypothetical
Vagrant
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Buntings
White-throated Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Red-headed Bunting
Black-headed Bunting
Rock Bunting
Cretzschmar's Bunting
Pine Bunting
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Chestnut Bunting
Durrajsa Amerikana
Durrajsa Bajda
Durrajsa tan-Nord
Bumunqar Amerikan
Durrajsa Rasha Ħamra
Durrajsa Rasha Sewda
Durrajsa
Ortolan tal-Blat
Ortolan Rasu Blu
Ortolan
Ortolan Iswed
Durrajsa Safra
Durrajsa Rasha Bajda
Durrajsa tal-Qasab
Ortolan tal-Lvant
Durrajsa tal-Lvant
Durrajsa Qerqnija
Durrajsa Qastnija
Zonotrichia albicollis
Plectrophenax nivalis
Calcarius lapponicus
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Granativora bruniceps
Granativora melanocephala
Emberiza calandra
Emberiza cia
Emberiza caesia
Emberiza hortulana
Emberiza cirlus
Emberiza citrinella
Emberiza leucocephalos
Emberiza schoeniclus
Emberiza aureolus
Emberiza rutilus
Emberiza pusillus
Schoeniclus rusticus
Hypothetical
Very rare
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Vagrant
Scarce
Vagrant
Vagrant
Rare
Very rare
Very rare
Vagrant
Very scarce
Vagrant
Vagrant
Very scarce
Very rare
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
New World Blackbirds
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Bobolink
Bobolink
Vagrant
x