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