Malta birds

Number of displayed species: 427

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Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Pheasants & Allies / Phasianidae Pheasants & Allies
Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Nightjars / Caprimulgidae Nightjars
Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
Bustards / Otidiformes Bustards
- Bustards / Otididae Bustards
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
  - Great Spotted Cuckoo / Clamator glandarius Great Spotted Cuckoo
    LC
  - Common Cuckoo / Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo
    LC
Sandgrouses / Pterocliformes Sandgrouses
- Sandgrouse / Pteroclidae Sandgrouse
Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Cranes / Gruidae Cranes
  - Demoiselle Crane / Grus virgo Demoiselle Crane
    LC
  - Common Crane / Grus grus Common Crane
    LC
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteridae Flamingos
  - Greater Flamingo / Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo
    LC
Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
  - Eurasian Stone-curlew / Burhinus oedicnemus Eurasian Stone-curlew
    LC
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
  - Eurasian Oystercatcher / Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher
    NT
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
  - Black-winged Stilt / Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt
    LC
  - Pied Avocet / Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet
    LC
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
  - Cream-colored Courser / Cursorius cursor Cream-colored Courser
    LC
  - Collared Pratincole / Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole
    LC
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
- Auks / Alcidae Auks
Divers / Gaviiformes Divers
- Loons / Gaviidae Loons
  - Red-throated Loon / Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon
    LC
Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Northern Storm Petrels / Hydrobatidae Northern Storm Petrels
- Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
  - Black Stork / Ciconia nigra Black Stork
    LC
  - White Stork / Ciconia ciconia White Stork
    LC
Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Gannets, Boobies / Sulidae Gannets, Boobies
  - Northern Gannet / Morus bassanus Northern Gannet
    LC
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
  - Glossy Ibis / Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis
    LC
  - Eurasian Spoonbill / Platalea leucorodia Eurasian Spoonbill
    LC
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
  - Great White Pelican / Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican
    LC
Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
  - Osprey / Pandion haliaetus Osprey
    LC
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Barn Owls / Tytonidae Barn Owls
  - Western Barn Owl / Tyto alba Western Barn Owl
    LC
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Hoopoes / Upupidae Hoopoes
  - Eurasian Hoopoe / Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe
    LC
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
  - European Roller / Coracias garrulus European Roller
    LC
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
  - Common Kingfisher / Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher
    LC
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
  - Blue-cheeked Bee-eater / Merops persicus Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
    LC
  - European Bee-eater / Merops apiaster European Bee-eater
    LC
Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
  - Eurasian Wryneck / Jynx torquilla Eurasian Wryneck
    LC
  - European Green Woodpecker / Picus viridis European Green Woodpecker
    LC
Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers / Vireonidae Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
  - Red-eyed Vireo / Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo
    LC
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
  - Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole
    LC
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
  - Great Grey Shrike / Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Masked Shrike / Lanius nubicus Masked Shrike
    LC
  - Lesser Grey Shrike / Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Woodchat Shrike / Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike
    NT
  - Red-backed Shrike / Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike
    LC
  - Brown Shrike / Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike
    LC
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - Eurasian Jay / Garrulus glandarius Eurasian Jay
    LC
  - Red-billed Chough / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Red-billed Chough
    LC
  - Western Jackdaw / Coloeus monedula Western Jackdaw
    LC
  - House Crow / Corvus splendens House Crow
    LC
  - Rook / Corvus frugilegus Rook
    LC
  - Carrion Crow / Corvus corone Carrion Crow
    LC
  - Hooded Crow / Corvus cornix Hooded Crow
    NE
  - Northern Raven / Corvus corax Northern Raven
    LC
- Waxwings / Bombycillidae Waxwings
  - Bohemian Waxwing / Bombycilla garrulus Bohemian Waxwing
    LC
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
  - Eurasian Blue Tit / Cyanistes caeruleus Eurasian Blue Tit
    LC
  - Great Tit / Parus major Great Tit
    LC
- Penduline Tits / Remizidae Penduline Tits
  - Eurasian Penduline Tit / Remiz pendulinus Eurasian Penduline Tit
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Greater Hoopoe-Lark / Alaemon alaudipes Greater Hoopoe-Lark
    LC
  - Bar-tailed Lark / Ammomanes cinctura Bar-tailed Lark
    LC
  - Woodlark / Lullula arborea Woodlark
    LC
  - White-winged Lark / Alauda leucoptera White-winged Lark
    LC
  - Eurasian Skylark / Alauda arvensis Eurasian Skylark
    LC
  - Crested Lark / Galerida cristata Crested Lark
    LC
  - Horned Lark / Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark
    LC
  - Temminck's Lark / Eremophila bilopha Temminck's Lark
    LC
  - Greater Short-toed Lark / Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark
    LC
  - Calandra Lark / Melanocorypha calandra Calandra Lark
    LC
  - Black Lark / Melanocorypha yeltoniensis Black Lark
    LC
  - Dupont's Lark / Chersophilus duponti Dupont's Lark
    VU
  - Mediterranean Short-toed Lark / Alaudala rufescens Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
    LC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Eurasian Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne rupestris Eurasian Crag Martin
    LC
  - Pale Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Pale Crag Martin
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House Martin
    LC
  - Red-rumped Swallow / Cecropis daurica Red-rumped Swallow
    LC
- Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies / Cettiidae Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies
  - Cetti's Warbler / Cettia cetti Cetti's Warbler
    LC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  - Wood Warbler / Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler
    LC
  - Western Bonelli's Warbler / Phylloscopus bonelli Western Bonelli's Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Bonelli's Warbler / Phylloscopus orientalis Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
    LC
  - Yellow-browed Warbler / Phylloscopus inornatus Yellow-browed Warbler
    LC
  - Pallas's Leaf Warbler / Phylloscopus proregulus Pallas's Leaf Warbler
    LC
  - Radde's Warbler / Phylloscopus schwarzi Radde's Warbler
    LC
  - Dusky Warbler / Phylloscopus fuscatus Dusky Warbler
    LC
  - Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler
    LC
  - Mountain Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus sindianus Mountain Chiffchaff
    LC
  - Common Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff
    LC
  - Iberian Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus ibericus Iberian Chiffchaff
    LC
  - Greenish Warbler / Phylloscopus trochiloides Greenish Warbler
    LC
  - Arctic Warbler / Phylloscopus borealis Arctic Warbler
    LC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
  - Great Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Moustached Warbler / Acrocephalus melanopogon Moustached Warbler
    LC
  - Aquatic Warbler / Acrocephalus paludicola Aquatic Warbler
    VU
  - Sedge Warbler / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler
    LC
  - Paddyfield Warbler / Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield Warbler
    LC
  - Blyth's Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Common Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Marsh Warbler / Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler
    LC
  - Sykes's Warbler / Iduna rama Sykes's Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna pallida Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
    LC
  - Western Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna opaca Western Olivaceous Warbler
    LC
  - Melodious Warbler / Hippolais polyglotta Melodious Warbler
    LC
  - Icterine Warbler / Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler
    LC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
  - River Warbler / Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler
    LC
  - Savi's Warbler / Locustella luscinioides Savi's Warbler
    LC
  - Common Grasshopper Warbler / Locustella naevia Common Grasshopper Warbler
    LC
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
  - Zitting Cisticola / Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola
    LC
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
  - Eurasian Blackcap / Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap
    LC
  - Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin Garden Warbler
    LC
  - Barred Warbler / Curruca nisoria Barred Warbler
    LC
  - Lesser Whitethroat / Curruca curruca Lesser Whitethroat
    LC
  - Western Orphean Warbler / Curruca hortensis Western Orphean Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Orphean Warbler / Curruca crassirostris Eastern Orphean Warbler
    LC
  - African Desert Warbler / Curruca deserti African Desert Warbler
    LC
  - Tristram's Warbler / Curruca deserticola Tristram's Warbler
    LC
  - Rüppell's Warbler / Curruca ruppeli Rüppell's Warbler
    LC
  - Sardinian Warbler / Curruca melanocephala Sardinian Warbler
    LC
  - Moltoni's Warbler / Curruca subalpina Moltoni's Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Subalpine Warbler / Curruca cantillans Eastern Subalpine Warbler
    LC
  - Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common Whitethroat
    LC
  - Spectacled Warbler / Curruca conspicillata Spectacled Warbler
    LC
  - Marmora's Warbler / Curruca sarda Marmora's Warbler
    LC
  - Dartford Warbler / Curruca undata Dartford Warbler
    NT
- Goldcrests, Kinglets / Regulidae Goldcrests, Kinglets
  - Common Firecrest / Regulus ignicapilla Common Firecrest
    LC
  - Goldcrest / Regulus regulus Goldcrest
    LC
- Wrens / Troglodytidae Wrens
  - Eurasian Wren / Troglodytes troglodytes Eurasian Wren
    LC
- Wallcreeper / Tichodromidae Wallcreeper
  - Wallcreeper / Tichodroma muraria Wallcreeper
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Rosy Starling / Pastor roseus Rosy Starling
    LC
  - Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    LC
  - Spotless Starling / Sturnus unicolor Spotless Starling
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - White's Thrush / Zoothera aurea White's Thrush
    LC
  - Siberian Thrush / Geokichla sibirica Siberian Thrush
    LC
  - Song Thrush / Turdus philomelos Song Thrush
    LC
  - Mistle Thrush / Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush
    LC
  - Redwing / Turdus iliacus Redwing
    NT
  - Common Blackbird / Turdus merula Common Blackbird
    LC
  - Eyebrowed Thrush / Turdus obscurus Eyebrowed Thrush
    LC
  - Fieldfare / Turdus pilaris Fieldfare
    LC
  - Ring Ouzel / Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher
    LC
  - Mediterranean Flycatcher / Muscicapa tyrrhenica Mediterranean Flycatcher
    NE
  - European Robin / Erithacus rubecula European Robin
    LC
  - Thrush Nightingale / Luscinia luscinia Thrush Nightingale
    LC
  - Common Nightingale / Luscinia megarhynchos Common Nightingale
    LC
  - Bluethroat / Luscinia svecica Bluethroat
    LC
  - Siberian Rubythroat / Calliope calliope Siberian Rubythroat
    LC
  - Red-breasted Flycatcher / Ficedula parva Red-breasted Flycatcher
    LC
  - Semicollared Flycatcher / Ficedula semitorquata Semicollared Flycatcher
    LC
  - Atlas Pied Flycatcher / Ficedula speculigera Atlas Pied Flycatcher
    NE
  - European Pied Flycatcher / Ficedula hypoleuca European Pied Flycatcher
    LC
  - Collared Flycatcher / Ficedula albicollis Collared Flycatcher
    LC
  - Red-flanked Bluetail / Tarsiger cyanurus Red-flanked Bluetail
    LC
  - Black Redstart / Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart
    LC
  - Common Redstart / Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common Redstart
    LC
  - Moussier's Redstart / Phoenicurus moussieri Moussier's Redstart
    LC
  - Common Rock Thrush / Monticola saxatilis Common Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Blue Rock Thrush / Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra Whinchat
    LC
  - Siberian Stonechat / Saxicola maurus Siberian Stonechat
    NE
  - European Stonechat / Saxicola rubicola European Stonechat
    NE
  - Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
    LC
  - Atlas Wheatear / Oenanthe seebohmi Atlas Wheatear
    LC
  - Isabelline Wheatear / Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear
    LC
  - Desert Wheatear / Oenanthe deserti Desert Wheatear
    LC
  - Western Black-eared Wheatear / Oenanthe hispanica Western Black-eared Wheatear
    LC
  - Pied Wheatear / Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear
    LC
  - Eastern Black-eared Wheatear / Oenanthe melanoleuca Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
    NE
  - White-crowned Wheatear / Oenanthe leucopyga White-crowned Wheatear
    LC
  - Black Wheatear / Oenanthe leucura Black Wheatear
    LC
- Dippers / Cinclidae Dippers
  - White-throated Dipper / Cinclus cinclus White-throated Dipper
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Rock Sparrow / Petronia petronia Rock Sparrow
    LC
  - White-winged Snowfinch / Montifringilla nivalis White-winged Snowfinch
    LC
  - Eurasian Tree Sparrow / Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    LC
  - Spanish Sparrow / Passer hispaniolensis Spanish Sparrow
    LC
  - Italian Sparrow / Passer italiae Italian Sparrow
    VU
  - House Sparrow / Passer domesticus House Sparrow
    LC
- Accentors / Prunellidae Accentors
  - Alpine Accentor / Prunella collaris Alpine Accentor
    LC
  - Dunnock / Prunella modularis Dunnock
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Eastern Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla tschutschensis Eastern Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Citrine Wagtail / Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail
    LC
  - Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail
    LC
  - White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White Wagtail
    LC
  - Richard's Pipit / Anthus richardi Richard's Pipit
    LC
  - Tawny Pipit / Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit
    LC
  - Meadow Pipit / Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit
    LC
  - Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
    LC
  - Olive-backed Pipit / Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed Pipit
    LC
  - Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit
    LC
  - Water Pipit / Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit
    LC
  - European Rock Pipit / Anthus petrosus European Rock Pipit
    LC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - Eurasian Chaffinch / Fringilla coelebs Eurasian Chaffinch
    LC
  - Brambling / Fringilla montifringilla Brambling
    LC
  - Hawfinch / Coccothraustes coccothraustes Hawfinch
    LC
  - Eurasian Bullfinch / Pyrrhula pyrrhula Eurasian Bullfinch
    LC
  - Trumpeter Finch / Bucanetes githagineus Trumpeter Finch
    LC
  - Mongolian Finch / Bucanetes mongolicus Mongolian Finch
    LC
  - Common Rosefinch / Carpodacus erythrinus Common Rosefinch
    LC
  - European Greenfinch / Chloris chloris European Greenfinch
    LC
  - Common Linnet / Linaria cannabina Common Linnet
    LC
  - Common Redpoll / Acanthis flammea Common Redpoll
    LC
  - Lesser Redpoll / Acanthis cabaret Lesser Redpoll
    NE
  - Red Crossbill / Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill
    LC
  - European Goldfinch / Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch
    LC
  - European Serin / Serinus serinus European Serin
    LC
  - Eurasian Siskin / Spinus spinus Eurasian Siskin
    LC
- Longspurs, Snow Buntings / Calcariidae Longspurs, Snow Buntings
  - Lapland Longspur / Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur
    LC
  - Snow Bunting / Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting
    LC
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
  - Corn Bunting / Emberiza calandra Corn Bunting
    LC
  - Yellowhammer / Emberiza citrinella Yellowhammer
    LC
  - Pine Bunting / Emberiza leucocephalos Pine Bunting
    LC
  - Rock Bunting / Emberiza cia Rock Bunting
    LC
  - Ortolan Bunting / Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting
    LC
  - Cretzschmar's Bunting / Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar's Bunting
    LC
  - Cirl Bunting / Emberiza cirlus Cirl Bunting
    LC
  - Little Bunting / Emberiza pusilla Little Bunting
    LC
  - Rustic Bunting / Emberiza rustica Rustic Bunting
    VU
  - Yellow-breasted Bunting / Emberiza aureola Yellow-breasted Bunting
    CR
  - Chestnut Bunting / Emberiza rutila Chestnut Bunting
    LC
  - Black-headed Bunting / Emberiza melanocephala Black-headed Bunting
    LC
  - Common Reed Bunting / Emberiza schoeniclus Common Reed Bunting
    LC
- New World Sparrows / Passerellidae New World Sparrows
  - White-throated Sparrow / Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow
    LC
- Cardinals & Allies / Cardinalidae Cardinals & Allies
  - Rose-breasted Grosbeak / Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak
    LC
  - Indigo Bunting / Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting
    LC

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Malta types of birds

24 orders

70 families

209 genera

427 species

Malta

The five Maltese islands—Malta, Gozo, Comino, Comminotto, and Filflawith—have a combined land area smaller than Philadelphia. Malta is located in the Mediterranean Sea, about 60 mi (97 km) south of the southeast tip of Sicily.

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