List of Birds of Malta

List Of Birds Of Malta

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Malta. The avifauna of Malta includes a total of 384 species, of which 167 are rare or accidental. Malta has a limited range of breeding birds with only 21 regular breeders and about 17 occasional breeders. However, it lies on a major migration route and many more species pass through during spring and autumn.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 6th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Accidental species are included in the total species counts for Malta.

The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories.

  • (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Malta.


Table of contents

Non-passerines: Loons . Grebes . Shearwaters and petrels . Storm-petrels . Pelicans . Gannets . Cormorants . Bitterns, herons and egrets . Storks . Ibises and spoonbills . Flamingos . Ducks, geese and swans . Osprey . Hawks, kites and eagles . Falcons . Pheasants and partridges . Cranes . Rails, crakes, gallinules, and coots . Bustards . Oystercatchers . Avocets and stilts . Thick-knees . Pratincoles and coursers . Plovers and lapwings . Sandpipers and allies . Gulls . Terns . Skuas and jaegers . Auks . Sandgrouse . Pigeons and doves . Cuckoos . Barn owls . Typical owls . Nightjars . Swifts . Kingfishers . Bee-eaters . Typical rollers . Hoopoes . Woodpeckers and allies .

Passerines: Larks . Swallows and martins . Wagtails and pipits . Kinglets . Waxwings . Dippers . Wrens . Accentors . Thrushes and allies . Cisticolas and allies . Old World warblers . Old World flycatchers and chats . Tits . Wallcreeper . Treecreepers . Penduline tits . Old World orioles . Shrikes . Crows, jays, ravens and magpies . Starlings . Sparrows . Vireos . Finches . Buntings and allies . Saltators, cardinals and allies .

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Read more about List Of Birds Of Malta:  Loons, Grebes, Shearwaters and Petrels, Storm-petrels, Pelicans, Gannets, Cormorants, Bitterns, Herons and Egrets, Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills, Flamingos, Ducks, Geese and Swans, Osprey, Hawks, Kites and Eagles, Falcons, Pheasants and Partridges, Cranes, Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots, Bustards, Oystercatchers, Avocets and Stilts, Thick-knees, Pratincoles and Coursers, Plovers and Lapwings, Sandpipers and Allies, Gulls, Terns, Skuas and Jaegers, Auks, Sandgrouse, Pigeons and Doves, Cuckoos, Barn Owls, Typical Owls, Nightjars, Swifts, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Typical Rollers, Hoopoes, Woodpeckers and Allies, Larks, Swallows and Martins, Wagtails and Pipits, Kinglets, Waxwings, Dippers, Wrens, Accentors, Thrushes and Allies, Cisticolas and Allies, Old World Warblers, Old World Flycatchers and Chats, Tits, Wallcreeper, Penduline Tits, Old World Orioles, Shrikes, Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies, Starlings, Sparrows, Vireos, Finches, Buntings and Allies, Saltators, Cardinals and Allies

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