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Birds of Malta

Introduction
This is the main section in our website. Here you'll find a list of all the birds that were recorded in Malta. We are working on having a seperate information page on every bird in the list, but as this is no quick job, we are doing this gradually. These pages contain a brief description of the bird, its status in Malta, Photos, Sounds and even videos.

Ultimately, this website will cover all the Birds that have occurred in Malta over the years. It will therefore cover the Maltese Ornithology and it will become a reference for all those who want to learn about the maltese avifauna. As previously mentioned, this is no easy job considering all the research needed, and therefore this will take some time. The main information, (number of records etc), regarding rare and vagrant birds are being obtained both from various publications from the past, mainly those of Birdlife Malta, and from a database with all the information on rare birds personally compiled over the years by Raymond Galea.

Before browsing through this section you should know the following facts:
1. This list contains a total of 392 species, all the Birds recorded in Malta
2. Where the status is listed as Common or Regular it doesn't necessarily mean that it may be seen all year round, but in most cases it means that its common during migration.
3. The birds with a Very Rare status are mainly vagrant birds which have only been recorded few times. Some of these birds are also birds which used to be commoner but have now become much rarer.
4. Some bird records are of birds ringed by licensed Birdlife Malta ringers. Ringing is a scientific method used to study birds and their behaviour. Ringing is also very effective as it reveals the presence of very rare or even new species. Ringing may only be carried out by licensed ringers who undertake a serious training before gaining their licence. Photographs of these birds were taken for identification and record purposes before the birds were released back into the wild without any harm. Some of these photographs are shown in the bird's information pages.


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(New Bird information pages are being added regularly)

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Page 1 : Red-throated Diver - Common Crane

English Name Maltese Name Scientific Name Status
Red-Throated Diver
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Black-necked Grebe
Cory's (Scopoli's) Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Yelkouan Shearwater
Balearic Shearwater
Mediterranean Storm Petrel
Leach's Storm Petrel
Northern Gannet
Pygmy Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Shag
White Pelican
Great Bittern
Little Bittern
Night Heron
Squacco Heron
Cattle Egret
Western Reef Heron
Little Egret
Great White Egret
Grey Heron
Purple Heron
Black Stork
White Stork
Glossy Ibis
Eurasian Spoonbill
Greater Flamingo
Mute Swan
Bean Goose
White-Fronted Goose
Greylag Goose
Red-Breasted Goose
Egyptian Goose
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Eurasian Wigeon
Falcated Duck
Gadwall
Baikal Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Eurasian Teal
Mallard
Pintail
Garganey
Shoveler
Marbled Teal
Red Crested Pochard
Common Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Common Scotter
Common Goldeneye
Smew
Red-Breasted Merganser
Goosander
White-Headed Duck
Honey Buzzard
Black Kite
Red Kite
White -Tailed Eagle
Egyptian Vulture
Griffon Vulture
Short-toed Eagle
Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Common Buzzard
Long Legged Buzzard
Rough Legged Buzzard
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Golden Eagle
Booted Eagle
Osprey
Lesser Kestrel
Common Kestrel
American Kestrel
Red-footed Falcon
Merlin
Hobby
Eleonora's Falcon
Sooty Falcon
Lanner Falcon
Saker Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Barbary Falcon
Common Quail
Water Rail
Spotted Crake
Little Crake
Baillon's Crake
Corn Crake
Striped Crake
Moorhen
Allen's Gallinule
American Purple Gallinule
Purple Gallinule
Common Coot
Red-Knobbed Coot
Common Crane
Bughaddas
Blongun Zghir
Blongun Prim
Blongun Sekond
Ciefa
Garnija Sewda
Garnija tal-Atlantiku
Garnija
Garnija tal-Baleariku
Kangu ta' Filfla
Kangu tal-Atlantiku
Sula
Margun Zghir
Margun
Margun tat-Toppu
Pellikan
Kappun
Russett tas-Sigar
Kwakka
Agrett Isfar
Agrett tal-Bhejjem
Agrett tax-Xatt
Agrett Abjad
Russett Abjad
Russet Griz
Russett Ahmar
Cikonja Sewda
Cikonja Bajda
Velleran
Paletta
Fjamingu
Cinju
Wizza tal-Ful
Wizza tal-Maskra
Wizza Griza
Wizza Hamra
Wizza ta' l-Egittu
Kuluvert Ahmar
Kuluvert tas-Salib
Silfjun Ewropej
Silfjun Asjatiku
Kuluvert Griz
Sarsella tas-Siberja
Sarsella tal-Gewnah Ikhal
Sarsella
Kuluvert
Silfjun
Sarsella Hamra
Palettuna
Sarsella Mnaqqxa
Brajmla Prima
Brajmla
Brajmla Hamra
Brajmla tat-Toppu
Brajmla Rasha Sewda
Brajmla Sewda
Brajmla ta' l-Ghajn
Serra Bajda
Serra
Serra Prima
Brajmla Rasha Bajda
Kuccarda
Astun Iswed
Astun Ahmar
Ajkla tal-Bahar
Avultun Abjad
Avultun Prim
Ajkla Bajda
Baghdan Ahmar
Baghadan Ikhal
Baghdan Abjad
Baghadan Griz
Sparvier
Kuccarda Prima
Kuccarda Hamra
Kuccarda tal-Kalzetti
Ajkla tat-Tikek
Ajkla Rjali
Ajkla tal-Kalzetti
Arpa
Spanjulett Sekond
Spanjulett
Spanjulett Amerikan
Zumbrell
Seqer ta' Denbu
Seqer tal-Hannieqa
Bies tar-Regina
Zumbrell Gharbi
Bies tad-Dezert
Bies tal-Lvant
Bies
Bies ta' Barbarija
Summiena
Gallozz tax-Xitwa
Gallozz tat-Tikek
Gallozz Zghir
Gallozz Tal-Faxxi
Gallozz Ahmar
Gallozz ta' l-Istrixxi
Gallozz Iswed
Gallozz ta' l-Afrika
Gallozz ta' l-Amerika
Gallozz Prim
Tigiega tal-Bahar
Tigiega tat-Toppu
Grawwa
Gavia stellata
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Podiceps cristatus
Podiceps nigricollis
Calonectris diomedea
Puffinus griseus
Puffinius Puffinus
Puffinus Yelkouan
Puffinus mauretanicus
Hydrobates melitensis
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Morus bassanus
Phalacrocorax pygmaeus
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Botaurus stellaris
Ixobrychus minutus
Nycticorax nycticorax
Ardeola ralloides
Bubulcus ibis
Egretta gularis
Egretta garzetta
Ardea alba
Ardea cinerea
Ardea purpurea
Ciconia nigra
Ciconia ciconia
Plegadis falcinellus
Platalea leucorodia
Phoenicopterus roseus
Cygnus olor
Anser fabalis
Anser albifrons
Anser anser
Branta ruficollis
Alopochen aegyptiacus
Tadorna ferruginea
Tadorna tadorna
Anas penelope
Anas falcata
Anas strepera
Anas formosa
Anas discors
Anas crecca
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas acuta
Anas querquedula
Anas clypeata
Marmaronetta angustirostris
Netta rufina
Aythya ferina
Aythya nyroca
Aythya fuligula
Aythya marila
Melanitta nigra
Bucephala clangula
Mergellus albellus
Mergus serrator
Mergus merganser
Oxyura leucocephala
Pernis apivorus
Milvus migrans
Milvus milvus
Haliaeetus albicilla
Neophron percnopterus
Gyps fulvus
Circaetus gallicus
Circus aeruginosus
Circus cyaneus
Circus macrourus
Circus pygargus
Accipiter nisus
Buteo buteo
Buteo rufinus
Buteo lagopus
Aquila pomarina
Aquila chrysaetos
Aquila pennatus
Pandion haliaetus
Falco naumanni
Falco tinnunculus
Falco sparverius
Falco vespertinus
Falco columbarius
Falco subbuteo
Falco eleonorae
Falco concolor
Falco biarmicus
Falco cherrug
Falco peregrinus
Falco pelegrinoides
Coturnix coturnix
Rallus aquaticus
Porzana porzana
Porzana parva
Porzana pusilla
Crex crex
Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
Gallinula chloropus
Porphyrio alleni
Porphyrio martinica
Porphyrio porphyrio
Fulica atra
Fulica cristata
Grus grus
Very Rare
Scarce, Scarce Breeder
Scarce
Regular
Common, Common Summer Breeder
Very Rare
Very Rare
Common, Regular Breeder
Very Rare
Common, Regular Breeder
Very Rare
Regular
Very Rare
Regular
Very Rare
Very Rare
Scarce
Regular, Rare Breeder
Common
Regular
Rare
Very Rare
Common, Very Rare Breeder
Very Scarce
Regular
Regular
Rare
Rare
Very Scarce
Very Scarce
Scarce
Very Rare
Very Rare
Very Rare
Rare
Very Rare
Very Rare
Very Rare
Scarce
Regular
Very Rare
Very Scarce
Very Rare
Very Rare
Regular
Scarce
Regular
Regular
Regular
Very Rare
Very Rare
Scarce
Scarce
Very Rare
Very Rare
Very Rare
Very Rare
Very Rare
Very Scarce
Very Rare
Very Rare
Common
Regular
Rare
Very Rare
Rare
Very Rare
Very Scarce
Common
Rare
Scarce
Regular
Regular
Very Scarce
Very Rare
Very Rare
Very Scarce
Very Rare
Very Scarce
Regular
Regular
Common, Rare Breeder
Very Rare
Scarce
Very Scarce
Common
Scarce
Very Rare
Very Rare
Rare
Very Scarce, Rare Breeder
Very Rare
Regular
Regular
Scarce
Scarce
Rare
Very Scarce
Very Rare
Regular, Regular Breeder
Very Rare
Very Rare
Very Rare
Scarce, Rare Breeder
Very Rare
Scarce

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