Birds of Malta
Birds of Malta is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Malta
Europe
List of Common Birds
| 66% |
|
Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 43% |
|
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 37% |
|
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 33% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 28% |
|
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
| 26% |
|
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 23% |
|
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 20% |
|
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 19% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 17% |
|
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cetti Order: Passeriformes Family: Cettiidae |
| 16% |
|
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 16% |
|
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
| 15% |
|
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 14% |
|
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 14% |
|
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 14% |
|
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 13% |
|
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 13% |
|
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 12% |
|
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 12% |
|
Common Swift
Apus apus Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 11% |
|
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 9.8% |
|
Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 9.5% |
|
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 9.0% |
|
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 9.0% |
|
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 8.5% |
|
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 7.4% |
|
Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 7.3% |
|
Western House-Martin
Delichon urbicum Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.2% |
|
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 6.5% |
|
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 6.3% |
|
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.2% |
|
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Spectacled Warbler
Curruca conspicillata Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Scopoli's Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 5.1% |
|
Little Stint
Calidris minuta Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 4.9% |
|
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 4.7% |
|
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 4.7% |
|
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 4.1% |
|
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrix Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.7% |
|
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouinii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.6% |
|
European Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia turtur Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Curruca cantillans Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 3.3% |
|
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.2% |
|
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Dunlin
Calidris alpina Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Yelkouan Shearwater
Puffinus yelkouan Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.8% |
|
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae |
| 2.5% |
|
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 2.4% |
|
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Greater Whitethroat
Curruca communis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Dunnock
Prunella modularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Prunellidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Collared Flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Ruff
Calidris pugnax Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Goldcrest
Regulus regulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.3% |
|
Eurasian Linnet
Linaria cannabina Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.3% |
|
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Common Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 1.1% |
|
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Icterine Warbler
Hippolais icterina Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Eleonora's Falcon
Falco eleonorae Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.0% |
|
European Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis rufula Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
