Swans, Geese & Ducks

English name

Maltese name

Scientific binomen

Qualifier

Source

BOTMI

BLM

BOM

Mute Swan

Barnacle Goose

Red-breasted Goose

Bar-headed Goose

Pink-footed Goose

Greylag Goose

Taiga Bean Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Egyptian Goose

Common Eider

Common Scoter

Common Goldeneye

Smew

Goosander

Red-breasted Merganser

Greater Scaup

Falcated Duck

Blue-winged Teal

Baikal Teal

Marbled Duck

White-headed Duck

Ċinju

Wiżża tal-Koċċli

Wiżża Ħamra

Wiżża tal-Indja

Wiżża Saqajha Roża

Wiżża Griża

Wiżża tal-Ful

Wiżża tal-Maskra Bajda

Wiżża tal-Eġittu

Ajder

Borka Sewda

Brajmla tal-Għajn

Serra Bajda

Serra Prima

Serra

Kuluvert tas-Salib

Kuluvert Aħmar

Brajmla tat-Toppu Aħmar

Brajmla

Brajmla t'Għajna Bajda

Brajmla tat-Toppu

Brajmla Rasha Sewda

Sarsella Ħamra

Palettuna

Silfjun Asjatiku

Kuluvert Griż

Silfjun Ewropew

Kuluvert

Silfjun

Sarsella

Sarsella tal-Ġewnaħ Ikħal

Brajmla tas-Siberja

Sarsella Mnaqqxa

Brajmla Rasha Bajda

Cygnus olor

Branta leucopsis

Branta ruficollis

Anser indicus

Anser brachyrhynchus

Anser anser

Anser fabalis

Anser albifrons

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Somateria mollissima

Melanitta nigra

Bucephala clangula

Mergellus albellus

Mergus merganser

Mergus serrator

Tadorna tadorna

Tadorna ferruginea

Netta rufina

Aythya ferina

Aythya nyroca

Aythya fuligula

Aythya marila

Spatula querquedula

Spatula clypeata

Mareca falcata

Mareca strepera

Mareca penelope

Anas platyrhynchos

Anas acuta

Anas crecca

Anas discors

Sibirionetta formosa

Marmaronetta angustirostris

Oxyura leucocephala

Very rare

Hypothetical

Vagrant

Hypothetical

Very rare

Hypothetical

Vagrant

Very scarce

Fairly common

Vagrant

Scarce

Very rare

Vagrant

Fairly common

Hypothetical

Very Scarce

Scarce

Very scarce

Scarce

Fairly common

Hypothetical

Very rare

Vagrant

x

Loons

Red-throated Loon

Black-throated Loon

Bugħaddas tal-Maltemp
Bugħaddas Iswed tal-Maltemp

Gavia stellata

Gavia arctica

Vagrant

x

Auks

Atlantic Puffin

Razorbill

Little Auk

Common Murre

Purċinell tal-Baħar

Mus tal-Baħar

Pulċinell Żgħir

Mus Munqaru Rqiq

Fratercula arctica

Alca torda

Alle alle

Uria aalge

Very rare

Vagrant

x

Gannets

Northern Gannet

Brown Booby

Sula
Sula Kannellija

Cormorants

Pygmy Cormorant

European Shag

Great Cormorant

Margun Żgħir

Margun tat-Toppu

Margun

Morus bassanus

Sula leucogaster

Scarce

Vagrant

x

Microcarbo pygmaeus

Phalacrocorax aristotelis

Phalacrocorax carbo

Vagrant

Fairly common

x

Skuas

Skua Denbha Twil

Skua tal-Artiku

Skua ta' Denbha

Skua Kbira

Stercorarius longicaudus

Stercorarius parasiticus

Stercorarius pomarinus

Stercorarius skua

Vagrant

Very scarce

x

Gulls & Terns

Black-legged Kittiwake

Sabine's Gull

Laughing Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

European Herring Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Caspian Gull

Glaucous Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Roseate Tern

Arctic Tern

Royal Tern

Gawwija tal-Ingilterra

Gawwija tat-Tandra

Gawwija Munqarha Rqiq

Gawwija ta' Bonaparti

Gawwija Rasha Kannella

Gawwija Żgħira

Gawwija Amerikana

Gawwija tal-Kanada

Gawwija Rasha Sewda

Gawwija tal-Gżejjer

Gawwija Imperjali

Gawwija Sekonda

Gawwija Daharha Iswed

Gawwija Prima Saqajha Roża

Gawwija Prima

Gawwija tal-Kaspju

Gawwija Bajda

Gawwija Baħrija

Ċirlewwa Żgħira

Ċirlewwa Munqarha Oħxon

Ċirlewwa prima

Ċirlewwa bil-Mustaċċi

Ċirlewwa tal-Ġewnaħ Abjad

Ċirlewwa Sewda

Ċirlewwa Roża

Ċirlewwa tal-Baħar

Ċirlewwa tal-Artiku

Ċirlewwa tal-Libja

Ċirlewwa tax-Xitwa

Ċirlewwa Rjali

Rissa tridactyla

Xema sabini

Chroicocephalus genei

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Leucophaeus atricilla

Leucophaeus pipixcan

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

Ichthyaetus audouinii

Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

Larus canus

Larus fuscus

Larus argentatus

Larus michahellis

Larus cachinnans

Larus hyperboreus

Larus marinus

Sternula albifrons

Gelochelidon nilotica

Hydroprogne caspia

Chlidonias hybrida

Chlidonias leucopterus

Chlidonias niger

Sterna dougallii

Sterna hirundo

Sterna paradisaea

Thalasseus bengalensis

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Sterna maxima albididorsalis

Rare

Hypothetical

Scarce

Vagrant

Common

Very scarce

Hypothetical

Vagrant

Common

Scarce

Vagrant

Rare

Fairly common

Vagrant

Common

Very scarce

Vagrant

Hypothetical

Very rare

Very scarce

Very rare

Fairly common

Vagrant

Very rare

Vagrant

Common

Hypothetical

x

Petrels & Shearwaters

Mediterrenean Storm Petrel

Leach's Storm Petrel
Swinhoe's Storm Petrel

Scopoli's Shearwater

Cory's Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

Great Shearwater

Manx Shearwater

Balearic Shearwater

Yelkouan Shearwater

Kanġu ta' Filfla

Kanġu tal-Atlantiku

Kanġu ta' Lvant

Ċiefa

Ċiefa Kbira

Garnija Sewda

Ċiefa tal-Atlantiku

Garnija tal-Atlantiku

Garnija Balearika

Garnija tal-Mediterran

Hydrobates pelagicus melitensis

Hydrobates leucorhous

Oceanodroma monorhis

Calonectris diomedea

Calonectris borealis

Puffinus grisea

Ardenna gravis

Puffinus puffinus

Puffinus mauretanicus

Puffinus yelkouan

Common

Vagrant

Common

Vagrant

Hypothetical

Vagrant

Common

x

Flamingos

Greater Falmingo

Fjamingu

Phoenicopterus roseus

Scarce

x

Pelicans

Great White Pelican

Pellikan

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Vagrant

x

Spoonbills & Ibises

Eurasian Spoonbill

Northern Bald Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Paletta

Velleran Qargħi

Velleran

Platalea leucorodia

Geronticus eremita

Plegadis falcinellus

Very scarce

Vagrant

Very scarce

x

Grebes

Little Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Blonġun Żgħir

Blonġun Aħmar

Blonġun Prim

Blonġun Sekond

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Podiceps grisegena

Podiceps cristatus

Podiceps nigricollis

Very scarce

Hypothetical

Scarce

Fairly common

x

Oystercatchers

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Gallina tal-Baħar

Haematopus ostralegus

Very scarce

x

Avocets & Stilts

Pied Avocet

Black-winged Stilt

Xifa

Fras-Servjent

Recurvirostra avosetta

Himantopus himantopus

Very scarce

Fairly common

x

Bitterns, Herons & Egrets

Eurasian Bittern

Little Bittern

Dwarf Bittern

Black-crowned Night Heron

Western Reef Heron

Kappun

Russett tas-Siġar

Russett Nanu

Kwakka

Agrett Isfar

Agrett tax-Xatt

Russett Griż

Russett Aħmar

Russett Abjad

Agrett tal-Bhejjem

Agrett Abjad

Botaurus stellaris

Ixobrychus minutus

Ixobrychus sturmii

Nycticorax nycticorax

Ardeola ralloides

Egretta gularis gularis

Ardea cinerea

Ardea purpurea

Ardea alba

Bubulcus ibis

Egretta garzetta

Very scarce

Scarce

Vagrant

Fairly common

Scarce

Vagrant

Common

Fairly common

Very scarce

Scarce

Common

x

Whimbrels, Curlews, Sandpipers & Snipes

Eurasian Whimbrel

Eurasian Curlew

Slender-billed Curlew

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Upland Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper

Long-billed Dowitcher

Lesser Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs

Red-necked Phalarope

Grey Phalarope

Gurlin Żgħir

Gurlin

Gurlin Munqaru Rqiq

Girwiel Denbu bl-Istrixxi

Girwiel Prim

Monakella Imperjali

Girwiel Saqajha Qosra

Girwiel

Begazzina ta' Munqarha

Begazzina Ħamra

Tertuxa Griża

Pispisella Bajda

Begazzina tat-Tizz

Begazzina tan-Nord

Tertuxa

Girwiel Amerikan

Begazzina Amerikana

Pluverott ta' Denbu

Begazzina tal-Punent

Girwiel Munqaru Twil

Begazzina tax-Xifa

Begazzina tar-Rokka

Swejda

Ċewċewwa Amerikana

Ċuvett

Ċewċewwa

Ċewċewwa Kbira

Pluverott

Pespus tal-Baħar

Ċewċewwa żgħira

Baruża

Baruża Griża

Gallina

Bekkaċċ ta' Mejju

Bekkaċċ

Ċinkonja

Numenius phaeopus

Numenius arquata

Numenius tenuirostris

Limosa lapponica

Limosa limosa

Arenaria interpres

Calidris canutus

Calidris pugnax

Calidris falcinellus

Calidris ferruginea

Calidris temminckii

Calidris alba

Calidris alpina

Calidris maritima

Calidris minuta

Calidris subruficollis

Calidris melanotos

Bartramia longicauda

Actitis macularius

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Xenus cinereus

Actitis hypoleucos

Tringa ochropus

Tringa flavipes

Tringa erythropus

Tringa nebularia

Tringa melanoleuca

Tringa totanus

Tringa glareola

Tringa stagnatilis

Phalaropus lobatus

Phalaropus fulicarius

Scolopax rusticola

Gallinago media

Gallinago gallinago

Lymnocryptes minimus

Scarce

Very scarce

Vagrant

Rare

Very scarce

Very rare

Fairly common

Vagrant

Scarce

Very Scarce

Very scarce

Fairly common

Vagrant

Fairly common

Vagrant

Common

Scarce

Hypothetical

Rare

Scarce

Hypothetical

Very scarce

Fairly common

Very scarce

Vagrant

Fairly common

Rare

Fairly common

Scarce

x

Plovers

Grey Plover

Eurasian Golden Plover

Pacific Golden Plover

Eurasian Dotterel

Common Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Spur-winged Lapwing

Sociable Lapwing

White-tailed Lapwing

Northern Lapwing

Caspian Plover

Greater Sand Plover

Kentish Plover

Pluviera Griża

Pluviera

Pluviera Żgħira

Birwina

Monakella Prima

Monakella

Venewwa tal-Ixpruni

Venewwa tal-Qtajja'

Venewwa Denbha Abjad

Venewwa

Birwina tal-Asja

Birwina tad-Deżert

Monakella Saqajha Suwed

Pluvialis squatarola

Pluvialis apricaria

Pluvialis fulva

Charadrius morinellus

Charadrius hiaticula

Charadrius dubius

Vanellus spinosus

Vanellus gregarius

Vanellus leucurus

Vanellus vanellus

Charadrius asiaticus

Charadrius leschenaultii

Charadrius alexandrinus

Very scarce

Fairly common

Vagrant

Scarce

Fairly common

Vagrant

Scarce

Vagrant

Very scarce

x

Rails, Crakes & Coots

Striped Crake

Western Swamphen

Allen's Gallinule

Purple Gallinule

Common Moorhen

Red-knobbed Coot

Common Coot

Gallozz tax-Xitwa

Gallozz Aħmar

Gallozz tat-Tikki

Gallozz Żgħir

Gallozz tal-Faxxi

Gallozz Afrikan

Faġan tal-Baħar

Faġan tal-Baħar Afrikan

Faġan tal-Baħar Amerikan

Gallozz Iswed

Tiġieġa tat-Toppu

Tiġieġa tal-Baħar

Rallus aquaticus

Crex crex

Porzana porzana

Zapornia parva

Zapornia pusilla

Aenigmatolimnas marginalis

Porphyrio porphyrio

Porphyrio alleni

Porphyrio martinica

Gallinula chloropus

Fulica cristata

Fulica atra

Scarce

Rare

Scarce

Very scarce

Rare

Vagrant

Very rare

Hypothetical

Common

Vagrant

Scarce

x

Pigeons & Doves

Oriental Turtle Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove

African Collared Dove

Laughing dove

Tudun tal-Ġebel

Tudun tas-Siġar

Tudun

Gamiema

Gamiema tal-Orjent

Gamiema tal-Kullar

Ħamiema tal-Barr

Gamiema tal-Ilwien

Columba livia

Columba oenas

Columba palumbus

Streptopelia turtur

Streptopelia orientalis

Streptopelia decaocto

Streptopelia roseogrisea

Spilopelia senegalensis

Fairly common

Very rare

Very scarce

Fairly common

Vagrant

Fairly common

Introduced

Rare

x

Sandgrouse

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

Spotted Sandgrouse

Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Ganga

Ganga Mtektka

Ganga ta' Spanja

Pterocles alchata

Pterocles senegallus

Pterocles orientalis

Vagrant

x

Pheasants, Fowls & Allies

Common Quail

Chukar Partridge

Summiena

Ċukar

Coturnix coturnix

Alectoris chukar

Fairly common

Introduced

x

Bustards

Little Bustard

Great Bustard

African Houbara

Pitarra

Pitarrun

Għubara

Tetrax tetrax

Otis tarda

Chlamydotis undulata

Very rare

Vagrant

x

Stone-Curlews

Eurasian Stone-curlew

Tellerita

Burhinus oedicnemus

Scarce

x

Coursers & Pratincoles

Cream-coloured Courser

Collared Pratincole

Nankina

Perniċotta

Cursorius cursor

Glareola pratincola

Very rare

x

Nightjars

Red-necked Nightjar

European Nightjar

Egyptian Nightjar

Common Nighthawk

Buqrajq Aħmar

Buqrajq

Buqrajq Abjad

Buqrajq Amerikan

Caprimulgus ruficollis

Caprimulgus europaeus

Caprimulgus aegyptius

Chordeiles minor

Vagrant

Fairly common

Very rare

Vagrant

x

Cuckoos

Clamator glandarius

Coccyzus americanus

Cuculus canorus

Sultan il-Gamiem tat-Toppu

Kuku' Munqaru Isfar

Sultan il-Gamiem

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Common Cuckoo

Very scarce

Vagrant

Fairly common

x

Cranes

Demoiselle Crane

Common Crane

Damiġella

Grawwa

Grus virgo

Grus grus

Vagrant

Scarce

x

Storks

Black Stork

White Stork

Ċikonja Sewda

Ċikonja Bajda

Ciconia nigra

Ciconia ciconia

Very scarce

x

Osprey

Arpa

Pandion haliaetus

Scarce

x

Kites, Buzzards, Hawks, Eagles & Vultures

Red Kite

Black Kite

Brahminy Kite

Black-winged Kite

Swallow-tailed Kite

European Honey Buzzard

Crested Honey Buzzard

Rough-legged Buzzard

Common Buzzard

--> ssp. Steppe Buzzard

Long-legged Buzzard

Western Marsh Harrier

Short-toed Snake Eagle

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Greater Spotted Eagle

Steppe Eagle

Eastern Imperial Eagle

Golden Eagle

Bonelli's Eagle

Booted Eagle

White-tailed Eagle

Egyptian Vulture

Hooded Vulture

Griffon Vulture

Astun Aħmar

Astun Iswed

Astun Rasu Bajda

Astun Abjad

Astun Amerikan

Kuċċarda

Kuċċarda Orjentali

Kuċċarda tal-Kalzetti

Kuċċarda Prima

Kuċċarda Prima Ħamranija

Kuċċarda Saqajha Twal

Bagħdan Aħmar

Bagħdan Ikħal

Bagħdan Abjad

Bagħdan Irmiedi

Sparvier tal-Lvant

Sparvier

Ajkla Bajda

Ajkla tat-Tikki

Ajkla tar-Russja

Ajkla tal-Isteppa

Ajkla Imperjali

Ajkla Rjali

Ajkla tal-Mediterran

Ajkla tal-Kalzetti

Ajkla tad-Denb Abjad

Avultun Abjad

Avultun tal-Barnuża

Avultun Prim

Milvus milvus

Milvus migrans

Haliastur Indus

Elanus caeruleus

Elanoides forficatus

Pernis apivorus

Pernis ptilorhynchus

Buteo lagopus

Buteo buteo

Buteo buteo vulpinus

Buteo rufinus

Circus aeruginosus

Circus cyaneus

Circus macrourus

Circus pygargus

Accipiter brevipes

Accipiter nisus

Circaetus gallicus

Clanga pomarina

Clanga clanga

Aquila nipalensis

Aquila heliaca

Aquila chrysaetos

Aquila fasciata

Hieraaetus pennatus

Haliaeetus albicilla

Neophron percnopterus

Necrosyrtes monachus

Gyps fulvus

Very rare

Scarce

Hypothetical

Vagrant

Hypothetical

Fairly common

Vagrant

Very scarce

Very rare

Vagrant

Fairly common

Rare

Scarce

Fairly common

Very rare

Scarce

Very scarce

Rare

Vagrant

Hypothetical

Vagrant

Hypothetical

Very scarce

Vagrant

Rare

Hypothetical

Vagrant

x

Falcons

American Kestrel

Amur Falcon

Lanner

--> ssp. Barbary Falcon

Spanjulett Sekond

Spanjulett Amerikan

Żumbrell

Seqer t'Amur

Żumbrell Għarbi

Bies tar-Reġina

Seqer ta' Denbu

Seqer tal-Ħannieqa

Bies Rasu Qastnija

Bies Rasu Bajda

Bies

Bies ta' Barbarja

Falco naumanni

Falco tinnunculus

Falco sparverius

Falco vespertinus

Falco eamurensis

Falco concolor

Falco eleonorae

Falco columbarius

Falco subbuteo

Falco biarmicus

Falco cherrug

Falco peregrinus

Falco peregrinus pelegrinoides

Fairly common

Vagrant

Scarce

Vagrant

Scarce

Very scarce

Fairly common

Vagrant

Very rare

Very scarce

Vagrant

x

Barn Owls

Western Barn Owl

Barbaġann

Tyto alba

Rare

x

Owls

Eurasian Eagle Owl

Kokka tat-Tikki

Kokka tas-Siġar

Kokka tal-Qrun

Kokka tax-Xagħri

Kokka Imperjali

Athene noctua

Otus scops

Asio otus

Asio flammeus

Bubo bubo

Vagrant

Scarce

Very scarce

Fairly common

Hypothetical

x

Hoopoes

Eurasian Hoopoe

Daqquqa tat-Toppu

Upopa epops

Fairly common

x

Woodpeckers

Eurasian Wryneck

European Green Woodpecker

Bulebbiet

Bulebbiet Aħdar

Jynx torquilla

Picus viridis

Fairly common

Hypothetical

x

Bee-Eaters

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

European Bee-eater

Qerd in-Naħal Aħdar

Qerd in-Naħal

Merops persicus

Merops apiaster

Very rare

Fairly common

x

Rollers

European Roller

Farruġ

Coracias garrulus

Scarce

x

Kingfishers

Common Kingfisher

Għasfur ta' San Martin

Alcedo atthis

Common

x

Orioles

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Tajra Safra

Oriolus oriolus

Fairly common

x

Crows & Jays

Ċawla Munqarha Aħmar

Sultan iċ-Ċawl

Ċawla Dumnikana

Ċawla

Korvu

Għarb

Ċawlun

Ċawlun Griż

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Garrulus glandarius

Pica pica

Coloeus monedula

Corvus frugilegus

Corvus corax

Corvus corone

Corvus cornix

Vagrant

Very rare

Vagrant

x

Starlings

Brahminy Starling

Rosy Starling

Common Starling

Spotless Starling

Superb Starling

Sturnella tal-Parrokka

Sturnella Roża

Sturnella

Sturnella Sewda

Sturnell Afrikan

Sturnia pagodarum

Pastor roseus

Sturnus vulgaris

Sturnus unicolor

Lamprotornis superbus

Hypothetical

Rare

Fairly common

Vagrant

Hypothetical

x

Shrikes

Brown Shrike

Red-backed Shrike

Red-tailed Shrike

Daurian Shrike

Lesser Grey Shrike

Iberian Grey Shrike

Great Grey Shrike

Woodchat Shrike

Masked Shrike

Kaċċamendula Kannellija

Kaċċamendula Ħamra

Kaċċamendula Denbha Aħmar

Kaċċamendula Iżabellina

Kaċċamendula Griża

Kaċċamendula Balearika

Kaċċamendula Griża Kbira

Kaċċamendula

Kaċċamendula tal-Maskra

Lanius cristatus

Lanius collurio

Lanius phoenicuroides

Lanius isabellinus

Lanius minor

Lanius meridionalis

Lanius excubitor

Lanius senator

Lanius nubicus

Vagrant

Very scarce

Vagrant

Rare

Vagrant

Rare

Fairly common

Vagrant

x

Larks

Greater Hoopoe Lark

Thick-billed Lark

Bar-tailed Lark

Bimaculated Lark

Calandra Lark

Greater Short-toed Lark

Lesser Short-toed Lark

Woodlark

White-winged Lark

Eurasian Skylark

Crested Lark

Shorelark

Temminck's Lark

Black Lark

Dupont's Lark

Alwetta Bumunqar

Kalandra Bumunqar

Alwetta Qastnija

Kalandra tal-Lvant

Kalandra

Bilbla

Bilbla Sekonda

Ċuqlajta

Kalandra tal-Ġewnaħ Abjad

Alwetta

Ċuqlajta tat-Toppu

Alwetta Safra

Alwetta tal-Qrun

Kalandra Sewda

Kalandra tad-Deżert

Alaemon alaudipes

Rhamphocoris clotbey

Ammomanes cinctura

Melanocorypha bimaculata

Melanocorypha calandra

Calandrella brachydactyla

Alaudala rufescens

Lullula arborea

Alauda leucoptera

Alauda arvensis

Galerida cristata

Eremophila flava

Eremophila bilofa

Melanocorypha yeltoniensis

Chersophilus duponti

Very rare

Vagrant

Rare

Fairly common

Very rare

Scarce

Vagrant

Fairly common

Vagrant

x

Swallows & Martins

Pale Rock Martin

Ħawwiefa

Reġina tal-Ħuttaf

Ħuttafa

Ħawwiefa tal-Blat

Ħawwiefa Griża

Ħawwiefa tax-Xtut

Delichon urbicum

Cecropis daurica

Hirundo rustica

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Ptyonoprogne obsoleta

Riparia riparia

Fairly common

Scarce

Fairly common

Very rare

Vagrant

Fairly common

x

Swifts

White-throated Needletail

White-rumped Swift

Rundun tal-Labar

Rundun ta' Żaqqu Bajda

Rundun tal-Ħawwief

Rundun Żgħir

Rundun Kannelli

Rundun

Hirundapus caudacutus

Tachymarptis melba

Apus Caffer

Apus affinis

Apus pallidus

Apus apus

Vagrant

Scarce

Vagrant

Fairly common

x

Thrushes

White's Thrush

Siberian Thrush

Tickell's Thrush

Ring Ouzel

Common Blackbird

Eyebrowed Thrush

Naumann's Thrush

Dusky Thrush

Black-throated Thrush

Malvizzun Dehbi

Malvizz tas-Siberja

Malvizz Irmiedi

Malvizz tas-Sidra Bajda

Malvizz Iswed

Malvizz tan-Nord

Malvizz Qastni

Malvizz t'Għonqu Abjad

Malvizzun tas-Sidra Sewda

Malvizzun tal-Qtajja'

Malvizz

Żerżur

Malvizzun Prim

Zoothera aurea

Geokichla sibirica

Turdus unicolor

Turdus torquatus

Turdus merula

Turdus obscurus

Turdus anaumanni

Turdus eunomus

Turdus atrogularis

Turdus pilaris

Turdus philomelos

Turdus iliacus

Turdus viscivorus

Vagrant

Hypothetical

Very scarce

Fairly common

Vagrant

Hypothetical

Vagrant

Scarce

Fairly common

Scarce

Very scarce

x

Flycatchers

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush

Blue Rock Thrush

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin

European Robin

Thrush Nightingale

Common Nightingale

Bluethroat

Siberian Ruby Throat

Red-flanked Bluetail

Western Black Redstart

Siberian Stonechat

Seebohm's Wheatear

Western Black-eared Wheatear

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

Pied Wheatear

Black Wheatear

White-crowned Wheatear

Spotted Flycatcher

Red-breasted Flycatcher

Semi-collared Flycatcher

Collared Flycatcher

European Pied Flycatcher

Atlas Flycatcher

Ġanbublu

Merill

Rożinjol tax-Xagħri

Pitirross

Rożinjol Skur

Rożinjol

Rożinjol Ikħal

Rożinjol tas-Siberja

Ta' Dembu Ikħal

Kudirross Iswed

Kudirross

Kudirross Aħmar

Buċaqq tas-Silla

Buċaqq tas-Lvant

Buċaqq tax-Xitwa

Kuda

Kuda ta' Seebhom

Kuda Iżabellina

Kuda tad-Deżert

Kuda Dumnikana tal-Punent

Kuda Dumnikana

Kuda tal-Lvant

Kuda Sewda

Kuda Rasha Bajda

Żanżarell tat-Tikki

Żanżarell ta' Sidru Aħmar

Żanżarell tal-Lvant

Żanżarell tal-Kullar

Żanżarell Iswed

Żanżarell tal-Atlas

Monticola saxatilis

Monticola solitarius

Cercotrichas galactotes

Erithacus rubecula

Luscinia luscinia

Luscinia megarhynchos

Luscinia svecica

Calliope calliope

Tarsiger cyanurus

Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Phoenicurus moussieri

Saxicola rubetra

Saxicola maurus

Saxicola rubicola

Oenanthe oenanthe

Oenanthe seebohmi

Oenanthe isabellina

Oenanthe deserti

Oenanthe hispanica

Oenanthe melanoleuca

Oenanthe pleschanka

Oenanthe leucura

Oenanthe leucopyga

Muscicapa striata

Ficedula parva

Ficedula semitorquata

Ficedula albicollis

Ficedula hypoleuca

Ficedula speculigera

Very scarce

Common

Rare

Common

Vagrant

Fairly common

Rare

Vagrant

Fairly common

Rare

Fairly common

Vagrant

Fairly common

Vagrant

Scarce

Very rare

Fairly common

Vagrant

Common

Very scarce

Very rare

Fairly common

Vagrant

x

Vireos

Red-eyed Vireo

Virju t'Għajnu Ħamra

Vireo olivaceus

Vagrant

x

Warblers & allies

Cetti's Warbler

Zitting Cisticola

Common Grasshopper Warbler

River Warbler

Savi's Warbler

Greenish Warbler

Arctic Warbler

Pallas's Leaf Warbler

Yellow-browed Warbler

Hume's Leaf Warbler

Radde's Warbler

Dusky Warbler

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler

Western Bonelli's Warbler

Mountain Chiffchaff

Iberian Chiffchaff

Barred Warbler

Western Orphean Warbler

Eastern Orphean Warbler

African Desert Warbler

Asian Desert Warbler

Tristram's Warbler

Ménétrie's Warbler

Rüppell's Warbler

Sardinian Warbler

Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler

Eastern Subalpine Warbler

Marmora's Warbler

Booted Warbler

Western Olivaceous Warbler

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler

Icterine Warbler

Melodious Warbler

Great Reed Warbler

Paddyfield Warbler

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Marsh Warbler

Eurasian Reed Warbler

Aquatic Warbler

Sedge Warbler

Moustached Warbler

Bagħal tal-Għollieq

Bagħal tal-Imrewħa

Bagħal tal-Ġurati

Bagħal tax-Xmajjar

Bagħal Aħmar

Vjolin tar-Russja

Vjolin tal-Artiku

Vjolin ta' Pallas

Vjolin tal-Faxx

Vjolin ta' Hume

Vjolin ta' Radde

Vjolin Skur

Vjolin Bajdani tal-Lvant

Vjolin Bajdani tal-Punent

Vjolin Ħadrani

Vjolin tal-Muntanji

Vjolin tax-Xitwa

Vjolin tas-Siberja

Vjolin ta' Spanja

Vjolin Pastard

Kapinera

Bekkafik

Bekkafik tal-Istrixxi

Bekkafik t'Għajnu Bajda tal-Punent

Bekkafik t'Għajnu Bajda tal-Lvant

Bufula tas-Saħara

Bufula tad-Deżert

Bufula tat-Tuneżija

Bufula ta' Ménétries

Bufula tal-Pavalor

Bufula Sewda

Bufula ta' Moltoni

Bufula Passajra

Bekkafik Aħmar

Bekkafik Irmiedi

Bufula Ħamra

Bufula Griża

Bufula tax-Xagħri

Bufula tal-Qamar

Bufula tat-Toppu Aħmar

Bekkafik tal-Kalzetti

Bekkafik Griż tal-Punent

Bekkafik Griż

Bekkafik Isfar

Bekkafik tal-Għana

Bagħal Prim

Bagħal tas-Saqwi

Bagħal ta' Blyth

Bagħal tal-Għadajjar

Bagħal tal-Qasab

Bagħal tal-Qamar

Bagħal tas-Simar

Bagħal Qastni

Cettia cetti

Cisticola juncidis

Locustella naevia

Locustella fluviatilis

Locustella luscinioides

Phylloscopus trochiloides

Phylloscopus borealis

Phylloscopus proregulus

Phylloscopus inornatus

Phylloscopus humei

Phylloscopus schwarzi

Phylloscopus fuscatus

Phylloscopus orientalis

Phylloscopus bonelli

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Phylloscopus sindianus

Phylloscopus collybita

Phylloscopus tristis

Phylloscopus ibericus

Phylloscopus trochilus

Sylvia atricapilla

Sylvia borin

Sylvia nisoria

Sylvia hortensis

Sylvia crassirostris

Sylvia deserti

Sylvia nana

Sylvia deserticola

Sylvia mystacea

Sylvia ruppeli

Sylvia melanocephala

Sylvia subalpina

Sylvia cantillans

Sylvia communis

Sylvia curruca

Sylvia conspicillata

Sylvia sarda

Sylvia undata

Regulus regulus

Regulus ignicapilla

Iduna caligata

Iduna opaca

Iduna pallida

Hippolais icterina

Hippolais polyglotta

Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Acrocephalus agricola

Acrocephalus dumetorum

Acrocephalus palustris

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Acrocephalus paludicola

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Acrocephalus melanopogon

Common

Vagrant

Very scarce

Vagrant

Very scarce

Vagrant

Scarce

Fairly common

Vagrant

Fairly common

Very rare

Vagrant

Fairly common

Vagrant

Very rare

Common

Vagrant

Common

Fairly common

Very scarce

Scarce

Very rare

Rare

Scarce

Vagrant

Very rare

Rare

Fairly common

Vagrant

Scarce

Vagrant

Very rare

Fairly common

Vagrant

Fairly common

Scarce

x

Wallcreepers

Wallcreeper

Daqquqa tal-Ġebel

Tichodroma muraria

Vagrant

x

Wrens

Eurasian Wren

Bumistur

Troglodytes troglodytes

Rare

x

Tits

Ultramarine Tit

Eurasian Blue Tit

African Blue Tit

Great Tit

Eurasian Penduline Tit

Primavera Rasha Griża

Primavera

Primavera tat-Tuneżija

Fjorentin

Pendulin

Cyanistes ultramarinus

Cyanistes caeruleus

Cyanistes teneriffae

Parus major

Remiz pendulinus

Hypothetical

Vagrant

Very rare

x

Accentors

Alpine Accentor

Dunnock

Żiemel tal-Alpi

Żiemel

Prunella collaris

Prunella modularis

Very rare

Fairly common

x

Waxwing

Bohemian Waxwing

Sultan l-Isponsuni

Bombycilla garrulus

Vagrant

x

Dippers

White-throated Dipper

Għasfur tal-Ixmajjar

Cinclus cinclus

Vagrant

x

Wagtails & Pipits

Western Yellow Wagtail

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Blyth's Pipit

Eurasian Rock Pipit

Isfar

Isfar tal-Lvant

Zakak Rasu Safra

Zakak tad-Dell

Zakak Abjad

Bilblun Prim

Bilblun ta' Blyth

Bilblun

Diżż tal-Lvant

Diżż

Pespus

Diżż Aħmar

Diżż tal-Blat

Diżż tal-Ilma

Motacilla flava

Motacilla tschutschensis

Motacilla citreola

Motacilla cinerea

Motacilla alba

Anthus richardi

Anthus godlewskii

Anthus campestris

Anthus hodgsoni

Anthus trivialis

Anthus pratensis

Anthus cervinus

Anthus petrosus

Anthus spinoletta

Fairly common

Vagrant

Rare

Scarce

Fairly common

Rare

Hypothetical

Fairly Common

Very rare

Fairly common

Fairly Common

Vagrant

Very scarce

x

Finches

Eurasian Bullfinch

Mongolian Finch

Twite

Lesser Redpoll

Mealy Redpoll

Sponsun Selvaġġ

Sponsun

Għasfur taż-Żebbuġ

Bumunqar

Bugeddum

Trumbettier

Trumbettier tal-Mongolja

Verdun

Ġojjin

Ġojjin tat-Tramuntana

Ġojjin Rar

Bagħal ta' Ġojjin

Kruċjat

Gardell

Apparell

Ekru

Fringilla montifringilla

Fringilla coelebs

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Erythrina erythrina

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Bucanetes githagineus

Bucanetes mongolicus

Chloris chloris

Linaria cannabina

Linaria flavirostris

Acanthis cabaret

Acanthis flammea

Loxia curvirostra

Carduelis carduelis

Serinus serinus

Spinus spinus

Very scarce

Fairly common

Very rare

Vagrant

Very scarce

Vagrant

Fairly common

Hypothetical

Vagrant

Very rare

Very scarce

Scarce

Fairly common

x

Snowfinches

White-winged Snowfinch

Għammiel tas-Silġ

Montrifingilla nivalis

Vagrant

x

Old World Sparrows

Spanish Sparrow

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Yellow-throated Sparrow

Rock Sparrow

Għasfur tal-Bejt

Ġaħġaħ

Għasfur tal-Bejt Sidirtu Safra

Għammiel tal-Blat

Passer hispaniolensis

Passer montanus

Gymnoris xanthocollis

Petronia petronia

Common

Fairly common

Hypothetical

Vagrant

x

Buntings

White-throated Sparrow

Snow Bunting

Lapland Longspur

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Red-headed Bunting

Black-headed Bunting

Corn Bunting

Rock Bunting

Cretzschmar's Bunting

Pine Bunting

Yellow-breasted Bunting

Chestnut Bunting

Little Bunting

Rustic Bunting

Durrajsa Amerikana

Durrajsa Bajda

Durrajsa tan-Nord

Bumunqar Amerikan

Durrajsa Rasha Ħamra

Durrajsa Rasha Sewda

Durrajsa

Ortolan tal-Blat

Ortolan Rasu Blu

Ortolan

Ortolan Iswed

Durrajsa Safra

Durrajsa Rasha Bajda

Durrajsa tal-Qasab

Ortolan tal-Lvant

Durrajsa tal-Lvant

Durrajsa Qerqnija

Durrajsa Qastnija

Zonotrichia albicollis

Plectrophenax nivalis

Calcarius lapponicus

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Granativora bruniceps

Granativora melanocephala

Emberiza calandra

Emberiza cia

Emberiza caesia

Emberiza hortulana

Emberiza cirlus

Emberiza citrinella

Emberiza leucocephalos

Emberiza schoeniclus

Emberiza aureolus

Emberiza rutilus

Emberiza pusillus

Schoeniclus rusticus

Hypothetical

Very rare

Vagrant

Scarce

Vagrant

Rare

Very rare

Vagrant

Very scarce

Vagrant

Very scarce

Very rare

x

New World Blackbirds

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Bobolink

Vagrant

x

Bird Glossary

Sightings classification

Swans, Geese & Ducks

Loons

Auks

Gannets

Cormorants

Skuas

Gulls & Terns

Petrels & Shearwaters

Flamingos

Pelicans

Spoonbills & Ibises

Grebes

Oystercatchers

Avocets & Stilts

Bitterns, Herons & Egrets

Whimbrels, Curlews, Sandpipers & Snipes

Plovers

Rails, Crakes & Coots

Pigeons & Doves

Sandgrouse

Pheasants, Fowls & Allies

Bustards

Stone-Curlews

Coursers & Pratincoles

Nightjars

Cuckoos

Cranes

Storks

Osprey

Kites, Buzzards, Hawks, Eagles & Vultures

Falcons

Barn Owls

Owls

Hoopoes

Woodpeckers

Bee-Eaters

Rollers

Kingfishers

Orioles

Crows & Jays

Starlings

Shrikes

Larks

Swallows & Martins

Swifts

Thrushes

Flycatchers

Vireos

Warblers & allies

Wallcreepers

Wrens

Tits

Accentors

Waxwing

Dippers

Wagtails & Pipits

Finches

Snowfinches

Old World Sparrows

Buntings

New World Blackbirds