Malta bird checklist
283 bird species in 63 families have been recorded in Malta, according to eBird; about 268 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Malta right now
1White Wagtail
2Rock Pigeon
3Eurasian Collared-Dove
4Barn Swallow
5Gray Heron
6Spanish Sparrow
7Little Egret
8Yellow-legged Gull
9Mallard
10Western House-Martin
Malta bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Mute Swan
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Red-breasted Merganser
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Northern Bobwhite
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl
- Common Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Laughing Dove
Cuckoos
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Egyptian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Western Swamphen
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Eurasian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Collared Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Great Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Razorbill
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Slender-billed Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Audouin's Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Common Gull
- Caspian Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Northern Storm-Petrels
- European Storm-Petrel
- Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Cory's Shearwater
- Scopoli's Shearwater
- Yelkouan Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
Cormorants and Shags
- Great Cormorant
- European Shag
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Red Kite
- Black Kite
- Common Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Eleonora's Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Budgerigar
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Hooded Crow
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Eurasian Blue Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark
- Wood Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Temminck's Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Western Olivaceous Warbler
- Melodious Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Pale Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Western Bonelli's Warbler
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Iberian Chiffchaff
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Cetti's Warbler
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Western Orphean Warbler
- Rüppell's Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Moltoni's Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Spectacled Warbler
- Marmora's Warbler
- Dartford Warbler
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
- Common Firecrest
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Starlings
- European Starling
- Spotless Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Atlas Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Moussier's Redstart
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Western Black-eared Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- White-crowned Wheatear
Weavers and Allies
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
Accentors
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- Spanish Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Trumpeter Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Eurasian Linnet
- Red Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Island Canary
- Eurasian Siskin
Old World Buntings
- Corn Bunting
- Cirl Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
Most common birds in Malta
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Malta’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Western House-MartinDelichon urbicum
- Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
Largest bird families in Malta
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies23
- Old World Flycatchers23
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers19
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl13
- Sylviid Warblers and Allies13
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites13
- Wagtails and Pipits12
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies11
Reported in the last 30 days
98 species reported to eBird in Malta in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
White Wagtail, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Rock Pigeon, Spanish Sparrow, Gray Heron, Mallard, Little Egret, Yellow-legged Gull, Barn Swallow, Lesser Kestrel, Western House-Martin, Little Stint, Common Kingfisher, Sardinian Warbler, Willow Warbler, European Robin, Eurasian Moorhen, Eurasian Wryneck, Eurasian Blackcap, Cetti's Warbler, Eurasian Blackbird, Zitting Cisticola, Common Sandpiper, Spotted Flycatcher, Common Ringed Plover, Western Cattle-Egret, Black-winged Stilt, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Purple Heron, Eurasian Coot, Garden Warbler, Common Redstart, Osprey, Western Marsh Harrier, Eurasian Kestrel, Eurasian Hobby, Western Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, …
Get to know some of them
Little Stint
European Robin
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Blackcap
Common Kingfisher
Western Cattle-Egret
Eurasian Blackbird
Common Sandpiper
Black-winged Stilt
Common Ringed Plover
Purple Heron
Eurasian Coot
Western Marsh Harrier
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Western Yellow Wagtail
Black-headed Gull