Animals of Malta

69 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Malta on GBIF: 53 birds, 7 insects & other invertebrates, 7 sharks & fish, 2 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 69 animals by group

Birds of prey 4

• Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Eurasian hobby Falco subbuteo
• European honey buzzard Pernis apivorus
• Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus

Ducks, geese & swans 1

• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 7

• Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
• Little stint Calidris minuta
• Mediterranean gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
• Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
• Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis

Seabirds, divers & grebes 2

• Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
• Scopoli's shearwater Calonectris diomedea

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 4

• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian coot Fulica atra
• Grey heron Ardea cinerea
• Little egret Egretta garzetta

Pigeons & doves 3

• Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
• European turtle dove Streptopelia turtur
• Rock dove Columba livia

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 3

• Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
• European bee-eater Merops apiaster

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

• Common swift Apus apus

Songbirds & perching birds 28

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
• Cetti's warbler Cettia cetti
• Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
• Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
• Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
• Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
• Eurasian chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
• Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis
• Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus
• European pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
• European robin Erithacus rubecula
• European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
• Garden warbler Sylvia borin
• Greater short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla
• Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
• Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Sand martin Riparia riparia
• Song thrush Turdus philomelos
• Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
• Tree pipit Anthus trivialis
• Western house martin Delichon urbicum
• Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
• Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
• White wagtail Motacilla alba
• Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
• Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1

• Common chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Turtles & tortoises 1

• Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta

Bony fish 7

• Diplodus sargus Diplodus sargus
• Epinephelus marginatus Epinephelus marginatus
• Flying gurnard Dactylopterus volitans
• Mediterranean moray Muraena helena
• Saddled seabream Oblada melanura
• Salema porgy Sarpa salpa
• Scorpaena scrofa Scorpaena scrofa

Bees, wasps & ants 1

• Oriental hornet Vespa orientalis

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 1

• American cockroach Periplaneta americana

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 1

• Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 1

• Pachygrapsus marmoratus Pachygrapsus marmoratus

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

• Common octopus Octopus vulgaris

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 1

• Pelagia noctiluca Pelagia noctiluca

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1

• Arbacia lixula Arbacia lixula

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.