page_title: List of birds of Malta
section_title: Old World buntings
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Malta / Old World buntings
caption_attribution_description: Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra or Miliaria calandra) in Spain.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Malta. The avifauna of Malta include a total of 416 species. It lies on a major migration route and many species pass through during spring and autumn. Two have been introduced by humans. 23 species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Accidental species are included in the total species count for Malta.
  The following tag has been used to highlight accidentals. The commonly occurring native species are untagged. Birds that have been recorded breeding in Malta are also tagged.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Malta
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Malta as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Emberizidae
  The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.
  Black-headed bunting, Emberiza melanocephala (A)
  Corn bunting, Emberiza calandra
  Rock bunting, Emberiza cia (A)
  Cirl bunting, Emberiza cirlus (A)
  Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella (A)
  Pine bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos (A)
  Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana
  Cretzschmar's bunting, Emberiza caesia (A)
  Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
  Yellow-breasted bunting, Emberiza aureola (A)
  Little bunting, Emberiza pusilla (A)
  Rustic bunting, Emberiza rustica (A)
  Chestnut bunting, Emberiza rutila (A)
caption: Corn bunting
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