Birds of Singapore

Every birds in the Wildlife of Singapore guide: 407 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Phasianidae

• King Quail Synoicus chinensis
• Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus

Anatidae

• Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
• Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
• Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
• Garganey Spatula querquedula
• Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
• Gadwall Mareca strepera
• Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
• Northern Pintail Anas acuta
• Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
• Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

Caprimulgidae

• Malaysian Eared Nightjar Lyncornis temminckii
• Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
• Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
• Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis

Hemiprocnidae

• Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis
• Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata

Apodidae

• Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis
• Black-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus maximus
• Germain's Swiftlet Aerodramus germani
• Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
• Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
• White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
• Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
• Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
• House Swift Apus nipalensis
• Common Swift Apus apus

Cuculidae

• Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
• Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
• Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
• Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
• Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
• Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
• Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus
• Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
• Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
• Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
• Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
• Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
• Rusty-breasted Cuckoo Cacomantis sepulcralis
• Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
• Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
• Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax
• Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor
• Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
• Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus

Columbidae

• Rock Dove Columba livia
• Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
• Red Turtle Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
• Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
• Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
• Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
• Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis
• Little Green Pigeon Treron olax
• Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
• Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
• Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
• Jambu Fruit Dove Ramphiculus jambu
• Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
• Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
• Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor

Heliornithidae

• Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus

Rallidae

• Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata
• Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
• White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
• Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
• Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
• Band-bellied Crake Zapornia paykullii
• White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
• Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
• Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
• Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

Podicipedidae

• Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Turnicidae

• Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator

Burhinidae

• Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris

Recurvirostridae

• Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
• Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus

Charadriidae

• Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
• Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
• Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
• Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
• Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
• Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
• White-faced Plover Anarhynchus dealbatus
• Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii
• Lesser Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus
• Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii
• Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus

Rostratulidae

• Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis

Jacanidae

• Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Scolopacidae

• Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Little Whimbrel Numenius minutus
• Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
• Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
• Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
• Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
• Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
• Red Knot Calidris canutus
• Ruff Calidris pugnax
• Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus
• Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
• Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
• Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
• Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
• Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
• Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Dunlin Calidris alpina
• Little Stint Calidris minuta
• Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
• Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
• Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
• Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
• Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala
• Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
• Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
• Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
• Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
• Common Redshank Tringa totanus
• Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
• Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
• Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
• Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer

Glareolidae

• Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
• Small Pratincole Glareola lactea

Laridae

• Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
• Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Sternidae

• Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
• Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
• Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
• Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
• Little Tern Sternula albifrons
• Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus
• Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
• Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
• Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
• Common Tern Sterna hirundo
• Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
• White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

Stercorariidae

• Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
• Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus

Hydrobatidae

• Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Hydrobates monorhis

Procellariidae

• Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris

Ciconiidae

• Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
• Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus

Fregatidae

• Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel

Sulidae

• Red-footed Booby Sula sula
• Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

Anhingidae

• Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

Threskiornithidae

• Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

Ardeidae

• Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
• Von Schrenck's Bittern Botaurus eurhythmus
• Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
• Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
• Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
• Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Striated Heron Butorides striata
• Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
• Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
• Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
• Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
• Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana
• Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
• Great Egret Ardea alba
• Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia
• Little Egret Egretta garzetta
• Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
• Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes

Pandionidae

• Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Accipitridae

• Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
• Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
• Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
• Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
• Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
• Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
• Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
• Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
• Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
• Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
• Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
• Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
• Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
• Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
• Shikra Tachyspiza badia
• Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
• Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
• Besra Tachyspiza virgata
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
• Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
• Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
• White-bellied Sea Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster
• Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
• Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
• Common Buzzard Buteo buteo

Tytonidae

• Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica

Strigidae

• Sunda Scops Owl Otus lempiji
• Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
• Barred Eagle Owl Ketupa sumatrana
• Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu
• Spotted Wood Owl Strix seloputo
• Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
• Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata
• Northern Boobook Ninox japonica
• Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

Bucerotidae

• Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
• Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus

Coraciidae

• Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

Alcedinidae

• Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
• Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
• White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
• Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
• Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
• Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
• Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
• Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

Meropidae

• Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
• Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis

Megalaimidae

• Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
• Red-crowned Barbet Psilopogon rafflesii
• Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus

Picidae

• Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus moluccensis
• White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis
• Banded Woodpecker Chrysophlegma miniaceum
• Crimson-winged Woodpecker Picus puniceus
• Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus
• Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
• Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
• Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis
• Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus

Falconidae

• Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius
• Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
• Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
• Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo

Cacatuidae

• Tanimbar Corella Cacatua goffiniana
• Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea

Psittaculidae

• Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus
• Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
• Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda
• Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
• Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
• Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot Loriculus galgulus

Eurylaimidae

• Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos

Calyptomenidae

• Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis

Pittidae

• Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida
• Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha
• Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis
• Mangrove Pitta Pitta megarhyncha

Acanthizidae

• Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea

Vangidae

• Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus
• Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus

Aegithinidae

• Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

Campephagidae

• Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
• Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
• Pied Triller Lalage nigra
• Lesser Cuckooshrike Lalage fimbriata

Pachycephalidae

• Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea

Laniidae

• Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus
• Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
• Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

Vireonidae

• White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca

Oriolidae

• Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

Dicruridae

• Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
• Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
• Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
• Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
• Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus

Rhipiduridae

• Malaysian Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica

Monarchidae

• Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
• Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
• Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis
• Amur Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone incei

Corvidae

• House Crow Corvus splendens
• Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Paridae

• Japanese Tit Parus minor

Alaudidae

• Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

Pycnonotidae

• Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus
• Black-and-white Bulbul Microtarsus melanoleucos
• Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos
• Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
• Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
• Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
• Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
• Olive-winged Bulbul Pycnonotus plumosus
• Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex
• Asian Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus
• Buff-vented Bulbul Iole crypta
• Streaked Bulbul Ixos malaccensis
• Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinereus

Hirundinidae

• Sand Martin Riparia riparia
• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
• Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
• Common House Martin Delichon urbicum
• Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

Phylloscopidae

• Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
• Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
• Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
• Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides
• Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis

Acrocephalidae

• Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
• Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
• Booted Warbler Iduna caligata

Locustellidae

• Pallas' Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
• Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata

Cisticolidae

• Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
• Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
• Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
• Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus
• Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps

Timaliidae

• Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
• Chestnut-winged Babbler Cyanoderma erythropterum

Pellorneidae

• Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
• Moustached Babbler Malacopteron magnirostre
• Short-tailed Babbler Pellorneum malaccense
• White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum

Leiotrichidae

• White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
• Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus

Zosteropidae

• Swinhoe's White-eye Zosterops simplex

Irenidae

• Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella

Sittidae

• Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

Sturnidae

• Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
• Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
• Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus
• Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus
• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
• Black-winged Starling Acridotheres melanopterus
• Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus
• White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
• Daurian Starling Agropsar sturninus
• Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis
• White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
• Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
• Rosy Starling Pastor roseus

Turdidae

• Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
• Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica
• Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
• Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus

Muscicapidae

• Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
• White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
• Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
• Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
• Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
• Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni
• Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
• Chinese Blue Flycatcher Cyornis glaucicomans
• Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra
• Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis brunneatus
• Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana
• Zappey's Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis
• Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
• Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
• Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
• Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae
• Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
• Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
• Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
• Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
• White-throated Rock Thrush Monticola gularis
• Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri

Chloropseidae

• Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati
• Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon
• Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis

Dicaeidae

• Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus thoracicus
• Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
• Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma
• Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum

Nectariniidae

• Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
• Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex
• Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
• Van Hasselt's Sunbird Leptocoma brasiliana
• Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha
• Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
• Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
• Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
• Thick-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera crassirostris
• Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys

Passeridae

• House Sparrow Passer domesticus
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

Ploceidae

• Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
• Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

Estrildidae

• Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
• White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
• Javan Munia Lonchura leucogastroides
• Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
• Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
• White-headed Munia Lonchura maja

Motacillidae

• Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
• Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
• Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
• Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• White Wagtail Motacilla alba
• Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
• Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
• Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus

Frequently asked questions

How many birds are in the Wildlife of Singapore guide?

The guide lists 407 birds of Singapore, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of birds are covered?

Phasianidae (2), Anatidae (10), Caprimulgidae (4), Hemiprocnidae (2), Apodidae (10), Cuculidae (19), Columbidae (15), Heliornithidae (1), Rallidae (11), Podicipedidae (1), Turnicidae (1), Burhinidae (1), and 69 more groups.